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GIS-based Ocean Informatics for Integrated Coastal Management (연안역통합관리를 위한 GIS 기반 해양정보학)

  • Kim, Jong-Kyu
    • Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.227-237
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    • 2004
  • Recently development trends in information technology expand the activity boundaries for human living beyond coastal zones. These rapid changes of paradigm are stimulating scientists and strategists to be encouraged in making adequate model for marine geographic information system (MGIS) and their applications. Coastal zones are places which are affected by many factors, such as water quality, tide, wave, atmosphere, population, industry, etc. Therefore information related to the coast has to be integrated and analyzed for managing it efficiently. GIS-based Ocean Informatics is suited for those purposes and used in the study for establishing and managing coastal geographic and environmental information system. This paper reviews the properties of ocean and coastal spaces, then defines some MGIS related terminologies for clarifying the scope of MGIS boundaries. In this study, coastal geographic information is established by digital geographic information and digital terrain information. Digital coast chart having information on digital chart and map can merge and analyze various coastal information and can be a useful tool for the coastal integrated management.

Tidal Changes in the Harbor due to the Development of Mokpo Coastal Zone (목포해역 개발에 따른 항내 조석변화)

  • Jeong, M.S.;Jeong, D.D.;Shin, S.H.;Lee, J.W.
    • Journal of Korean Port Research
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.113-120
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    • 1997
  • Tidal changes in Mokpo harbor and its adjacent coastal waters caused by the coastal development including the construction of the Youngsan, Youngam, and Gumho Estuary Barrages had been predicted previously. Since then, the construction work for these estuary barrages had been completed and it was available to get water level variations from the continuous measurement at the Mokpo tidal station. This study deals with the analysis of water level variation from the observed data by the harmonic analysis and mathematical treatment. Some comparisons between the observed water level changes and the predicted by the numerical model are made, which was not supported before. The result shows that the trend of the water level changes are following well the previously predicted variations.

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Feeding Habits of Juvenile and Young Yellow Tail Seriola quinqueradiata in Coastal Waters of the South Sea, Korea (한국 남해안에 출현하는 방어(Seriola quinqueradiata) 치어 및 유어의 식성)

  • Jeong, Jae-Mook;Hwang, Kang-Seok;Song, Se-hyun;Kim, Hee-yong;Park, Jeong-Ho;Lee, Jung-Hoon
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.49 no.5
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    • pp.635-641
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    • 2016
  • The feeding habits of juvenile and young Seriola quinqueradiata, which were collected by a hand net and set net in coastal waters of the South Sea during the period from June to August 2014 and 2015, were analyzed. The size range of juveniles was 4.9-10.9 cm FL, and that of young S. quinqueradiata was 11.0-20.4 cm FL. Important prey items in the diets of juveniles were euphausiacea and copepoda, dominated by the Euphausia sp., Paracalanus sp. and Calanus sinicus while the diets of the young consisted mainly of pisces, dominated by Engraulis japonicus, Trachurus japonicus. Stomach content compositions differed significantly among body size levels in both the juveniles and young (ANOSIM, P<0.05). With increasing size, the mN/ST constantly decreased while the mW/ST constantly increased (one-way ANOVA). Graphical analysis of the diet composition showed that juvenile S. quinqueradiata are generalized feeders, young is a specialized feeders characterized by strong individual feeding specialization.

THE VARIATION COEFFICIENT OF WATER TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY IN THE SOUTHERN SEA OF KOREA (韓國 南海의 水溫과 분의 變動係數)

  • Kim, Bok-Kee
    • 한국해양학회지
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.74-82
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    • 1982
  • The study on the variation coefficient of water temperature and salinity was comducted during the year from 1968 to 1980 in the Southern Sea of Korea. The results obtaland from the study as followes; 1. The variation coefficient of water temperature and salinity wewe large either at the front area or the thermocline and malocline area. 2. The variation coefficient of water temperature was the largest at the time when the power was strong ty each water mass(The largest value in Tsushima and Yellow Sea Warm Current area was occurred at the 50m layer in the Summer, and that in the South Korean Coastal Water area and the Southern Part of Yellow Sea was at all layer in the Winter). 3. The variation coefficient of salinity was the largest at the surface layer in warm current area that was influenced by the low salinity of the East China Coastal Water in the Summer ,and that of salinity in the South Korean Coastal Water area and Soutern Part of Yellow Sea was nearly half of the value of the warm current area.

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Spectral Characteristics of Shallow Turbid Water near the Shoreline on Inter-tidal Flat

  • Lee, Kyu-Sung;Kim, Tae-Hoon;Yun, Yeo-Sang;Shin, Sang-Min
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.131-139
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    • 2001
  • Extraction of waterline in tidal flat has been one of the main concerns in the remote sensing of coastal region. This study aimed to define the spectral characteristics of turbid water near the shoreline and to find the appropriate spectrum to delineate the waterline at the inter-tidal flat in the western coast of Korean Peninsula. Spectral reflectance curves were obtained by the field measurements under the diverse condition of water depth and turbidity at the study area in Kyong-gi Bay. Spectroscopy measurements showed that reflectances of the exposed mudflat, shallow turbid water, and normal coastal water were significantly different by wavelength. Shallow water near the waterline showed diverse conditions of turbidity. Spectral reflectance tends to increase as turbidity increases, particularly at the visible and near infrared spectrum. At the middle infrared wavelength, tidal water showed very little reflectance regardless of the turbidity and water depth and was easily disting from the exposed tidal flat. The exact waterline between exposed tidal flat and seawater should be extracted from the image data obtained at the middle infrared wavelength.

Coastal Eutrophication caused by Effluent from Aquaculture Ponds in Jeju (제주연안 육상양식장 밀집지역 주변해역의 영양염 과잉 요인)

  • Koh, Hyuk-Joon;Park, Sung-Eun;Cha, Hyung-Kee;Chang, Dae-Soo;Koo, Jun-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.315-326
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    • 2013
  • This study investigated the temporal-spatial distribution and variations in water quality parameters (temperature, salinity, pH, DO, COD, SPM, DIN, DIP, silicate, TN, TP, and chlorophyll-a) in the coastal area of Jeju, Korea, adjacent to aquaculture ponds (Aewol-ri, Haengwon-ri, Pyosun-ri, and Ilkwa-ri). Data were collected bimonthly from February 2010 to December 2011. A principal component analysis (PCA) identified three major factors controlling variations in water quality during the sampling period. Aquaculture effluent water led to large changes in nutrient levels. The highest nutrient values were observed during the investigation period. The relatively large increase in organic matter at the sampling stations coupled with sea area runoff events during the summer rainy period. Variation in chlorophyll-a concentration was mainly driven by meteorological factors such as air temperature and rainfall in the coastal areas of Aewol and Haengwon. In the coastal areas of Pyosun and Ilkwa, pollution was caused by anthropogenic factors such as discharge of aquaculture effluent water. High nutrient concentrations at the majority of the coastal stations indicate eutrophication of coastal waters, especially within a distance of 300 m and depth of 10m from drainage channels. Coastal eutrophication driven by aquaculture effluent may be harmful inshore. Events such as eutrophication may potentially influence water pollution in aquaculture ponds when seawater intake is detected because of aquaculture effluent water.

Environmental Restoration and Water Quality Management Modeling of Coastal Area by Reuse of Treated Wastewater (하수처리수 재이용에 따른 하천과 해역의 환경복원 및 수질관리 모델링)

  • Lee, Dae-In;Yoon, Yang-Ho;Park, Il-Heum;Lee, Gyu-Hyong;Cho, Hyeon-Seo
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.505-521
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    • 2007
  • This study estimated response of water duality and pollutant behavior according to the discharge and reuse of treated wastewater by three-dimensional eco-hydrodynamic model, and suggest plan that water quality management and environmental restoration in the coastal area including urban stream of Yeosu, Korea. Dispersions of low-saline water and COD by treated wastewater loads (design facility capacity, about $110,000m^3/d$) were very limited in near of effluent site. Nutrients, however, increase compared to the other water quality factors, especially total nitrogen was very sensitive to input loads. When reuse some of treated wastewater to Yeondeung stream, nitrogen was big influence on estuarine water quality. Although current characteristics of treated wastewater such as discharge and water quality were negligible to the change of marine environment, effluent concentration of COD, TN and TP, especially 40% of TN, are reduced within the allowable pollutant loads for satisfy environmental capacity and recommended water duality criteria. Also, controls of input point/non-point sources to Yeondeung stream and base concentration of pollutants in coastal sea itself are very necessary.

A Note on Water Masses and General Circulation in the Yellow Sea (Hwanghae) (黃海水 와 循環에 관한 考察)

  • Lie, Heung-Jae
    • 한국해양학회지
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.187-194
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    • 1984
  • Water masses and circulation in the yellow Sea (Hwanghae) were briefly reviewed and synthesized. Water masses were classified into four types: Hwanghae Cold Water, Hwanghae Warm Current Water, Coastal Waters and Changjiang River Diluted Water. The Hwanghae Cold Water can be defined to have a salinity of 32.0∼33.0% and a temperature below 10$^{\circ}C$, based on long-term hydrographic data and recent CTD casts (KORI, 1984). Concerning circulation, there exists a cyclonic gyre throughout the year in the southern part. In winter, the coastal current along the Chinese coast is very strong due to northerly or northwesterly winds and the Hwanghae Warm Current becomes weak as can be expected from a surface to bottom thermohaline front west of Cheju-do. Meanwhile in summer, the Changjiang River Diluted Water flows northeastward toward Cheju-do and the coastal current in the western part is greatly reduced. The northward current during summer in the southeastern Hwanghae has been accepted to be the Hwanghae Warm Current until now, coastal waters and the Hwanghae Cold Water in the central deep area, not a continuation of the Hwanghae Warm Current.

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Maturity and Spawning of Sebastes thompsoni in the Coastal Waters off Ulleungdo, Korea (울릉도 연안에 서식하는 불볼락(Sebastes thompsoni)의 성숙과 산란)

  • Yang, Jae Hyeong;Lee, Jae Bong;Lee, Hae Won;Cha, Hyung Kee;Kim, So Ra;Heo, Yo Won
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.49 no.3
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    • pp.404-409
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    • 2016
  • We investigated the maturation and spawning of Sebastes thompsoni in the coastal waters off Ulleungdo, based on samples collected by gill net from March 2013 to February 2014. We analyzed monthly changes in maturity stage, gonadosomatic index (GSI), egg diameter, fecundity, and total length (TL) at 50% group maturity. The average TLs of female and male S. thompsoni were 22.6 cm and 22.5 cm, respectively. The main parturition period of females was during March and April. The GSI of females began to increase in January, and reached a maximum in March. The GSI of male reached a maximum between January and February. The spawning period of males was shorter than that of females. The egg diameter during gestation stage was 1.4±2.1 mm. The TL of females at 50% group maturity was 22.3 cm.