• Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2005

Assessing health condition of crop in the field is one of core operation in precision fanning. A sensing system was proposed to remotely detect the crop health condition in terms of SP AD readings directly related to chlorophyll contents of crop using a multispectral camera equipped on ground-based platform. Since the image taken by a camera was sensitive to changes in ambient light intensity, it was needed to convert gray scale image data into reflectance, an index to indicate the reflection characteristics of target crop. A reference reflectance panel consisting of four pieces of sub-panels with different reflectance was developed for a dynamic calibration, by which a calibration equation was updated for every crop image captured by the camera. The system performance was evaluated in a field by investigating the relationship between com canopy reflectance and SP AD values. The validation tests revealed that the com canopy reflectance induced from Green band in the multispectral camera had the most significant correlation with SPAD values $(r^2=0.75)$ and NIR band could be used to filter out unwanted non-crop features such as soil background and empty space in a crop canopy. This research confirmed that it was technically feasible to develop a ground-based remote sensing system for assessing crop health condition.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.315-324
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• 1996

This study was one of a series of studies on application of machine vision and image processing to extract the geometrical features of plants and to analyze plant growth. Several algorithms were developed to measure morphological properties of plants and describing the growth development of in-situ lettuce(Lactuca sativa L.). Canopy, centroid, leaf density and fractal dimension of plant were measured from a top viewed binary image. It was capable of identifying plants by a thinning top viewed image. Overlapping the thinning side viewed image with a side viewed binary image of plant was very effective to auto-detect meaningful nodes associated with canopy components such as stem, branch, petiole and leaf. And, plant height, stem diameter, number and angle of branches, and internode length and so on were analyzed by using meaningful nodes extracted from overlapped side viewed images. Canopy, leaf density and fractal dimension showed high relation with fresh weight or growth pattern of in-situ lettuces. It was concluded that machine vision system and image processing techniques are very useful in extracting geometrical features and monitoring plant growth, although interactive methods, for some applications, were required.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.17-29
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• 1994

An one dimensional atmosphere-vegetation interaction model is developed to discuss of the effect of vegetation on heat flux in mesoscale planetary boundary layer. The canopy model was a coupled system of three balance equations of energy, moisture at ground surface and energy state of canopy with three independent variables of $T_f$(foliage temperature), $T_g$(ground temperature) and $q_g$(ground specific humidity). The model was verified by comparative study with OSUID(Oregon State University One Dimensional Model) proved in HYPEX-MOBHLY experiment. As the result, both vegetation and soil characteristics can be emphasized as an important factor iii the analysis of heat flux in the boundary layer. From the numerical experiments, following heat flux characteristics are clearly founded simulation. The larger shielding factor(vegetation) increase of $T_f$ while decrease $T_g$. because vegetation cut solar radiation to ground. Vegetation, the increase of roughness and resistance, increase of sensible heat flux in foliage while decrease the latent heat flux in the foliage.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.404-412
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• 2005

The surface energy budget depends on many factors, such as the type of surface, the soil moisture and the vegetation canopy, the geographical location, daily, monthly and seasonal variations, and weather conditions. In the coastal region, the surface is not homogeneous at various scales for instance water, sand, mud, tall grass, and crops. The energy balance over the vegetation canopy was analyzed with the optical energy balance measuring system. The latent heat flux was more intensive than the sensible heat flux. The sensible heat flux was very small in summer due to the canopy effect and higher in spring and autumn. In summer the development of the atmospheric boundary depended on rather the vertical shear of wind than the sensible heat flux.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제111권3호
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• pp.435-449
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• 2022

대면적 산림의 정확한 임분고 측정은 산림경영, 산림 탄소량 추정, 산림 생태계 관리를 위한 필수적인 지표인자로 다수의 국가에서 주기적인 현장조사를 수행하고 있다. 하지만, 현장조사는 많은 비용 및 시간 소요, 접근의 용이성이 낮은 지역의 조사의 기술적 한계성을 가지고 있다. 이를 극복하기 위한 대안으로 원격탐사 기술을 이용한 수고 및 임분고 추정 연구가 활발하다. 이에 본 논문에서는 해외 및 국내의 다양한 원격탐사기반 수고 및 임분고 추정 연구 사례를 분석하여 원격탐사기반 임분고 추정 연구의 동향을 크게 LiDAR기반, Stereo 및 SAR 이미지 점군(Image-based Point Clouds)기반, 원격탐사자료 융합기반 임분고 추정 모델로 나누어 살펴보았다. 또한, 대면적의 전국단위 산림 임분고 추정을 위한 원격탐사자료의 업스케일링(Upscaling) 기법의 사례 분석을 통해 향후 국내 산림환경 및 현황에 적합한 원격탐사기반 전국단위 산림 임분고 추정을 위한 방법의 발전 방향성을 고찰하였다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.87-96
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• 2009

Pinus thunbergii plantations in Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea, are of low ecological quality, with arrested succession and a high proportion of ruderal species. To improve the quality of the habitat, we created canopy gaps ($\sim42\;m^2$) and monitored changes in abiotic (light availability, canopy openness) and biotic (survival and growth of seedlings and understory communities) variables in 2007 and 2008 in plots that had received one of five types of treatment: cutting of canopy trees and removal of the understory (CU), cutting of canopy trees only (C), girdling of canopy trees and removal of the understory (GU), girdling of canopy trees (G) or control. Each treatment was applied to three replicate plots. Abiotic variables did not significantly differ among treatments. Survival rates of target species were slightly lower in the CU, G and control conditions. Based on logistic regression analysis, the only significant growth factor affecting survival was height growth. Positive effects of seedling height and leaf area growth on survival were also detected, but did not reach statistical significance. In treatment G, gradual improvement of overstory conditions and mitigation of competition by limitation of disturbance to the understory community were likely to have promoted seedling growth. There were no significant effects of gap treatments on changes in species abundance (cover and richness) and composition of understory between the study years. This result implies that the small gaps created in our study may be below the threshold size to affect understory growth. However, the results of this study are based on a short-term investigation of only two years. Long-term research is strongly recommended to clarify the effects of gap treatment on plant communities in afforested areas.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.395-404
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• 2017

Cultivating soybeans in rice paddy field reduces labor costs and increases the yield. Soybeans, however, are highly susceptible to excessive soil water in paddy field. Controlled drainage system can adjust groundwater level (GWL) and control soil moisture content, resulting in improvement soil environments for optimum crop growth. The objective of this study was to fit the soybean growth data (canopy height and stem diameter) using Gompertz model and Logistic model at different GWL and validate those models. The soybean, Daewon cultivar, was grown on the lysimeters controlled GWL (20cm and 40cm). The soil textures were silt loam and sandy loam. The canopy height and stem diameter were measured from the 20th days after seeding until harvest. The Gompertz and Logistic models were fitted with the growth data and each growth rate and maximum growth value was estimated. At the canopy height, the $R_2$ and RMSE were 0.99 and 1.58 in Gompertz model and 0.99 and 1.33 in Logistic model, respectively. The large discrepancy was shown in full maturity stage (R8), where plants have shed substantial amount of leaves. Regardless of soil texture, the maximum growth values at 40cm GWL were greater than the value at 20cm GWL. The growth rates were larger at silt loam. At the stem diameter, the $R_2$ and RMSE were 0.96 and 0.27 in Gompertz model and 0.96 and 0.26 in Logistic model, respectively. Unlike the canopy height, the stem diameter in R8 stage didn't decrease significantly. At both GWLs, the maximum growth values and the growth rates at silt loam were all larger than the values at sandy loam. In conclusion, Gompertz model and Logistic model both well fit the canopy heights and stem diameters of soybeans. These growth models can provide invaluable information for the development of precision water management system.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.454-462
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• 2014

'홍로'/M.9 사과나무 세장방추형의 생산성을 높이기 위하여 수고에 따른 투광율, 투약율, 수체생육, 과실 품질, 그리고 노동 생산성을 비교 분석하였다. 수고가 높을수록 수관내부, 특히 낮은 수관위치에서의 투광률은 감소하였다. 엽면적지수(LAI)는 수고가 높을수록 증가하였으나 엽면적지수의 증가는 수관 내부 농약 살포 효과를 감소시켰다. 신초 생장은 수고가 높을 때 가늘고 길게 자라는 경향이었고, 과실의 착색도는 수고가 높을 때 감소하였으나, 과실 경도와 산함량은 차이가 없었다. 수고가 높을 때 주당 착과수는 증가하였으나, 305g 이상의 대과 생산량은 감소하였다. 수고가 높아질수록 적화, 적과, 전정, 수확 등에 필요한 노동력은 증가하였으나, 높은 수고에서의 노동력 증가는 고소작업차를 투입하여 해결할 수 있었다. 4.5m 수고에서 적화 작업의 경우 사다리보다 전동고소작업차를 이용했을 때 작업시간은 14.6분/주가 절약되었다. 투광율 향상과 과실착색도 증진을 위하여 수관내부의 광환경 개선이 필요함을 알 수 있다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.221-228
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• 2001

Chemical application, one of the most important crop management processes happened to cause spray drift, that would threaten farmers in field as well as dwellers in rural region. Spray drift was affected by micro-meteorological parameters. A study to evaluate short distance drift characteristics of a boom sprayer in paddy fields has been undergoing. This study is the first step of the research. Main purpose of the was conducted to develop a mean wind profile and to get information on turbulence intensities above and within rice canopy. Wind in rice paddy field were measured at every 10cm from 10 to 180cm above the ground using a 2-dimensional probe and a hot wire anemometer system. Main results were summarized as follows. 1. Mean wind profile was modeled as; Equations. see full-text 2. Roughness length and zero-displacement in rice canopy were analyzed to be respectively 0.04 and 0.7∼0.72 times of the canopy height. The values are smaller comparing to those of other crops because rice canopy is flexible and uniform comparing to other crops. 3. Turbulence intensities (Tl) was greater as close to the ground and became constant at heights greater than 1.5Hc. where Tl’s were 0.4 and 0.15 in horizontal and vertical direction respectively.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.763-772
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• 2000

본 논문에서는 잔디, 채소 등으로 덮힌 풀밭의 마이크로파 편파별 산란 늑성을 분석하는데 이용되는 Radiative Transfer Model(RTM)의 정확성을 검토하였다. 풀팥지역에서의 잎은 사각형 형태의 resistive sheet으로 간주하였고, 잎의 크기와 방향은 불규칙적으로 분포한다고 가정하였다. 지표면의 수분 함유량과 표면 거칠기도 고려하였으며, 이러한 지역에서의 후방 산란 계수의 값들을 계산하였다. 풀밭 변수들과 레이더 변수들에 따른 15GHz 대역의 polarimetric scatterometer 시스템을 사용하여 풀 층에서의 후방 산란계수를 측정하고 이 RTM의 계산 결과와 측정값을 비교하여 RTM 모델의 정확성을 검토하였다.