• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.46 no.11
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• pp.1053-1067
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• 2013

Distributed ecohydrological model which can simulate hydrological components, vegetation and landsurface temperature using practically available input and observed data with minimum parameters is introduced. This model is designed to properly simulate in area with lack of observed data. Parameter estimation and calibration of the model can be carried out with indirectly estimated data (monthly surface runoff by NRCS-CN method and annual actual vaporization by empirical equation) and remote sensing data (NDVI, LST) instead of observed data. We applied this model in the Naeseong creek basin to evaluate the model validity. Firstly, we found the sensitive parameters which largely influence the simulation results by sensitivity analysis, and then hydrological components, vegetation, land-surface temperature, routed streamflow and water temperature were simulated over 10 years (2001 to 2010) using calibrated parameters. Parameters are estimated by optimization method. It is shown that most of grids are well simulated. In the case of streamflow and water temperature, we checked two observed points in the outlet of watershed and it is shown that streamflow and water temperature are properly simulated as well. Hence, it can be shown that this model properly simulate the hydrological components, vegetation, land-surface temperature, routed streamflow and water temperature as well, even though in despite of using limited input data and minimum parameters.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.50 no.11
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• pp.725-734
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• 2017

The main purpose of this study is to analyze runoff aggregation structure and energy expenditure pattern of Choyang creek basin within the framework of power law distribution. To this end geomorphologic factors of every point in the basin of interest, which define tractive force and stream power as well as drainage area, are extracted based on GIS, and their complementary cumulative distributions are graphically analyzed through fitting them to power law distribution. The results indicate that three distinct behavioral regimes are observed from the complementary cumulative distributions of three geomorphogic factors. Based on the parameter estimation of power law distribution by maximum likelihood drainage area and stream power can be judged as scale invariance factor without finite scale while tractive force as scale dependence factor with finite scale. Furthermore, it is judged that tractive force would not follow power law distribution because it shows limited complex system behaviors only within the small extent of scale. The exponent of power law distribution for drainage area obtained in this study by maximum likelihood is larger than the previous researches due to the difference of parameter estimation methodologies. And the exponent for stream power is smaller than the previous researches due to the scaling property of channel slope for the basin of interest.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.54 no.5
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• pp.335-345
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• 2021

The one-dimensional solute transport models have been developed for recent decades to predict behavior and fate of solutes in rivers. Transient storage model (TSM) is the most popular model because of its simple conceptualization to consider the complexity of natural rivers. However, the TSM is highly dependent on its parameters which cannot be directly measured. In addition, the TSM interprets the late-time behavior of concentration curves in the shape of an exponential function, which has been evaluated as not suitable for actual solute behavior in natural rivers. In this study, we suggested a stochastic approach to the solute transport analysis. We delineated the model development and model application to a natural river, and compared the results of the proposed model to those of the TSM. To validate the proposed model, a tracer test was carried out in the 4.85 km reach of Gam Creek, one of the first-order tributaries of Nakdong River, South Korea. As a result of comparing the power-law slope of the tail of breakthrough curves, the simulation results from the stochastic storage model yielded the average error rate of 0.24, which is more accurate than the 14.03 and 1.87 from advection-dispersion model and TSM, respectively. This study demonstrated the appropriateness of the power-law residence time distribution to the hyporheic zone of the Gam Creek.

• Nutritional Sciences
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.160-166
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• 2003

To examine the evidence that wheat bran is protective against breast cancer development and that its main mechanism of action is by modulating estrogen metabolism. This review explores the role of different experimental factors on the anticancer effects of wheat bran and the relationship of changes to estrogen metabolism by wheat bran on breast cancer risk The timing of the experimental diets in relation to carcinogen administration, the length of feeding of the experimental diets, and the level of dietary fat had an impact on the effectiveness of different doses of wheat bran in reducing breast carcinogenesis. Wheat bran supplementation resulted in significant reductions in human plasma estrogen levels but not in that of animals tested. The change in excretory metabolism of estrogen by wheat bran feeding in animals was not related to any of the tumor indices measured. The protective effect of wheat bran in breast carcinogenesis is greatest at the promotional phase and when supplemented in a high fat diet. Doses of wheat bran in the 9-12% range in diet have been consistently protective. The inconsistency observed with higher doses of wheat bran may be dependent on the animal model used. Although wheat bran's inhibitory effects on tumor growth may involve changes to estrogen metabolism, the fiber and phytochemical components of wheat bran may also act through estrogen-independent mechanisms. For a better understanding of the effect of wheat bran on breast carcinogenesis, studies comparing the effects of different wheat bran components both alone and in combination need to be performed.

• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.232-241
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• 2002

The potential role of environmental factors on extractable lipofuscin accumulation rate in the blue crab was studied by examining the effect of temperature on laboratory reared blue crabs and the effect of trace metals from samples collected at impacted sites (Baltimore Harbor) and a relatively pristine site (outdoor ponds at Horn Point Laboratory, Cambridge, MD, USA). Lipofuscin levels did not significantly related with sampling sites or heavy metal concentrations in the crab tissue. Heavy metal body burden was highly variable among sampling sites and tissue types but significantly higher for both impacted areas (Curtis Creek and Inner Harbor) in comparison to the reference site. Among tissue types, gills showed the highest metal concentrations with the exception of Hg, which was highest in muscle tissue. For two groups of crabs that were held at either ambient (4 to 1$0^{\circ}C$) or heated seawater (19$^{\circ}C$) for two months, normalized-lipofuscin levels were significantly different (P-0.001). Results suggest that temperature may affect lipofuscin accumulation (=0.25ng-lipofuscin/mg-protein/temperature-degree day). Therefore, temperature should be considered for accurate age calibration of crab populations using lipofuscin.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.167-172
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• 2002

Seoul subway system has been constructed to solve traffic difficulties of Seoul metropolitan, and now is the major public transportation. However, the more line has added in the system the deeper the bottom of the tunnel base. And a huge amount of groundwater along the line has seeping into the tunnel. Several subway stations has pumping system to extract the groundwater to the outside and consequently, groundwater table along the line has declined gradually. Groundwater table has dropped about 40 meters at some areas, There was some study for the proper usage of the abstracted groundwater and the project to use the groundwater has launched already by the local government. However. more serious problem is expected on quality degradation of soil and groundwater as the decline of groundwater table along the subway line. This study suggests that the detailed groundwater environmental study should be made as soon as possible for this. If there is any pollution leaking at the surface area of the groundwater depression, the pollution will be seep into the subway tunnel in some day even though the time will be different with the soil material and hydraulic characteristics of the aquifer. And the polluted area of the soil and groundwater would be enlarged along the pathway The study on possibility of the soil subsidence and reducing surface water flow in small creek were also needed. This study suggest one of the counter measurement that restoring the declined groundwater table after groundwater environmental study

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.1027-1031
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• 2006

본 연구는 자연형 소하천의 유형별, 지역별 자연형 하천공법의 파악 및 시범사업의 적용.평가를 통하여 소하천 특성에 적합한 치수구조와 안정성을 갖추면서 생태계와 조화를 이루고, 친수성과 경관 등 소하천의 환경기능을 향상시키는데 필요한 공사시행의 설계도서를 작성하는데 그 목적을 가지고 수행되었다. 자연형 이동소하천정비 시범사업은 축제공, 배수공, 구조물공, 조경공 등의 공종과 자연석 쌓기, 식생축조블록, 그린리버블록 등 11개의 다양한 호안공법이 적용되어 2003년 12월에 준공하였다. 본 자연형 이동소하천 정비시범 사업에서는 공사 전.중.후에 '하천수질 및 유량측정, 홍수량 측정 및 수리분석 그리고 생태계, 하천수리'에 대한 모니터링 사업을 2003년부터 2006년 현재까지 계속적으로 수행하고 있다. 본 연구는 자연형 소하천정비 시범사업 중에서 유역 내 2003년부터 2005년까지 하천수질 및 유량측정 모니터링 결과를 분석한 것이다. 하천수질 및 유량측정은 하천환경계획을 위한 기본조사로서 효과적인 하천환경관리를 도모하기 위한 기준을 정하기 위한 것이다. 하천 수질 및 유량측정은 하천수질이 악화되는 갈수기를 택하여 월별 일일 4회(6시간 간격)에 걸쳐 시행되었고, 수질측정 항목은 BOD, DO, TP에 대하여 조사 분석되었다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2005.05b
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• pp.444-448
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• 2005

자연형 이동소하천 시범사업은 축제공, 배수공, 구조물공, 조경공 등의 공종과 자연석 쌓기, 식생축조블록, 그린리버(환경)블록, 스톤넷, 친환경 돌망태, 식생매트, 환경블록 H형, 반딧불 블록, 지오그린셀, 자연석 3단쌓기 호안 등 9개의 다양한 호안공법이 적용되어 2003년 5월부터 공사를 시작하여 2003년 12월에 준공하였다. 본 자연형 이동소하천 정비시범사업에서는 공사 전$\cdot$중$\cdot$후에 "수질, 유량, 홍수량 측정 및 수리분석 그리고 생태계, 하천수리"에 대한 모니터링 사업을 현재까지 계속적으로 수행하고 있다. 본 연구는 자연형 소하천정비 시범사업 중에서 유역 내 2004년의 홍수로 인하여 발생한 세굴$\cdot$퇴적 등의 하상변동과 하천형태의 변화특성을 분석한 것이다. 또한 2003년도에 시공되어 설치 완료된 9개의 호안 공법의 적응도를 분석하였다. 소하천 특성을 고려한 올바른 하천정비가 이루어지기 위해서는 적용하고자 하는 공법들에 대한 치수 안전성 및 신뢰성이 확보되어야 한다. 다양한 자연형 소하천 정비실적 및 적용사례가 부족한 국내의 실정을 고려할 때 국내 소하천 특성에 적합한 치수 안전성을 갖추면서 소하천의 환경기능을 향상시킬 수 있는 소하천 정비공법의 개발을 위한 지속적이고 일관성 있는 수리$\cdot$수문자료의 축적을 위한 연구와 모니터링이 이루어져야할 것이다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning
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• v.9 no.4 s.21
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• pp.59-64
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• 2003

U.S. EPA의 BASINS (Better Assessment Science Integrating Point and Nonpoint Sources)에 통합되어 있는 HSPF (Hydrologic Simulation Program-Fortran)와 SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) 모형을 이용하여 Polecat Creek 유역의 유출과 유사량을 모의하였다. 모형의 보정을 위하여 1996년 9월부터 2000년 6월까지의 하천 유량 및 유사 농도 자료를 이용하였으며, 1994년 10월부터 1995년 12월까지의 관측자료를 이용하여 모형의 검정을 실시하였다. HSPF 모형에 의해 추정된 연 평균 유출량의 상대오차는 보정 및 검정기간에 각각 0.8%, 0.5%이었으며, S WAT 모형에 의해 추정된 연평균 유출량은 실측치와 각각 2.1%, 16.1%의 오차를 보였다. 연 평균 유사량을 비교하면, HSPF 모형이 보정 및 검정기 간에 각각 8.8%와 7.2%의 오차를 보인 반면에 SWAT 모형은 각각 40.0%, 188.4%의 차이를 보였다. HSPF 모형에 의해 추정된 월 평균 유출량 및 유사량의 상관계수는 보정기간에 대하여 0.94와 0.52이었으며, SWAT 모형에 의한 결과는 상관계수가 각각 0.84와 0.39이었다. 이상의 연구 결과에 의하면, HSPF 모형이 SWAT 모형보다 유출과 유사량을 관측치와 유사하게 모의함을 알 수 있었다. 하지만 입력 자료의 구축 및 모형의 적용에는 SWAT모형보다 많은 시간과 노력을 필요로 하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.3-16
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• 2002

This article describes some of the recent and on-going research developments of the author at Colorado State University. Advances in the field of sedimentation and river mechanics include basic research and computer modeling on several topics. Only a few selected topics are considered here: (1) analytical determination of velocity profiles, shear stress and sediment concentration profiles in smooth open channels; (2) experiments on bedload particle velocity in smooth and rough channels; (3) field measurements of sediment transport by size fractions in curved flumes. In terms of computer modeling, significant advances have been achieved in: (1) flashflood simulation with raster-based GIOS and radar precipitation data; and (2) physically-based computer modeling of sediment transport at the watershed scale with CASC2D-SED. Field applications, measurements and analysis of hydraulic geometry and sediment transport has been applied to: (1) gravel-bed transport measurements in a cobble-bed stream at Little Granite Creek, Wyoming; (2) sand and gravel transport by size fraction in the sharp meander bends of Fall River, Colorado; (3) changes in sand dune geometry and resistance to flow during major floods of the Rhine River in the Netherlands; (4) changes in hydraulic geometry of the Rio Grande downstream of Cochiti Dam, New Mexico; and (5) analysis of the influence of water temperature and the Coriolis force on flow velocity and sediment transport of the Lower Mississippi River in Louisiana. Recent developments also include two textbooks on "Erosion and Sedimentation" and "River Mechanics" by the author and state-of-the-art papers in the ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering.