• Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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• v.48 no.4
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• pp.452-468
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• 2012

Marine organisms were collected by the stow nets and the stow net on boat fisheries from April 2010 to November 2011 in the Han River Estuary and categorized as 126 species, 61 families, and 5 taxa. The species were consisted with 34 in Crustacea, 5 in Cephalopoda, 79 in Pisces, unidentified jellyfishes in Cnidaria, and Finless porpoise in Mammals. The major species were composed of fish and crustaceans in the Han River Estuary. The dominant species in Crustacea were Chinese ditch prawn (Palaemon gravieri), blue crab (Portunus trituberculatus), Ridgetail prawn (Exopalaemon carinicauda), and mantis crab (Oratosquilla oratoria), and those in Pisces were Korean anchovy (Coilia nasus), and Japanese grenadier anchovy (Coilia mystus). The length structures of the six dominant species have more than one mode in the Han River Estuary. It reflects that the species inhibit during a part of and/or whole lifetime in the Han River Estuary where they utilize as spawning and/or nursery grounds. Freshwater fishes were collected from station D where is the closest location to the Han River stream, and their appearances were well matched with the large amount of freshwater discharge due to flood periods. Principal components analysis (PCA) was carried out with species compositions and showed temporal and spatial differences by the variations of species.

• Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.383-392
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• 2011

The basic research of the estuarine circulation at Gyeong-Gi bay has not been well studied up to now, although coastal development pressures have been continuously increased. To understand the oceanographic phenomena at the Han River estuary, it's essential to understand the propagation characteristic of tidal wave which is the strongest external forcing in this region. In this study, we investigate the tidal wave propagation characteristics along the 3 major channels using observation data and numerical model. It is found that 3 channels are all hyper-synchronous and the most important physical factor controlling the tidal wave propagation is topographical convergence of estuary shape and friction. The result of analytic solution at ideal channel considering the topographical convergence and friction show that the contribution of physical role of convergence and friction varies at 3 different channel. And the ratio of convergence and friction at Yeomha channel is four times larger than Seokmo channel. Because of this effect, the location of maximum amplitude at Yeomha channel is showed up downward than Seokmo channel. The ratio of decreasing amplitude and increasing phase per unit distance between stations is bigger than Seokmo channel. Although 3 major channel show a hyper-synchronous pattern, Yeomha shows more frictionally dominant channel and Seokmo channel is more dominantly affected by convergence effect.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.55 no.1
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• pp.84-98
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• 2022

Estuary is important in terms of biodiversity because it has the characteristics of transition waters, created by the mixing of fresh- and seawater. The estuarine water circulation provides a variety of habitats with different environments by inducing gradients in the chemical and physical environment, such as water quality and river bed structure, which are ultimately the main factors influencing biological community composition. If the water circulation is interrupted, the loss of brackish areas and the interception of migration of biological communities will lead to changes in the spatial distribution of biodiversity. In this study, among the sites covered by the Estuary Aquatic Ecosystem Health Assessment, we selected study sites where changes in biodiversity can be assessed by spatial gradient from the upper reaches of the river to the lower estuarine area. The α-, γ- and β-diversity of diatom, benthic macroinvertebrates, and fish communities were calculated, and they were divided into open and closed estuary data and compared to determine the trends in biodiversity variation due to estuarine circulation. As results, all communities showed higher γ-diversity at open estuary sites. The benthic macroinvertebrate community showed a clear difference between open and closed estuaries in β-diversity, consequently the estuarine transects were considered as a factor that decreases spatial heterogeneity of their diversity among sites. The biodiversity trends analyzed in this study will be used to identify estuaries with low γ- and β-diversity by community, providing a useful resource for further mornitoring and management to maintain estuarine health.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2020.06a
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• pp.23-23
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• 2020

하구 관측은 조사 방법 및 주기에 따라 크게 두 가지로 구분되는데, 첫째는 현장에서 직접 주기적으로 자료를 수집하는 정기 현장관측과 다른 하나는 고정된 지점에 관측소를 설치하여 실시간으로 연속된 자료를 수집하는 실시간 관측으로 분류된다. 본 연구는 하구 관측망 체계를 확립하기 위한 기초 연구로서 금강하구역을 대상으로 모의된 수치 모델 자료를 이용하여 관측망을 설계하기 위한 대표 모니터링 지표를 선정하고, 이를 기반으로 관측 지점을 설계하기 위한 전략을 제시하였다. 대표 모니터링 지표는 실제 현장에서 일반적으로 취득할 수 있는 6가지 항목(수온, 염분, 용존산소, 클로로필a, 총질소, 총인)을 대상으로 EOF 분석을 실시하여 해역의 시공간 분포를 대표할 수 있다고 판단되는 2개의 항목을 선정하였다. 대표 모니터링 지점은 2개의 대표 모니터링 지표에 대한 고유 벡터 사이의 각도를 벡터의 내적으로 계산하고 이를 설계변수로 활용하여 도식최적화 기법을 통해 각 모니터링 항목들에 대한 공간 분포를 가장 잘 재현해 낼 수 있는 지점의 개수와 위치를 선정하였다. 선정된 모니터링 지점들을 이용하여 재구성된 공간 분포를 참값(수치모델)과 비교하여 통계적 적정성 여부를 평가하였으며, 이를 통해 금강하구의 대표 모니터링 지점들을 도출 해 내었다. 금강하구의 정기 현장 관측에 대한 대표 모니터링 지점은 7개로 선정되었으며, 이들은 6가지 관측 항목들에 대해서 매우 높은 공간분포 재현율을 확보할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 또한, 담수가 비정기적으로 방류되는 금강하구 시스템의 지역적 특성에 대한 시계열 정보를 연속적으로 가장 잘 취득할 수 있는 실시간 관측소 설치 영역을 결정하기 위하여, 7개의 대표 모니터링 지점에서의 시계열 정보를 금강하구둑 전면과 외해의 시계열 정보와 비교분석하여 설치가능 지점을 영역으로 제언하였다.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.287-299
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• 2015

If the Nakdong River estuary is to be sustainable, land use management practices need to consider bird habitat requirements, especially given that the area serves as an important migratory bird sanctuary. In this study, bird habitats found in the Nakdong River estuary were classified into 11 different types including Phragmites australiss, mud flat, farmland, open surface in freshwater, sand bar, riparian forest, Scirpus planiculmis, waterway, construction, grasslands, and open surface in sea or brackish water. Taking into consideration the regional characteristics, habitat properties, and landscape indices, a total of 12 study sites were analyzed. Mud flat, construction, farmland, and P. australis account for 80% of the total land area. The high area ratio of construction and farmland to other types of habitat revealed a high amount of historical human activity and intervention in the area. Both patch numbers as well as patch density were high in West Nakdong River, Samrak Waterfront, Maekdo River, and Daejeo Floodgate, with these areas showing the greatest fragmentation as well. Total numbers of species and individuals had a positive correlation with the area and the number of habitat types. Findings suggest that protecting the habitat area, especially in S. planiculmis, is the most important factor for bird habitat management and that future development could result in habitat loss, having a profoundly adverse impact on bird populations. Therefore, it is important that the total area should be carefully protected by land use regulations in order to ensure that the Nakdong River estuary maintains its functional integrity as a migratory bird sanctuary.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.54 no.6
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• pp.433-442
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• 2021

In order to examine the characteristics of tidal wave from the estuary to upsteam of tidal river, tidal asymmetry was identified based on analysis of the harmonic constants of M2 and M4 tidal constituents in the domestic western coastal regions. As shallow water tide is greatly developed in the estuary, flood dominance in Han River and Keum River, and ebb dominance in Youngsan River are developed. These tidal asymmetries can be reconfirmed by analyzing the tidal current data. Unlike having reciprocating tidal current patterns in Keum and Youngsan estuaries, rotaing tidal current pattern is shown in the Han River estuary due to the complex topography and waterways around Ganghwa Island area. However, when residual current is removed, flood dominance is shown in consistency with the tide data. The tidal asymmetry in the estuary tends to intensify with the growth in shallow water tide as the tidal wave propagates to upstream of tidal river. Energy dissipation, in shallow Han River and Keum River classified as SD estuaries, is very large regarding bottom friction characteristics. On the other hand, the deep Youngsan River, classified as a WD estuary, shows less energy dissipation.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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• v.2 no.3
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• pp.1-15
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• 1999

This study was carried out to find out the way to build a comprehensive wetland ecosystem database using the technique of remote sensing and geographic information system. A Landsat TM image taken in May 17, 1997 was used for the primary source for the image analysis. Field surveys were conducted March to September of 1998 to help image analysis and examine the results. An actual wetland vegetation map was created based on the field survey. A Landsat TM image was analyzed by unsupervised and supervised classification methods and finally categorized into such 5 classes as Phragmites australis community, mixed community, sand beach, Scirpus trigueter community and non-vegetation intertidal area. Wetland basemap was developed for the overall accuracy assesment in wetland mapping. Vegetation index map of wetland vegetation was developed using NDVI(normalized difference vegetation index). The map of wetland productivity was developed based on the productivity of Phragmites australis and the relationship to the proximity of adjacent water bodies. The map of potential vegetation succession map was also developed based on the experience and knowledge of the field biologists. Considering these results, it is possible to use the remote sensing and GIS techniques for producing wetland ecosystem database. This study indicated that these techniques are very effective for the development of the national wetland inventory in Korea.

• 한국해양학회지
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.61-66
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• 1985

A mysid, Neomysis awatschensis(Brandt), which distributes abundantly in brackish lakes, estuaries and salt marshes along the southern and western coast of Korea, from Kimhae to Inchon is described and recorded as new to Korea. The world distribution of the species are also revised with short discussion.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2002.03a
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• pp.133-138
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• 2002

Several well-known soil classification charts, like made by Robertson(1986,1990), Olsen(1981), existed already. In Korea, Lee Sun-Jae(1997) made new classification chart based on Unified Soil Classification System with locality In this study, 6 classification charts were applied respective area. Even exact decision is impossible which one is correct, this study can give useful guideline.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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• 2000.05a
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• pp.412-413
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• 2000

준치(Ilisha elongate)는 분류학상 청어목(Clupeiformes), 준치과(Pristigasteridae)에 속하는 어종으로(Nelson, 1994; Kim and Kim, 1997, 우리나라, 일본, 동중국해, 싱가포르, 인디아 등지에 분포한다(Whitehead, 1987). 준치는 우리나라의 제주도 서남 해역에서 월동하고, 강 하구나 기수역에서 산란하며 남하하는 계절회유성 어종이다(Kim et al., 1994). (중략)