• Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.24-37
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• 2001

Physical and chemical properties of the northest Equatorial Pacific between 5° and 12° N along 131.5 °W wore investigated in association with changes in water column structures during the summer seasons of 1998 and 1999. Climatic disturbances such as El Nino and La Nina, should have affected this area during the study Period. In 1998, a thermocline where temperature rapidly decrease with depth, was formed at 90～110 m water depth. Nutrient depicting areas, specially for nitrate+nitrite and phosphate, or oligotrophic regions were extended down to approximately 100 m depth, which coincided with the surface mixed layer depth. However, in 1999, a very fluctuating thermocline was observed with latitudes. As a result of changes in the water column structures, nutrient concentrations also showed fluctuation parallel to the changes in other physical parameters. In the photic zone, depth integrated nitrogen and phosphorus values were 34 gN/m², 7 gP/m² in 1998 and 130 gN/m², 18 gP/m² in 1999, respectively. The results indicated that nitrogen (96 gN/m²) and phosphorus (11 gP/m²) are supported by up-welling and down-welling phenomena with convergence and divergence in the study area.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 1999.10a
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• pp.319-322
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• 1999

최근 전지구적인 규모로 일어나고 있는 기상이변과 엘리뇨(El Nino)와 같은 현상들은 대기중 탄산가스농도의 증가와 그로 인한 지구온난화가 주요 원인중의 하나로 추정되고 있다. 이산화탄소를 위시한 여러 온난화가스들은 지표면에서 방출되는 태양의 복사열을 흡수하여 대기권 밖으로 열의 이동을 차단하는 효과를 발휘한다. 이러한 온난화 현상은 화석연료의 사용으로 대표되는 인간의 산업활동과 밀접한 연관성을 띠는 것으로 밝혀졌다 (김＆이, 1999).(중략)

• Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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• v.2
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• pp.533-533
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• 2006

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.4 no.5
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• pp.17-17
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• 1995

• Atmosphere
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.63-71
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• 2013

KMA is operationally monitoring El Ni$\tilde{n}$o and La Ni$\tilde{n}$a events, which have tremendous impacts on global climate. Many scientific studies have used to define onset of El Ni$\tilde{n}$o and La Ni$\tilde{n}$a events based on the moving average and persistency of SST indices, and KMA has adopted such definition. Though the definition has been widely accepted, in the operational aspect there is a critical problem to use moving average and condition for the persistence. Because the future values for the SST indices cannot be used in the operational monitoring, the onset timing in El Ni$\tilde{n}$o and La Ni$\tilde{n}$a can be significantly delayed. We suggest here an appropriate definition of El Ni$\tilde{n}$o and La Ni$\tilde{n}$a events in the operational aspect. Instead of using the moving average and the condition for the persistence, the onset is defined based on NINO3.4 SST during last 3 months. In order to compare the new definition with the current KMA definition, we applied them to recent 60-years SST data. It is clear that the new definition can declare the onset timing of El Ni$\tilde{n}$o and La Ni$\tilde{n}$a several months earlier than that of the KMA definition. It suggest that the new definition is more appropriate to the operational monitoring on El Ni$\tilde{n}$o and La Ni$\tilde{n}$a.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.129-140
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• 1994

An intermediate atmosphere-ocean coupled model appropnate for the study of El Nino has been developed. The model is not only economic to use but also contains several most important physical processes. The geometrical effects which were not confided in the previous intermediate model study of Ahn (1990), are included in the model for more realistic simulation of the event. The results show that the individual models respond appropriately to the given boundary conditions. At the same time, in the coupled model experiment, ENSO-like oceanic and atmospheric anomalies are also well simulated under an external triggering similar to the initiation forcing of ENSO. It is expected that this type of model can be effectively used for the. study and simulation of El Nido. More improvement of modeling may be Possible after inclusion of subsequent processes such as inclusion of ocean mixed layer dynamics.

• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.343-356
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• 2007

This paper explored the characteristics of the interannual sea surface temperature (SST) variability in the equatorial Pacific by analyzing the simulated data from a newly coupled general circulation model (CGCM). The CGCM simulates well the realistic ENSO variability as well as the mean climatologies including SST, seasonal cycle, precipitation, and subsurface structures. It is argued that the zonal gradient of SST in the equatorial Pacific is responsible for the over-energetic SST variability near the equatorial western boundary in the model. This variability could also be related to the strong westward propagation of SST anomalies which resulted from the enhanced the zonal advection feedback. The simple two-strip model supports this by sensitivity tests. Analysis of the relationship between zonal mean thermocline depth and NINO3 SST index suggested that the ENSO variability is controlled by the recharge-discharge oscillator of the model. The lead-lag regression result reveals that heat buildup process in the western equatorial Pacific associated with the increase of the barrier layer thickness (BLT) is a precedent condition for El $Ni\widetilde{n}o$ to develop.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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• v.52 no.2
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• pp.149-161
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• 2016

Fishing characteristics of Korean tuna purse seine fishery in the Pacific Ocean were investigated using logbook data compiled from captain onboard and the statistical data from 1980 to 2014. Changes in fishing ground and correlation between marine environmental factors and fishing patterns were investigated using Oceanographic index. The proportion of unassociated set was higher than that of associated set. The catch proportion of yellowfin was higher in the unassociated set, while that of skipjack and bigeye was higher in the associated set. Due to vessels, fishing gears and Korean captains' high-level of skills in fishing technology optimized for the unassociated set and preference of large fishes, especially large yellowfin tuna, it showed unique fishing characteristics focusing on the unassociated set. As for fishing distributions of Korean tuna purse seine fishery and impacts of oceanographic conditions on the fishery, the main fishing ground was concentrated on the area of $5^{\circ}N{\sim}10^{\circ}S$, $140^{\circ}E{\sim}180^{\circ}$ through the decades. When stronger El-nino occurred, the range of fishing ground tended to expand and main fishing ground moved to the eastern part of western and central Pacific Ocean. During this season, yellowfin tuna had high CPUE and catch proportion of yellowfin tuna in the eastern part also increased. As for the proportion of fishing effort by set type, proportion of log associated set was high during El-nino season while that of FAD associated set was high during La-nina season.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.703-715
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• 2015

One of the challenges to increase milk production in a large pasture-based herd with an automatic milking system (AMS) is to grow forages within a 1- km radius, as increases in walking distance increases milking interval and reduces yield. The main objective of this study was to explore sustainable forage option technologies that can supply high amount of grazeable forages for AMS herds using the Agricultural Production Systems Simulator (APSIM) model. Three different basic simulation scenarios (with irrigation) were carried out using forage crops (namely maize, soybean and sorghum) for the spring-summer period. Subsequent crops in the three scenarios were forage rape over-sown with ryegrass. Each individual simulation was run using actual climatic records for the period from 1900 to 2010. Simulated highest forage yields in maize, soybean and sorghum- (each followed by forage rape-ryegrass) based rotations were 28.2, 22.9, and 19.3 t dry matter/ha, respectively. The simulations suggested that the irrigation requirement could increase by up to 18%, 16%, and 17% respectively in those rotations in El-Nino years compared to neutral years. On the other hand, irrigation requirement could increase by up to 25%, 23%, and 32% in maize, soybean and sorghum based rotations in El-Nino years compared to La-Nina years. However, irrigation requirement could decrease by up to 8%, 7%, and 13% in maize, soybean and sorghum based rotations in La-Nina years compared to neutral years. The major implication of this study is that APSIM models have potentials in devising preferred forage options to maximise grazeable forage yield which may create the opportunity to grow more forage in small areas around the AMS which in turn will minimise walking distance and milking interval and thus increase milk production. Our analyses also suggest that simulation analysis may provide decision support during climatic uncertainty.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.33 no.S1
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• pp.327-332
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• 2000

최근 세계 각지에서는 엘리뇨 및 라니냐에 의한 기상변동에 의하여 막대한 인적, 경제적인 직간접적인 피해를 경험하여 왔다. 우리 나라의 기상에도 엘리뇨/라니냐의 영향이 시공간적으로 유의함이 최근 밝혀지고 있으며, 그에 따르는 엘리뇨/라니냐에 의한 영향의 정량적인 고려가 전국적인 수자원 장기 정책 및 관리에 필요함이 인식되어 왔다. 기상 이변 형상은 이미 실존의 현실이며, 이 중 엘리뇨/라니냐의 영향 또한 그러하다고 할 수 있다. 특히, 21세기는 물부족 및 물에 의한 재해의 가능성이 점차 증가될 것이라는 막연한 추측속에서 우리는 살고 있으나 실제적인 대책 및 연구에의 투자는 인색한 형편이다. 막상 닥쳤을 때만의, 당장의 아우성보다는 기초적인 바탕에서부터의 성실하고 결실을 맺을 수 있는 지속적인 연구가 수행되어야 한다. 왜냐하면, 미래는 현재의 연속이기 때문이다. 또한, 이의 연구는 기상, 수문, 수자원, 농업, 경제를 비롯한 여러 분야에서 다각적이고 연계적으로 이루어져야지 일방의 짧은 지식만으로 이루어 질 수는 없다. 본 연구에서는 엘리뇨/라니냐 영향 지수 산정 기법을 개발하고, 이를 이용하여 우리 나라에의 수자원에의 영향을 시공간적으로 정의하는데, 그 목적이 있다. 엘리뇨/라니냐 영향을 정의하기 위한 기법은 물리적인 기법과 통계적인 기법으로 크게 나뉠 수 있으나, 본 연구에서는 간략한 통게적인 기법을 이용하여 지수를 개발하였다. 이 지수는 엘리뇨/라니냐의 발생 강도뿐만 아니라 빈도를 동시에 고려할 수 있도록 하였다. 개발된 엘리뇨/라니냐의 영향 지수를 우선 우리나라 전역의 강수 기상 관측망 자료에 적용하였으며, 산정된 지수들을 공간적으로 Kriging 기법을 사용하여 공간 분포도(영향 지수도)를 작성하여 지역적인 영향 정도를 가시적으로 정의하였다.