• 한국해양학회지
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.35-46
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• 1993

To delineate water properties and current patterns in the spawning area of walleye pollock, hydrographic cast and current meter data collected in Strait, Gulf of alaska, were analysed, three water masses are identified in Shelikof Strait. A small amount of cold and dilute water ($<{\;}3^{\circ}C{\;}and{\;}<{\;}31.5\textperthousand$) originates from the lower Cook Inlet and flows southwestward close to the Alaska Peninsula coast. One branch of alaska coastal Current which enters the strait from the northeast comprises the main body of the upper and middle layers of the strait, and flows toward the southwest. Estimation of geostrophic baroclinic currents reveals that comparatively fast flow exists in the surface over the deepest portion of the strait, and most water exits through the southwestern entrance between Semidi and chirikof Is. On the other hand, a relatively slow-moving warm and saline ($>{\;}5^{circ}C{\;}and{\;}>{\;}32\textperthousand$) of the southwestern entrance flows northeasterly, and occupies the bottom layer in Shelikof Strait.

• 한국지구과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.122-123
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• 2010

2000~2009년 동안 격월로 관측한 수온 관측 자료를 분석하여 표층 수온이 10년 동안 약 $1{\sim}1.9^{\circ}C$ 상승하는 경향을 관찰하였다. 상승폭이 해역마다 약간의 차이를 보이고 있는데 부산해역은 약 $1.5^{\circ}C$, 여수해역은 약 $1.7^{\circ}C$, 제주북부에서도 약 $1.7^{\circ}C$의 상승폭을 보임으로서 남해 동쪽보다는 서쪽해역의 상승폭이 약간 높게 나타났다. 남해 연안수의 평균 수온이 증가하는 추세경향으로 미루어 볼 때 남해 수온전선이 약해지게 되어 결과적으로 연안쪽으로 밀릴 것으로 추정된다. 제주도 모슬포는 약 $1.9^{\circ}C$ 가 상승하였으며 제주도 성산포는 2004~2009년 동안 약 $1.2^{\circ}C$ 상승하는 추세를 보였다. 이와 같은 수온의 변동성은 조위관측소에서 관측된 수온에서도 확인할 수 있는데 부산은 $0.2^{\circ}C$/8년, 여수 $0.4^{\circ}C$/10년, 제주북부는 $1.5^{\circ}C$/10년, 모슬포와 성산포는 $1^{\circ}C$/6년, 서귀포는 $1.7^{\circ}C$/8년 상승폭을 보인다. 조위관측소의 수온 상승폭보다 한국연안해류조사의 수온 상승폭이 약간 높게 나타나고 있는데 이는 관측소의 위치가 해안가에 있는 반면 연안해류조사는 선박을 이용하여 외해쪽에서 수온을 관측하기 때문에 고온 고염의 대마난류(Tsushima Warm Current) 영향을 더 많이 받았기 때문으로 볼 수 있다. 해수의 수온 상승 현상은 증가율이 약간 낮기는 하지만 50m 수심에서도 나타나고 있다. 부산해역, 여수해역, 제주북부 해역은 모두 약 $1.2^{\circ}C$의 상승폭을 보였으며, 제주도 성산포는 약 $1.1^{\circ}C$인 반면, 모슬포 해역에서는 약 $1.5^{\circ}C$로 상승추이가 크게 나타났다. 이와 같이 남해 연안수가 표층과 저층에서 동반 상승했다는 것은 대마난류의 세력이 강해졌다는 것을 보여주는 지시자(indicator)로서 최근 제주도와 남부지방의 기후온난화와 관련이 있을 것으로 추정된다. 하지만 상승률은 관측기간이 길어질수록 작아지는 경향이 있기 때문에 남해의 물리적 특성 변화를 보다 명확히 규명하기 위해서는 좀 더 장기적인 자료가 필요하다.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.209-220
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• 2010

One of the most difficult tasks in measuring oceanic conditions is to produce oceanic current information. In efforts to overcome the difficulties, various attempts have been carried out to estimate the speed and direction of ocean currents by utilizing sequential satellite images. In this study, we have estimated sea surface current vectors to the south of the Korean Peninsula, based on the maximum cross-correlation method by using sequential ocean color images of SeaWiFS chlorophyll-a. Comparison of surface current vectors estimated by this method with the geostrophic current vectors estimated from satellite altimeter data and in-situ ADCP measurements are good in that current speeds are underestimated by about 15% and current directions are show differences of about $36^{\circ}$ compared with previous results. The technique of estimating current vectors based on maximum cross-correlation applied on sequential images of SeaWiFS is promising for the future application of GOCI data for the ocean studies.

• 한국해양학회지
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• v.30 no.5
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• pp.467-479
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• 1995

To investigate the current structures and diffusion characteristics in Youngil Bay, a systematic field observations of current velocity, drogue tracking, dye diffusion experiment and aerial photographing were performed. The flow patterns in the surface layer of the bay depend more strongly on the wind and ocean current than the tidal current, and the patterns in the middle are predominated by the ocean current. The residual currents in the surface generally flow toward the inner bay through the western and central areas of the bay, and then the currents go toward the ocean along the eastern shore of the bay with anti-clock-wise circulation. The residual currents in the surface of the eastern cease are not nearly influenced by the wind, and the currents always move northward to northeastward. However, the currents in the western shore depend strongly on the wind and the outflow of the Huntsman River, that is, the residual currents go northward to northeastward when the southerly to westerly winds blow or a large amount of flow from the river discharge. The residual currents in the middle layer flow toward the inner bay along the western shore of the bay, and the incomed currents go out to the ocean along the eastern shore with anticlockwise circulation. The diffusion of dye patch by the instantaneous point source shows a similar pattern to the drogue trajectory, and the apparent diffusion coefficients of the dye patch by Fick's theory is 1.14${\times}$10$^4$ cm$^2$/s. The behavior of the river discharges in flood shows a band type's effluent pattern toward the outer bay along the western coast.

• 한국해양학회지
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.59-68
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• 1982

Vertically homogeneous water was found around the convex coast of Jeju Island on its west side from hydrographic surveys conducted in June and Ictober 1980, and June 1981. This is the first time that this hydrographic structure is observed. Historical data do not show this water, since they wewe taken far from the island. The presence of this homogeneous water is explained in terms of tidal mexing for the lower half of the water column and relling for the upper half of the columa which conserve vorticity as currints flow clockwise around the island. Direct measurement in future is required to prove the upwelling mechanism.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.295-307
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• 2012

In order to understand the flow properties of the South Sea of Korea, tidal currents, wind-driven currents, density-driven currents and residual flows were investigated by using 3-dimensional numerical model(POM). In offshore regions, tide-induced residual current tends to flow eastward during the spring tide and westward during the neap tide. Total residual flow is irregular due to the bottom topography in the coastal area. The density-driven currents in the coastal area showed to be relatively weak, with little seasonal differences. The special tendency was apparent in the open sea. That is, the flow in the offshore regions showed results similar to that of the Tsushima current. The wind-driven currents in the coastal area showed to be much stronger than in offshore regions. Vertically, the flow of the surface layer was much stronger than that of the bottom layer. Through these results, material transport and diffusion in the south coast, as a basis for predicting the spread of use is expected to be available.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.417-424
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• 1990

Effect of physical processes on the surface distributions of chlorophyll-a and nutrients was investigated in the southern sea of Korea during summer season. The northwestern area of Cheju Island had higher concentrations of the chlorophyll-a and nutrients than its southeastern area. A nutrient-rich patch was observed in the western area of Cheju Island and the northern area of $34^{\circ}N$ respectively. It seems that the patch in the western area of Cheju Island is formed by horizontal extension of the low-saline Coastal Water of China Contiental(CWCC), while the patch in the northern area of $34^{\circ}N$ by vertical mixing. Also, the high chlorophyll-a in the vicinity of Cheju Island appears to be ascribed to sufficient supply of nutrient from bottom water by coastal upwelling.

• Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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• v.35 no.6
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• pp.109-120
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• 2023

The High-Frequency Radar (HFR) is an equipment designed to measure real-time surface ocean currents in broad maritime areas.It emits radio waves at a specific frequency (HF) towards the sea surface and analyzes the backscattered waves to measure surface current vectors (Crombie, 1955; Barrick, 1972).The Seasonde HF Radar from Codar, utilized in this study, determines the speed and location of radial currents by analyzing the Bragg peak intensity of transmitted and received waves from an omnidirectional antenna and employing the Multiple Signal Classification (MUSIC) algorithm. The generated currents are initially considered ideal patterns without taking into account the characteristics of the observed electromagnetic wave propagation environment. To correct this, Antenna Pattern Measurement (APM) is performed, measuring the strength of signals at various positions received by the antenna and calculating the corrected measured vector to radial currents.The APM principle involves modifying the position and phase information of the currents based on the measured signal strength at each location. Typically, experiments are conducted by installing an antenna on a ship (Kim et al., 2022). However, using a ship introduces various environmental constraints, such as weather conditions and maritime situations. To reduce dependence on maritime conditions and enhance economic efficiency, this study explores the possibility of using unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) for APM. The research conducted APM experiments using a high-frequency radar installed at Dangsa Lighthouse in Dangsa-ri, Wando County, Jeollanam-do. The study compared and analyzed the results of APM experiments using ships and drones, utilizing the calculated radial currents and surface current fields obtained from each experiment.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.38 no.6
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• pp.771-780
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• 2014

We installed HF Radar of Array type in Site A and Site B, observing the real-time wave and current in the central East coast of Korea. WERA(WavE RAdar) in this research uses HF Radar of Array Type with frequency range of 24.525 MHz, developed by Helzel, Germany. Each site is a 8-Channel system consisting of four transmitters and eight receivers, generating wave and current data, being observed every thirty minutes at the present time. HF Radar has grid resolution of an interval of 1.5 km using bandwidth of 150 kHz; The wave data covers an observation range of about 25 km, and the current data covers the maximum observation range of about 50 km. The Wave data observed by HF Radar was compared and verified with the AWAC data observed in the research sites. MIT also compared the Current data observed by HF Radar with Monthly the East sea average surface current and current flow pattern provided by KOHA(Korea Hydrographic and oceanographic Administration). The regression line and deviation of the comparison data of Wave was calculated by Principal Component Analysis, which showed correlation coefficient 0.86 and RMSD 0.186. Besides, data analysis of long-term changes of the current in the East coast showed that, during August and September, the North Korean Cold Current flow into the southward direction and the East Korean Warm Current flow into the northward direction in the coast.

• 한국해양학회지
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.1-5
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• 1985

Seasonal variations of heat content in the neighbouring seas of Korea are estimated from the bimonthly normals of seawater temperature in the upper 300m for 15 years (1961~1975) at 192 stations. The heat is seasonally stored mainly in the upper 100m layer in the East Sea and in the whole water column in the West and South Seas of Korea. The annual range of heat content changes in the West Sea is almost the same as that in the East Sea. The annual phase of heat content variation lags behind that of sea surface temperature variation by one to three months. Due to the seasonal advections of heat by currents and winds, the annual amplitude of heat storage rate in the neighbouring seas of Korea is much larger than that of incoming radiation.