• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.39-49
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• 1996

There is a limestone basin surrounded by the mountains consisted of Paleozoic sedimentary and metamorphic rocks in the Masung, Munkyung city, Kyungsangpook do. The purpose of this paper is to elucidate the geomorphic processes of the gentle hillslopes in the marginal piedmont of Masung basin. To do so, I analyzed deposits over hillslopes and the relation ship between the distance from the divide and the height(above sea level) at the longitudinal profile of the hillslope, and considered interrelation between the distributions of the gentle hillslopes(less than 230m) and lithology. Geomorphic processes of Masung basin are as follow: (1) The depth of deposits over hillslope increases toward downstream of the hillslope. Most gravels within deposits, whose lithology is limestone, are those eroded at the boundary(overthrust fault zone) between the back-mountain and the hillslope. Deposits at the outward margin of hillslope is well sorted. and moderately imbricated. (2) Hillslope at the margin of the basin(160-230m asl) is formed by the action of 'the flow with channel'. At the boundary between the soft rock(limestone; basin floor) and hard rock(sedimentary and metamorphic rock; back-mountain), the relatively weak limestone is eroded to fresh bedrock by the subsequent action of the overland flow, and therefore discontinuity in slope appeared. (3) After hills lopes were formed, sediments(boulders and fine material) produced during dissection in back-mountain buried deposits over hillslope. In conclusion, geomorphic processes of Masung basin is 'differential erosion due to differentiation of lithological hardness' having suggested as geomorphic processes of granitic basin. However it is not 'removal of weathering material due to sheetflow' but 'erosion due to the overland flow with channel'.

• Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.446-457
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• 2020

Crescentic sand bar in the coastal zone of eastern Korea is a common morphological feature and the rhythmic patterns exist constantly except for high wave energy events. However, four consecutive typhoons that directly and indirectly affected the East Sea of Korea from September to October in 2019 impacted the formation of longshore uniform sand bar and overall shoreline retreats (approx. 2 m) although repetitive erosion and accretion patterns exist near the shoreline. Widely used XBeach to predict storm erosions in the beach is utilized to investigate the morphological response to a series of storms and each storm impact (NE-E wave incidence). Several calibration processes for improved XBeach modeling are conducted by recently reported calibration methods and the optimal calibration set obtained is applied to the numerical simulation. Using observed wave, tide, and pre & post-storm bathymetries data with optimal calibration set for XBeach input, XBeach successfully reproduces erosion and accretion patterns near MSL (BSS = 0.77 (Erosion profile), 0.87 (Accretion profile)) and observed the formation of the longshore uniform sandbar. As a result of analysis of simulated total sediment transport vectors and bed level changes at each storm peak Hs, the incident wave direction contributes considerable impact to the behavior of crescentic sandbar. Moreover, not only the wave height but also storm duration affects the magnitude of the sediment transport. However, model results suggest that additional calibration processes are needed to predict the exact crest position of bar and bed level changes across the inner surfzone.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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• v.31 no.6_1
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• pp.471-481
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• 2013

Recently, the frequency of debris flow disaster has increased, which is one of the natural disasters during extremely heavy rainfall condition. This paper described the analysis method about deposition characteristics of debris flow using topographic characteristics of debris flow path. First, we observed topographic changes by differencing high- resolution LiDAR DEMs acquired before and after the occurrence of debris flow event. We assumed that deposition on outside of debris flow path was generated by movements due to the inertia of debris flows. Then, we analyzed three topographic characteristics of debris flow path: slope in flow direction, transition angle of flow path, and the net efficiency(L/H) of debris flows defined by the ratio of transport length(L) and elevation difference(H). We applied this method to Umyeon Mountain debris flow event in July 2011. The results showed that deposition on outside of debris flow path due to the inertia of debris flows was significantly related to the transition angle of debris flow path. Also, we figured out that there were more frequent such depositions in locations where the ratio of 'transition angle / (L/H)' is over 8.

• Journal of The Geomorphological Association of Korea
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.59-78
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• 2011

In this study, the tidal flat research history of South Korea was organized by type and period. South Korea's tidal flat research history was largely divided into four fields: sediment research of tidal flat, research using satellite imagery, research on the Quaternary environment change and tidal flats, and ecological research on tidal flats. The comprehensive review of the South Korean tidal flat research history showed that tidal flats had been researched on since the period of Japanese colonial period, but most of the past studies were related to fisheries. Then, in the 1960s, the studies started to focus on the reclaimed land created through reclamation projects. The research on tidal flats from a geomorphological perspective fundamentally started in the 1970s, and the importance of tidal flats became more widely known in the 1980s. Most of the studies then were about the sedimentary environment and the form of landform, the ecosystem, and morphological changes. Since the 2000s, research has been carried out on satellite imagery data together with field survey, to continuously monitor the changes in the sedimentary facies of tidal flats, and in the sedimentary environment. There have been many academic studies on the geographic field of tidal flats, but the research performance on tidal flats in terms of geomorphology is still a blue ocean that has been touched by only a few. Therefore, it is hoped that various studies on Korean tidal flats will be conducted by geomorphologists in the future, and that such area will be established as an important field of study in geomorphology.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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• 2000.05a
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• pp.366-368
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• 2000

연안 매립을 포함하는 방파제의 건설이나 호안의 건설은 자연적인 해류의 흐름을 방해하는 인위적 교란으로 나타나며 그에 따른 수력학적 변화에 의해 퇴적학적 특성은 물론 지형학적 변화를 유발하게 된다. 이러한 물리적 환경의 변화가 저서생물의 유생의 분포, 먹이입자의 퇴적작용, 그리고 퇴적상의 변화를 초래하고 결국 저서동물군집의 구조에 변화를 주게 된다(Seys et al., 1994). (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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• 2000.05a
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• pp.408-409
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• 2000

연안 매립을 포함하는 방파제의 건설이나 호안의 건설은 자연적인 해류의 흐름을 방해하는 인위적 교란으로 나타나며 그에 따른 수력학적 변화에 의해 퇴적학적 특성은 물론 지형학적 변화를 유발하게 된다. 이러한 물리적 환경의 변화가 저서생물의 유생의 분포, 먹이입자의 퇴적작용, 그리고 퇴적상의 변화를 초래하고 결국 저서동물군집의 구조에 변화를 주게 된다 (Seys et al., 1994). (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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• 2000.05a
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• pp.410-411
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• 2000

연안 매립을 포함하는 방파제의 건설이나 호안의 축조는 자연적인 해류의 흐름을 방해하는 인위적 교란으로서 그에 따른 수력학적 변화에 의해 퇴적학적 특성은 물론 지형학적 변화를 유발하게 된다. 이러한 물리적 환경의 변화가 저서생물의 유생의 분포. 먹이 입자의 퇴적작용, 그리고 퇴적상의 변화를 초래하고 결국 저서동물군집의 구조에 변화를 주게 된다(Seys et al., 1994). (중략)

• 한국해양학회지
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.43-56
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• 1987

A study on sedimentation, geochemical behavior and seismic stratigrapht of the continental shelf sediments along the Korea Strait and a part of south and southeast offshore area of the Korea Peninsula was carried out. In the inner shelf floor with depth ranging up to 80m zonal distribution patterns of mud, sandy silt, and silty sand were observed. In the outer shelf, however, coarse sandy sediments are dominant, and shills and gravels were frequently observed. These observations seem to confirm the Holocene sedimentary processes on the continental shelves off the south, south to east coasts of Korea discussed by Park (1985 and 1986) and Park and Choi (1986). The suface sediments (upper most 5cm thick)from selected 9 stations were analyzed for Al,Mn, Fe,Cr,Ni,Cu,Zn and Pb in order to study geochemical behavior of the sediments in the study area. All data were normalized to Al to com,pensate the size effect of the sediments.In general,inner shelf sediments show slight enrichment compared to the outer shelf sediments.In particular,Pb and Zn show heavy enrichment in most of the sediments.to degrees comparable to those observed at the polluted Kwangyang and Masan Bay sediments.Thus,it is considered that rapid migration or movement of fine-grained sediments in the study area does exist. Three seismic stratigraphic units were analyzed based on the seismic records.The acoustic basement the lower sedimentary deposit(B)and the upper deposit(A)were observed.The strong reflectivity R,in particular, between unit A and B is considered to be an erosinal unconformity during the last Glacial time.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.220-220
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• 2023

단순한 하상 변동 모형은 단일한 입경으로 구성된 하상재료를 다루는 데에 비해, 실제 하천에서는 다양한 입경의 유사가 섞여있다. 이러한 혼합 입경의 유사 이송을 모의하고자 하면 퇴적층의 생성과 소멸을 어떻게 모의하는지에 대한 기법이 중요해진다. 과거 연구에서는 유수의 영향을 받는 하상 두께가 입도 분포에 따라 다르다고 생각하였다. 반면, 다른 연구들에서는 두께가 합리적인 범위 내에 있다면 모의 결과에 영향을 미치지 않는다고 보고 상수로 설정하였다. 퇴적층의 개수를 어떻게 고려하느냐에 따라서도 모의기법이 나누어진다. 단일한 입경을 모의하는 경우 단일 퇴적층을 고려하지만, 혼합 입경을 고려하는 모형은 크게 2개의 퇴적층(active layer와 non-active layer)으로 나누는 종류와 3개 이상의 퇴적층을 고려하는 모형으로도 나눌 수 있다. 이 연구에서는 혼합 입경의 유사 이송을 모의할 수 있는 전 지형 발달 모형을 활용하여 퇴적층 처리 기법의 차이가 얼마나 모의 결과에 영향을 주는지를 파악하였다. 모의 결과는 기법이 바뀜에 따라 매우 민감하게 변하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 이 연구에서는 3개 이상의 퇴적층을 고려함에 있어서 기존 퇴적층에 새로운 물질이 퇴적되었을 때 경계면에서 입자가 섞이는 mixed layer를 고려하는 개념을 제시한다.

• The Sea:JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF OCEANOGRAPHY
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.1-12
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• 2004

Sedimentary facies and high-resolution echo facies were analyzed to elucidate sedimentation pattern of the late Quaternary glacial-marine deposits in the northern continental margin of the South Shetland Islands. Six sedimentary facies are classified, based on grain texture and sedimentary structures in gravity cores. The high-resolution (3.5 ㎑) echo characters are classified into 6 echo facies on the basis of clarity, continuity, and shape of bottom and subbottom echoes together with seafloor topography. Distribution of the echo and sedimentary facies suggest that there was a significant change in sedimentation pattern between the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) and subsequent glacier-retreating period. When the grounded glaciers extended to the present shelfbreak during LGM, coarse-grained subglacial tills were widespread in the shelf area, and deep troughs in the shelf were carved beneath the fast-flowing ice steam. As the glacial margin retreated landward after LGM, dense meltwater plumes released from the retreating ice-front were funneled along the glacier-carved troughs, and accumulated channel- or cannyon-fill deposits in the shelf and the upper to mid slope. At that time, slope sediments seem to have been reworked by slope failures and unsteady contour currents, and further transported by fine-grained turbidity currents along the South Shetland Trench. After the glacial retreat, sediments in the shelf and slope areas have been mainly introduced by persistent (hemi) pelagic settling, and fine-grained turbidity currents frequently occur along the axis of the South Shetland Trench.