• Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.15-22
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• 2009

This study reports the serial use of a 3-D hydrodynamic model, EFDC-Hydro and a dynamic water quality model WASP7.2 that are maintained by USEPA. The 48 km section of the Geum River downstream between Daechung Dam and Gongju was selected as a sample study site. Topographical information was used to accurately represent morphology of the study site and boundary conditions were derived from governmental databases including WAMIS by Ministry of Land and Ocean and WEIS by Ministry of Environment. EFDC-Hydro was successfully calibrated for observed water level and WASP was calibrated using monthly observed water quality data obtained from the above sources. It was found that the current water quality target of BOD for the Geum River-H point could not be met on monthly basis though every other tributary of the area would meet its own water quality target as assigned in Korean TMDL. This study proposed the new target BOD water quality for the Gabcheon and Mihocheon as 4.3 and 3.6 mg/l, respectively so that the Geum River-H point can meet the target. When Sejong City is constructed, it is estimated that effluent discharge limit of BOD must be less than 4.5 mg/l to meet water quality of the point. This study shows that it is possible to carry out more precise modeling considering both water movement and water kinetics by using EFDC and WASP simultaneously.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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• v.51 no.6
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• pp.53-62
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• 2009

The EFDC (Environmental Fluid Dynamics Code), a numerical model for simulating three-dimensional (3D) flow, transport, and biogeochemical processes in surface water systems including rivers, reservoirs, and estuaries, was applied to assess the effect of sea water and fresh water exchange rates ($Q_e$) on the mixing characteristics of a conservative pollutant (tracer) induced from upstreams and salinity in Saemangeum Lake, Korea. The lake has been closed by a 33 km estuary embankment since last April of 2006, and now seawater enters the lake partially through two sluice gates (Sinsi and Garyuk), which is driving the changes of hydrodynamic and water quality properties of the lake. The EFDC was constructed and calibrated with surveyed bathymetry data and field data including water level, temperature, and salinity in 2008. The model showed good agreement with the field data and adequately replicated the spatial and temporal variations of the variables. The validated model was applied to simulated the tracer and salinity with two different gate operation scenarios: RUN-1 and RUN-2. RUN-1 is the case of real operation condition ($Q_e=25,000,000\;m^3$) of 2008, while RUN-2 assumed full open of Sinsi gate to increase $Q_e$ by $120,000,000\;m^3$. Statistical analysis of the simulation results indicate that mixing characteristics of pollutants from upstream can be significantly affected by the amount of $Q_e$.

• Journal of Korean Society for Geospatial Information Science
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.43-51
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• 2012

Due to the increasing demand to utilize water fronts and water resource effectively, a multi-dimensional model that provides detailed hydraulic characteristics is required in order to improve the decision making process. An EFDC model is a kind of multi-dimension model, and it requires detailed 3D (3-dimensional) terrain in order to simulate the hydraulic characteristics of stream flow. In the case of 3D terrain creation, especially river reaches, measurement resolution and spatial interpolation methods affect the detailed 3D topography which uses input data for EFDC simulation. Such results make hydraulic characteristics to be varied. This study aims to examine EFDC simulation results depending on the 3D topographies derived by separate measurement resolution and spatial interpolation methods. The study area is at the confluence of the Nakdong and Kuemho Rivers and the event rain implemented was Typhoon Ewiniar in 2006. As a result, in the case of the area-elevation curve, the difference by means of the interpolation methods was significant when applying the same measurement resolution, except at 160m resolution. Furthermore, when the measurement resolution was 80m or above, the difference in a cross-section was occurred. Meanwhile, the water level changes between interpolation methods were insignificant by the measurement resolution except when the Kriging method was used for the 160m measurement data. Velocity changes emerged according to the interpolation methods when measurement resolution was 80m or above and the Kriging method resulted in a velocity that had a considerable gap in relation to the results from other methods at a measurement resolution of 160m.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.44 no.7
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• pp.577-590
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• 2011

In this study, the watershed and water body models were linked for the simulation of the Nakding river flow. This is a pre-step study for the estimation of the effect of the flow and water quality on the climate change. For models of watershed and river flow, the SWAT and EFDC were used, respectively. The runoff discharge at each boundary points for the simulation of the river flow was provided from the drainage basin model. The calculated runoff discharge by the SWAT model was compared with the measured data of the Ministry of Environment at 13 locations along the Nakdong river and 30 locations along the tributary streams. The computed water discharge was shown to be similar with the measured data. For the model calibration and verification, % difference, NSE, and $R^2$ were computed. The computed % difference was within 15% except of a few points. The NSE and $R^2$ were also within a fair level. The Nakdong river flow of 2007 was simulated by using the EFDC model. The comparison with the measured data showed that the model reflected the actual values of low and high flow well. Also, it was confirmed that the acceleration and deceleration in the curved areas were appropriately simulated. The movement of dye injected at the upstream boundary was simulated. The result showed that the arrival time up to the estuary dam was computed to be about 65 days.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers Conference
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• 2006.09a
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• pp.25-28
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• 2006

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.333-333
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• 2011

배수갑문 외측에 발생하는 유사 퇴적 현상으로 인하여 배수갑문의 통수능이 감소하게 되는데, 이로 인하여 홍수 배제 능력과 조수 차단 능력이 감소하여 간척지의 홍수 피해와 침수 피해 등이 발생할 위험성이 증가한다. 본 연구에서는 대천 방조제 배수갑문 외측에 발생하는 유사 퇴적현상을 규명하기 위해, 3차원 수치 모형인 EFDC(Environmental Fluid Dynamics Code) 모형을 이용하여 모의하였다. 격자망을 구성하기 위해서 SMS(Surface Water Modeling System) 모형을 이용하여 배수갑문이 위치하고 있는 방조제에 대한 격자체계를 구성하였다. 격자체계는 직교좌표계를 사용하여 4269개의 격자를 만들어 모형에 적용하였다. 수위 및 유량에 대한 경계조건은 기상자료, 조위관측소 자료, 배수갑문 운용자료를 통해 구축하였으며, 초기조건은 보령 조위자료를 이용하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.724-728
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• 2010

강우강도의 증가와 식생대의 변화 등 기후변화로 인한 저수지내 대형탁수와 조류대발생으로 사회적 문제가 야기되고 있다. 이에 유역대책 평가와 저수지내 유체거동 및 영향평가를 위한 수단 확보가 절실한 상황이다. 본 연구에서는 국내 저수지에 대한 3차원 수리해석기술의 적용성을 검토하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 낙동강의 주요지류 중 하나인 남강에 위치한 남강댐에 대해 미 EPA의 오염총량지원도구인 EFDC 모델을 적용하였다. 저수지내 퇴사량 조사시 측정된 실측치와의 지형 재현성 검토, 실측수위와 모의결과의 비교를 그래프와 통계지표를 활용하여 실시하였고 염료 추적 모의를 통해 도달시간 등을 산정하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.95-99
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• 2017

서낙동강 하류에 국내 최초로 친수구역 활용에 관한 특별법에 따른 부산 에코델타시티(Eco Delta City, EDC) 조성사업이 시행 중에 있으며, 친수공간 확보 및 친수활동에 대한 관심의 증가로 서낙동강 수질개선에 대한 필요성이 증가하고 있다. 이에 부산 EDC 사업에서는 친수활동을 위한 목표 수질(II급수)을 설정하고 목표수질을 달성하기 위해 EFDC 모형을 활용하여 서낙동강 유역의 수질개선 방안을 검토하였다. 서낙동강 유역의 하수처리 정비 등을 통한 오염부하의 삭감, 부산 EDC 사업의 오염부하 삭감 및 서낙동강, 평강천, 맥도강 물순환 등의 대책을 통하여 목표 수질을 달성할 수 있을 것으로 연구되었다.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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• v.56 no.6
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• pp.139-147
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• 2014

Forecasting salinity in an estuary reservoir is essential to promise irrigation water for the reclaimed land. The objective of the research was to assess salinity balance and its temporal and spatial variations in the Iwon estuary reservoir which has been issued by its high contents of salinity in spite of desalination process for four years. Seepage flows through the see dikes which could be one of possible reason of high salinity level of the reservoir was calculated based on the salinity balance in the reservoir, and used as input data for salinity modeling. A three-dimensional hydrodynamic model, Environmental Fluid Dynamics Code (EFDC), was used to simulate salinity level in the reservoir. The model was calibrated and validated based on weekly or biweekly observed salinity data from 2006 to 2010 in four different locations in the reservoir. The values of $R^2$, RMSE and RMAE between simulated and observed salinity were calculated as 0.70, 2.16 dS/m, and 1.72 dS/m for calibration period, and 0.89, 1.15 dS/m, and 0.89 dS/m for validation period, respectively, showing that simulation results was generally consistent with the observation data.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.171-179
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• 2016

This study analyzes guidelines to select optimum number of grids to represent behavior of a given water system appropriately. The EFDC model was chosen as a 3-D hydrodynamic and water quality model and salt was chosen as a surrogate variable of pollutant. The model is applied to an artificial canal that receives salt water from coastal area and fresh water from a river from respective gate according to previously developed gate operation rule. Grids are subdivided in vertical and horizontal (longitudinal) directions, respectively until no significant changes are found in salinity concentrations. The optimum grid size was determined by comparing errors in average salt concentrations between a test grid systems against the most complicated grid system. MSE (mean squared error) and MAE (mean absolute error) are used to compare errors. The CFL (Courant-Friedrichs-Lewy) number was used to determine the optimum number of grid systems for the study site though it can be used when explicit numerical method is applied only. This study suggests errors seem acceptable when both MSE and MAE are less than unity approximately.