• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2011.06a
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• pp.27-28
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• 2011

A solar flares have the 11-year cycle and release a large energy which may produce coronal mass ejections (CME). The NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) predicted that the sun spot activity will be maximized in 2013-2014. A strong solar flare can cause the disturbance of global positioning system including various communication of TV, radio broadcasting. The actual solar storm in 1989 caused power outages in Canada during 9 hours and about 600 million people had experienced a blackout. Such a solar storm can shorten the GPS satellite's life span about 5 to 10 years which can be resulted in economic loss considering the amount of multi-billion won. This paper analyzed the recent solar storm of X-class occurred on 15th of February about 10:45 this year that was reached Korea (Bohyun observatory) on 18th of February about 10:30 (local time), and compared with the data of before and after a week. The proton data of 18th of February considered that the solar strom reached on earth showed a fluctuation compared to the data of before and after a week. The positioning results at Daejeon also showed higher positioning error compared to the data of before and after a week results.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.35 no.6
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• pp.477-482
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• 2011

Solar flares have the 11-year cycle and release a large energy which may produce coronal mass ejections (CME). The NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) predicted that the sun spot activity will be maximized in 2013-2014. A strong solar flare can cause the disturbance of global positioning system including various communication of TV, radio broadcasting. The actual solar storm in 1989 caused power outages in Canada during 9 hours and about 600 million people had experienced a blackout. Such a solar storm can shorten the GPS satellite's life span about 5 to 10 years which can resulted in economic loss considering the amount of multi-billion won. This paper analyzed the influence of recent X-class solar storm occurred on 15th of February about 10:45 this year that was reached Korea (Bohyun observatory) on 18th of February about 10:30 (01:30 - UTC), and compared with the data before and after a week. The proton data of 18th of February considered that the solar storm reached on earth showed a fluctuation compared to the data before and after a week. The positioning results at Daejeon and Seoul of Korea also showed higher positioning error compared to the data before and after a week results.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.39.3-39.3
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• 2009

우주기상현상에서 자기폭풍은 태양으로부터 태양풍, 지구 자기권, 고층대기를 모두 포함하는 매우 복잡한 현상인데, 이들 중 자기폭풍이 고층대기 이온권에 미치는 영향에서도 매우 복잡하고 다양한 모습으로 나타난다. 자기폭풍이 이온권에 미치는 영향의 연구는 대부분 어떤 특정한 자기폭풍이 일어났을 때 이온권에 나타나는 변화의 관측자료 분석이나 모델링을 통한 연구이다. 그러나 이러한 연구는 자기폭풍이 일어나면 보통 이온권에는 어떤 변화가 일어나는지에 대한 답을 주지는 못한다. 한편, 이온권은 시간, 위치, 태양 및 지자기 활동 등의 변화에 따라 일반적인 변화경향을 보일 수 있는데, 이러한 물리적 조건 중 지자기활동이 변화할 때, 즉 자기폭풍이 발생할 때 이온권이 어떤 변화를 보이는지에 대한 일반적인 경향은 아직 정확히 알려져 있지 않다. 이는 자기폭풍의 영향이 다양한 조건에서 대단히 복잡한 패턴을 가지고 있어 간단히 일반화하기 어렵기 때문인데, 장기간의 이온권 관측 자료를 이용하여 체계적인 분석을 통해 자기폭풍이 얼어났을 때 공통으로 나타나는 이온권 변화를 연구할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. 최근 인공위성을 이용하여 장기간에 걸쳐 전지구적인 이온권 관측이 수행되고 있는데, GPS나 TOPEX/JASON 위성 등에서 이온권 총 전자량이 관측되고 있다. 향후 이러한 관측 자료의 체계적인 분석을 통해 자기폭풍에 의한 이온권 변화의 일반적인 경향을 체계화 할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.419-431
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• 2012

This paper takes precautions proposals against prospective disasters from the space weather maximum in 2013. A geomagnetic space storm sparked by a solar maximum like the one that flared toward earth is bound to strike again and could wreak havoc across the modern world. The purpose of the study is that the disaster reduction and safety service implementation study on the ultimate space weather systems by the information systems of the space weather. The process methods of the study are that an implementation of preparation for the smart IT and GIS based disaster management systems of the solar maximum deal with analysis on the flare, solar proton event, and geomagnetic storm from space blasters, These approach and methods for the solar maximin display national policy implementation of the pattern of the radio wave disasters from the protection and preparation methods. This research can provide affective methods for the saving lives and property protections that implementation of the disaster prediction and disaster prevention systems adapts the smart IT systems and converged decision making support systems using uGIS methodology.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.9-24
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• 2009

We compare the relation among the annual distribution of sunspots: coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and geomagnetic storms and North-South asymmetry during solar cycle 23. For this purpose, we calculate correlation coefficients between (i) annual distribution and N-S asymmetry of CMEs - sunspots (ii) distribution of CMEs - occurrence number of geomagnetic storms (iii) distribution of sunspots - occurrence number of geomagnetic storms. We find that (i) the annual distribution of total CMEs has good correlation with distribution of annual average of sunspots but poor correlation with N-S asymmetry of sunspots, N-S asymmetry of CMEs has good correlation with N-S asymmetry of sunspots: (ii) total and N-S asymmetry of CMEs have poor correlation with occurrence number of geomagnetic storms, it's, however, well correlated with the classified groups of CMEs (Ap, Dst and an indices vs. fast CMEs($\upsilon$ > $1000kms^{-1}$), Dst index vs. Halo CMEs), and (iii) sunspot numbers and area are correlated with occurrence number of geomagnetic storms. We conclude that annual distribution of CMEs and sunspots have well correlated with geomagnetic storms, N-S asymmetry of CMEs and sunspots have poor correlated with the geomagnetic storms.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.419-430
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• 2005

We have carried out a statistical analysis on solar wind dynamic pressure pulses during geomagnetic storms. The Dst index was used to identify 111 geomagnetic storms that occurred in the time interval from 1997 through 2001. We have selected only the events having the minimum Dst value less than -50 nT. In order to identify the pressure impact precisely, we have used the horizontal component data of the magnetic field H (northward) at low latitudes as well as the solar wind pressure data themselves. Our analysis leads to the following results: (1) The enhancement of H due to a pressure pulse tends to be proportional to the magnitude of minimum Dst value; (2) The occurrence frequency of pressure pulses also increases with storm intensity. (3) For about $30\%$ of our storms, the occurrence frequency of pressure pulses is greater than $0.4\#/hr$, implying that to. those storms the pressure pulses occur more frequently than do periodic substorms with an average substorm duration of 2.5 hrs. In order to understand the origin of these pressure pulses, we have first examined responsible storm drivers. It turns out that $65\%$ of the studied storms we driven by coronal mass ejections (CMEs) while others are associated with corotating interaction regions $(6.3\%)$ or Type II bursts $(7.2\%)$. Out of the storms that are driven by CMEs, over $70\%$ show that the main phase interval overlaps with the sheath, namely, the region between CME body and the shock, and with the leading region of a CME. This suggests that the origin of the frequent pressure pulses is often due to density fluctuations in the sheath region and the leading edge of the CME body.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.125.2-125.2
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• 2012

최근 아태지역 국제민간항공기구는 GPS의 항공이행을 위한 전리층 연구 태스크포스(Ionospheric Study Task Force, ISTF)를 결성하였다. 안전한 GPS 항공이행을 위해서는 지역적 그리고 전지구적 전리층 특성을 파악한 후 이를 기반으로 실시간 전리층 모델이 필요하다. 한국천문연구원은 ISTF의 전리층 변화 특성 분석에 관한 기술분과를 담당하고 있으며 GPS 항공이행 실시간 전리층 모델개발을 위한 아태지역 전리층 분석방법 및 표준규범을 수립하고 있다. 아태지역 전리층 연구에 앞서 우리나라 전리층 특성을 파악하고자 한국천문연구원이 1998년부터 운영 중에 있는 대전 국제 GPS 기준점으로부터 관측된 자료를 이용하여 태양 11년 주기에 해당하는 GPS TEC를 분석하였다. 또한, 해당 기간 동안 우리나라 양/음 전리층 폭풍 발생 빈도에 관한 통계분석을 실시하였다. 본 발표에서는 GPS TEC의 태양 극자외선 플럭스와 10.7 cm 태양전파와의 상관관계 차이점, 연변화 및 계절적 변화 그리고 이에 대한 시간 변화에 대해 보고한다. 또한 GPS TEC의 27일 주기 변화에 특성에 대해 토의하며, 우리나라 상공 전리층 폭풍의 계절적 분포에 대해 논의할 것이다. 끝으로 최근 한국천문연구원 GPS TEC 상시 관측자료에 나타난 태양 및 지자기 폭풍에 따른 전리층 폭풍 사례에 대해 고찰하고 이를 바탕으로 고층대기 연구가 GPS로 대표되는 현업에 적용되는 최근 현황을 소개할 것이다.

• Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.78-85
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• 2012

This paper takes precautions proposals against prospective disasters from the space weather maximum in 2013. The space weather maximum could wreak havoc in this world. A geomagnetic space storm sparked by a solar eruption like the one that flared toward earth is bound to strike again and could wreak havoc across the modern world. Despite of the fact that not only researches by colleges and institutions current researches have been focusing on warning systems of space communication and the earth network systems, but also management and control systems are not situated for the space weather blasters. The purpose of the study is that the damage reduces methods implementation on the ultimate space weather communication systems by above lists proposed type analysis. In result, the implementation of the communication disaster management systems deals with the smart IT converged GIS analysis on the flare, solar proton event, geomagnetic storm to the effects of the geomagneticsphere, ionosphere and troposphere from solar maximum. This research can provide affective methods for the saving lives and property protections that implementation of the disaster prediction and disaster prevention systems adapts smart IT systems and converged high tech information systems using decision making support systems of the GIS methodology.

• Information and Communications Magazine
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• v.15 no.9
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• pp.97-106
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• 1998

It is crucial to predict the variabilities of the near-earth space environment associated with the solar activity, which cause enormous socio-economic impacts on mankind. The geomagnetic storm prediction scheme adopted in this study is designed to predict such variabilities in terms of the geomagnetic indices, AE and Dst, the cross-polar cap potential difference, the energy dissipation rate over the polar ionosphere and associated temperature increase in the thermosphere. The prediction code consists of two parts; prediction of the solar wind and interplanetary magnetic field based upon actual flare observations and estimation of various electrodynamic quantities mentioned above from the solar wind-magnetosphere coupling function 'epsilon' which is derivable through the predicted solar wind parameters. As a test run, the magnetic storm that occurred in early November, 1993, is simulated and the results are compared with the solar wind and the interplanetary magnetic field measured by the Japanese satellite, Geotail, and the geomagnetic indices obtained from ground magnetic observatories. Although numerous aspects of the code are to be further improved, the comparison between the simulated results and the actual measurements encourages us to use this prediction scheme as the first appoximation in forecasting the disturbances of the near-earth space environment associated with solar flares.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2013.10a
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• pp.349-352
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• 2013

최근 태양흑점 폭발로 인해 지구자기장이 교란되어 통신장애가 발생하는 등 GNSS을 이용하는 산업 기반에 크고 작은 피해사례가 증가하고 있다. 2012년 3월과 2013년 6월 중에 태양흑점 폭발로 우주전파경보 발령(3단계"주의) 됨에 따라 해양수산부 위성항법 중앙사무소에서 운영하고 있는 위성항법보정시스템(DGPS)과 지상 전파항법시스템(Loran-C) 데이타를 분석하였다. 비의도적인 전파 교란 등으로 인한 GNSS 취약성 대비 대체 항법 효율성 확보 방안에 대한 eLoran으로 지상 항법시스템 인프라 구축 필요성을 제안하였다.