• Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.67-74
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• 2023

High waves and storm surges due to tropical cyclones cause great damage in coastal areas; therefore, accurately predicting storm surges and high waves before a typhoon strike is crucial. Meteorological forcing is an important factor for predicting these catastrophic events. This study presents an improved methodology for determining accurate meteorological forcing. Typhoon Chaba, which caused serious damage to the south coast of South Korea in 2016, was selected as a case study. In this study, symmetric and asymmetric parametric vortex models based on the typhoon track forecasted by the Model for Prediction Across Scales (MPAS) were used to create meteorological forcing and were compared with those models based on the best track. The meteorological fields were also created by blending the meteorological field from the symmetric / asymmetric parametric vortex models based on the MPAS-forecasted typhoon track and the meteorological field generated by the forecasting model (MPAS). This meteorological forcing data was then used given to two-way coupled tide-surge-wave models: Advanced CIRCulation (ADCIRC) and Simulating Waves Nearshore (SWAN). The modeled storm surges and waves correlated well with the observations and were comparable to those predicted using the best track. Based on our analysis, we propose using the parametric model with the MPAS-forecasted track, the meteorological field from the same forecasting model, and blending them to improve storm surge and wave prediction.

• Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.93-100
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• 2008

A multi-nesting grid storm surge model, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute-Storm surge model, was calibrated to simulate storm surges. To check the performance of this storm surge model, a series of numerical experiments were explored including tidal calibration, the influence of the open boundary condition, the grid resolutions, and typhoon paths on the surge heights using the typhoon Maemi, which caused a severe coastal disasters in Sep. 2003. In this study the meteorological input data such as atmospheric pressure and wind fields were calculated using CE wind model. Total 11 tidal gauge station records with 1-minute interval data were compared with the model results and the storm surge heights were successfully simulated. The numerical experiments emphasized the importance of meteorological input and fine-mesh grid systems on the precise storm surge prediction. This storm surge model could be used as an operational storm surge prediction system after more intensive verification.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.81-81
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• 2022

서북태평양은 전세계적으로 태풍이 가장 많이 발생하는 해양 지역 중 하나이다. 태풍이 몰고 온 강풍과 폭우, 폭풍해일 등은 우리 사회경제와 환태평양 국가의 신변안전에 심각한 위협이 되고 있다.특히 내륙으로 진입하는 수백킬로의 영향을 미치는 만큼 넓은 지역에 걸쳐 강우량이 발생하고, 집중강수 기간이 짧아 산사태 등 자연재해로 많은 인명피해가 발생한다. 이러한 피해를 줄이기 위해서는 태풍의 활동특성을 잘 파악하고 태풍에 의한 강수량 예측 연구가 재해예방과 재난저감을 위해 필요하다. 그러나 현재기술에서 태풍이 몰고 온 강수의 정확한 양적 예측은 여전히 어려운 문제이며, 해결해야 할 큰 도전과제이다. 본 연구에서는 태풍별 강수량 상관관계를 분석하고, 서북태평양의 역사적 태풍의 궤도와 강도를 고려해 태풍으로 인한 강수량을 예측하는 통계적 방법을 적용한 결과를 제시하고자 한다.