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Palynological study of the Late Quaternary sediments at Piseo-ri, Muan, Korea (전라남도 무안군 피서리지역 후기 제4기 퇴적층에서 산출된 포자·화분 연구)

  • Chung Chull Hwan;Lee Heon-Jong;Lim Hyoun Soo;Kim Cheong-Bin
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.26 no.6
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    • pp.597-602
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    • 2005
  • The Late Quaternary palynoflora from an archaeological site in Piseo-ri, Muan, Korea consists predominately of deciduous broadleaved angiosperms and subordinately of herbs and conifers. Dominant taxa are Polypodiaceae, Taxodiaceae-Cupressaceae-Taxaceae, Alnus, Carpinus, deciduous Quercus, Compositae and Gramineae. The palynoflora dated 43,000-18,000 yr BP, corresponding to the last glacial period, is similar to the modern vegetation of the cool temperate deciduous broadleaved forest in the middle part of the Korean Peninsula. Based on palynofloral composition, three palynozones are recognized. Zone I represents a cool temperate deciduous broadleaved forest, composed of Polypodiaceae, Taxodiaceae-Cupressaceae-Taxaceae, Alnus and D. Quercus, and is characterized by persistent occurrence of warm temperate taxa. Zone II shows drastic decrease in Polypodiaceae, Taxodiaceae-Cupressaceae-Taxaceae, and increase in herbs. This zone reflects a cool temperate deciduous broadleaved forest with scattered open grasslands. Zone III is characterized by dominance in herbs and increase in conifers. The palynofloral composition suggests a cool temperate climate, and variation in occurrences of main taxa indicates that climatic conditions gradually became cold and dry.

Evaluation of the Geological Heritages in Ulsan Area, Korea (울산 지역 지질유산의 가치평가)

  • Sujin Ha;Yong-Un Chae;Hee-Cheol Kang;Hyoun Soo Lim
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.43 no.6
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    • pp.749-761
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    • 2022
  • As the number of National and UNESCO Global Geoparks has increased, awareness of geological heritage and local government interests have also increased. In this study, data from the geological heritage sites in the Ulsan area were summarized, a practical use plan for geological heritage was prepared based on the assessment results, and the expected effects were also presented. The value for 33 of 112 geological heritage sites identified through literature surveys was evaluated. In terms of the geological heritage types in Ulsan, there were two geological, one geomorphological, and thirty mixed-heritage sites. In the context of the geological heritage of Ulsan, rivers and coastal topography were found to be dominant, and various geomorphological and geological features, such as fossils, folds, faults, shear zones, minerals, and ore deposits are included. Based on the assessment results, there were three, eighteen, nine, and three sites in Classes I, II, III, and IV, respectively. Considering the intrinsic and subsidiary values of geological heritage, the Gangdong Coast, Jujeon Coast, Taehwagang area, Daewangam area, the Daegokri-Cheonjeonri track sites, and Mujechineup are likely to be listed as potential geosites. When the endorsement of the geopark has been promoted alongside these geosites, it can contribute to the sustainable preservation and maintenance of the geosites, satisfy the demand for science education through geo-education, and support the sustainable development of the local economy following the detailed standards for geopark certification in the Natural Parks Act. This is expected to increase the brand value of Ulsan Metropolitan City.

A Development for Sea Surface Salinity Algorithm Using GOCI in the East China Sea (GOCI를 이용한 동중국해 표층 염분 산출 알고리즘 개발)

  • Kim, Dae-Won;Kim, So-Hyun;Jo, Young-Heon
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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    • v.37 no.5_2
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    • pp.1307-1315
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    • 2021
  • The Changjiang Diluted Water (CDW) spreads over the East China Sea every summer and significantly affects the sea surface salinity changes in the seas around Jeju Island and the southern coast of Korea peninsula. Sometimes its effect extends to the eastern coast of Korea peninsula through the Korea Strait. Specifically, the CDW has a significant impact on marine physics and ecology and causes damage to fisheries and aquaculture. However, due to the limited field surveys, continuous observation of the CDW in the East China Sea is practically difficult. Many studies have been conducted using satellite measurements to monitor CDW distribution in near-real time. In this study, an algorithm for estimating Sea Surface Salinity (SSS) in the East China Sea was developed using the Geostationary Ocean Color Imager (GOCI). The Multilayer Perceptron Neural Network (MPNN) method was employed for developing an algorithm, and Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) SSS data was selected for the output. In the previous study, an algorithm for estimating SSS using GOCI was trained by 2016 observation data. By comparison, the train data period was extended from 2015 to 2020 to improve the algorithm performance. The validation results with the National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS) serial oceanographic observation data from 2011 to 2019 show 0.61 of coefficient of determination (R2) and 1.08 psu of Root Mean Square Errors (RMSE). This study was carried out to develop an algorithm for monitoring the surface salinity of the East China Sea using GOCI and is expected to contribute to the development of the algorithm for estimating SSS by using GOCI-II.

Analysis of the Restoration Actual Conditions on the Quarries II (토석채취지의 복구 실태 분석 II)

  • Park, Jae Hyeon
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.101 no.4
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    • pp.558-566
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    • 2012
  • This study was conducted to offer preliminary data for a natural restoration by the actual condition survey of quarries after extracting rock materials. The mountain restoration area according to a farming and fishing village organize project was restored by green landscape after quarry. However, planting tree species were died due to poor maintenance and administration after restoration works and surface soil loss and erosion occurred during a summer rainfall season because of poor slope greening. It will be needed to review restoration constructions to establish a natural friendly and flawless construction through the selection of optimum restoration works and the examination of soil and geological characteristics. In addition, it is necessary to apply cost-reducing program of restoration constructions. Quarry areas could be restored by the selection of simple and optimum construction works because the most areas were dominant in earth-sand rocks, soft-rocks, and weather-rocks. In addition, the restoration construction project should be examined thoroughly by restoration specialists during green restoration planning and review processes.

GOCI-II Based Low Sea Surface Salinity and Hourly Variation by Typhoon Hinnamnor (GOCI-II 기반 저염분수 산출과 태풍 힌남노에 의한 시간별 염분 변화)

  • So-Hyun Kim;Dae-Won Kim;Young-Heon Jo
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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    • v.39 no.6_2
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    • pp.1605-1613
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    • 2023
  • The physical properties of the ocean interior are determined by temperature and salinity. To observe them, we rely on satellite observations for broad regions of oceans. However, the satellite for salinity measurement, Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP), has low temporal and spatial resolutions; thus, more is needed to resolve the fast-changing coastal environment. To overcome these limitations, the algorithm to use the Geostationary Ocean Color Imager-II (GOCI-II) of the Geo-Kompsat-2B (GK-2B) was developed as the inputs for a Multi-layer Perceptron Neural Network (MPNN). The result shows that coefficient of determination (R2), root mean square error (RMSE), and relative root mean square error (RRMSE) between GOCI-II based sea surface salinity (SSS) (GOCI-II SSS) and SMAP was 0.94, 0.58 psu, and 1.87%, respectively. Furthermore, the spatial variation of GOCI-II SSS was also very uniform, with over 0.8 of R2 and less than 1 psu of RMSE. In addition, GOCI-II SSS was also compared with SSS of Ieodo Ocean Research Station (I-ORS), suggesting that the result was slightly low, which was further analyzed for the following reasons. We further illustrated the valuable information of high spatial and temporal variation of GOCI-II SSS to analyze SSS variation by the 11th typhoon, Hinnamnor, in 2022. We used the mean and standard deviation (STD) of one day of GOCI-II SSS, revealing the high spatial and temporal changes. Thus, this study will shed light on the research for monitoring the highly changing marine environment.

Aerodynamic control capability of a wing-flap in hypersonic, rarefied regime: Part II

  • Zuppardi, Gennaro;Vangone, Daniele
    • Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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    • v.4 no.5
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    • pp.503-514
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    • 2017
  • The attitude control of an aircraft is usually fulfilled by means of thrusters at high altitudes. Therefore, the possibility of using also aerodynamic surfaces would produce the advantage of reducing the amount of fuel for the thrusters to be loaded on board. For this purpose, Zuppardi already considered some aerodynamic problems linked to the use of a wing flap in a previous paper. A NACA 0010 airfoil with a trailing edge flap of 35% of the chord, in the range of angle of attack 0-40 deg and flap deflections up to 30 deg was investigated. Computer tests were carried out in hypersonic, rarefied flow by a direct simulation Monte Carlo code at the altitudes of 65 and 85 km of Earth Atmosphere. The present work continues this subject, considering the same airfoil and free stream conditions but two flap extensions of 45% and 25% of the chord and two flap deflections of 15 and 30 deg. The main purpose is to compare the influence of the flap dimension with that of the flap deflection. The present analysis is carried out in terms of: 1) percentage variation of the global aerodynamic coefficients with respect to the no-flap configuration, 2) increment of pressure and heat flux on the airfoil lower surface due to the Shock Wave-Shock Wave Interaction (SWSWI) with respect to the same quantities with no SWSWI or in no-flap configuration, 3) flap hinge moment. Issues 2) and 3) are important for the design of the mechanical and thermal protection system and of the flap actuator, respectively. Under the above mentioned test and geometrical conditions, the flap deflection is aerodynamically more effective than the flap extension, because it involves higher variation of the aerodynamic coefficients. However, tests verify that a smaller deflection angle involves the advantage of a smaller increment of pressure and heat flux on the airfoil lower surface, due to SWSWI, as well as a smaller hinge moment.

Variability of the Coastal Current off Uljin in Summer 2006 (2006년 하계 울진 연안 해류의 변동성)

  • Lee, Jae Chul;Chang, Kyung-Il
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.36 no.2
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    • pp.165-177
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    • 2014
  • In an effort to investigate the structure and variability of the coastal current in the East Sea, a moored ADCP observation was conducted off Uljin from late May to mid-October 2006. Owing to the transition of season from summer to autumn, the features of the current and wind can be divided into two parts. Until mid-August (Part-I), a southward flow is dominant at all depths with a mean alongshore velocity of 4.2~8.9 cm/s but northward winds are not strong enough to reverse the near-surface current. During Part-II, a strong northward current occurs frequently in the upper layer but winds are predominantly southward including two typhoons that have deep-reaching influence. Profile of mean velocity has three layers with a northward velocity embedded at 12~28 m depth. The near-surface current of Part-II significantly coheres with winds at 4-8 day periods with a phase lag of about 12 hours. The modal structure of the current obtained by EOF analysis is: (1) Mode-1, having 83.6% of total variance, represents the current in the same direction at all depths corresponding to the southward North Korean Cold Current (NKCC). (2) Mode-2 (11.7%) reveals a two-layer structure that can be explained by the northward East Korean Warm Current (EKWC) in the upper layer and NKCC in the lower. (3) Mode-3 (2.6%) has three layers, in which the EKWC is reversed near the surface by opposing winds. This mode is particularly similar to the mean velocity profile of Part-II.

위성 영상과 해양 실측 자료를 활용한 부유사 농도 추정식 유도

  • Lee, Min-Seon;Park, Gyeong-Ae;Jeong, Jong-Ryul;Seo, Gang-Seon;An, Yu-Hwan;Mun, Jeong-Eon
    • 한국지구과학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2010.04a
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    • pp.136-136
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    • 2010
  • 해색원격탐사에서 해수 type을 광학적 성질에 따라 Case-I water와 Case-II water로 구분한다. Case-I water는 기본적으로 조류 세포 및 그 쇄설물 그리고 미량의 용존 유기물을 포함하며, 맑은 해수인 대양이 이에 속한다. Case-II water는 부유 무기입자, 육상 기원입자 및 높은 용존 유기물 농도, 인간이 만든 유입물을 포함한 탁한 해수이며, 연안 해역의 해수가 이에 속한다(Gordon, 1983). Case-II water에 속하는 연안 해역의 부유사 농도는 해양 연안 환경 변화를 모니터링 할 수 있는 중요한 지표 중 하나이다. 부유사가 연안 환경, 연안 양식장, 어장 환경에 어떤 영향을 주는지 파악할 수 있다. 채수를 통하여 부유사 농도를 추정하는 것은 시간적 경제적 제약이 따른다. 하지만 위성자료와 실측 자료간의 상관관계가 잘 나타나는 계수를 유도하면, 실측없이 위성영상만 있으면 연속적인 부유사 농도 분포를 볼 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. 이런 목적으로 Landsat ETM+ 자료를 이용하여 광양만의 표층 부유사 농도를 추정하였다. 위성 통과시간에 맞춰 2009년 9월 22일과 11월 25일 2차례에 걸쳐 부유사 농도와 반사도를 광양만 16개 정점에서 측정하였다. 부유사 농도는 표층의 해수를 채수하여 GF/F 필터를 이용해 측정되었고, 반사도는 Spectroradiometer를 사용하여 350nm부터 1050nm까지 1nm 간격으로 측정되었다. Landsat ETM+ 자료와 실측 반사도는 원격반사도 $R_{rs}$로 변환되었고, 두 가지 $R_{rs}$를 실측 부유사 농도와 비교하여 부유사 농도 산출 계수를 유도하였다. 경험적으로 구한 계수를 사용하여 위성영상을 부유사 농도로 계산하였으며, 이는 같은 날의 실측 부유사 농도와 비슷한 공간분포를 나타내었다.

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Landslide susceptibility mapping and validation using the GIS and Bayesian probability model in Boeun (GIS 및 원격탐사를 이용한 2002년 강릉지역 태풍 루사로 인한 산사태 연구 (II) - 확률기법을 이용한 강릉지역 산사태 취약성 분석 및 교차 검증)

  • 이명진;이사로;원중선
    • Proceedings of the Korean Association of Geographic Inforamtion Studies Conference
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    • 2004.03a
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    • pp.481-486
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    • 2004
  • 본 연구에서는 분석된 산사태 발생원인을 근거로 산사태 발생 가능 지역에 대한 산사태 발생원인에 대한 등급값을 이용하여, 인접한 연구지역에 교차 적용하여 위험성을 평가하여 취약성도를 작성하고 산사태 피해 예방을 위한 방재 사업, 국토개발 계획 및 건설계획을 위한 기초 자료로 적용 및 활용할 수 있도록 하였다. 연구대상 지역은 여름철 집중호우시 산사태가 많이 발생하는 지역으로 정하였으며, 행정구상으로 강원도 강릉시 사천면 사기막리와 주문진읍 삼교리에 해당한다. 산사태가 발생할 수 있는 요인으로 지형도로부터 경사, 경사방향, 곡률, 수계추출을, 정밀토양도로부터 토질, 모재, 배수, 유효토심, 지형을, 임상도로부터 임상, 경급, 영급, 밀도를, 지질도로부터 암상을, Landsat TM 영상으로부터 토지이용도와 추출하여 격자화 하였으며, 아리랑1호 영상으로부터 선구조를 추출하여 l00m 간격으로 버퍼링한 후 격자화 하였다. 이렇게 구축된 산사태 발생 위치 및 발생요인 데이터베이스를 이용, Frequence ratio를 이용하여 각 요소간의 분류를 산사태와의 상관관계를 바탕으로 취약성도를 구하였다. 그리고 계산된 산사태 취약성 지수의 기존 산사태 발생을 설명하는 능력을 정량적으로 표현하기 위하여 추정능력을 계산하였다 또한 이를 교차적용 하여 산사태 취약성도를 각각의 경우에 맞게 만들었다 이러한 평가는 산사태 피해 예방을 위한 방재 사업, 국토개발 계획, 건설계획 등에 기초자료로서 적용 및 활용될 수 있다.

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Alanine and serine functionalized magnetic nano-based particles for sorption of Nd(III) and Yb(III)

  • Galhoum, Ahmed A.;Mahfouz, Mohammad G.;Atia, Asem A.;Gomaa, Nabawia A.;Abdel-Rehem, Sayed T.;Vincent, Thierry;Guibal, Eric
    • Advances in environmental research
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.1-18
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    • 2016
  • Magnetic nano-based sorbents have been synthesized for the recovery of two rare earth elements (REE: Nd(III) and Yb(III)). The magnetic nano-based particles are synthesized by a one-pot hydrothermal procedure involving co-precipitation under thermal conditions of Fe(III) and Fe(II) salts in the presence of chitosan. The composite magnetic/chitosan material is crosslinked with epichlorohydrin and modified by grafting alanine and serine amine-acids. These materials are tested for the binding of Nd(III) (light REE) and Yb(III) (heavy REE) through the study of pH effect, sorption isotherms, uptake kinetics, metal desorption and sorbent recycling. Sorption isotherms are well fitted by the Langmuir equation: the maximum sorption capacities range between 9 and 18 mg REE $g^{-1}$ (at pH 5). The sorption mechanism is endothermic (positive value of ${\Delta}H^{\circ}$) and contributes to increase the randomness of the system (positive value of ${\Delta}S^{\circ}$). The fast uptake kinetics can be described by the pseudo-second order rate equation: the equilibrium is reached within 4 hours of contact. The sub-micron size of sorbent particles strongly reduces the contribution of resistance to intraparticle diffusion in the control of uptake kinetics. Metal desorption using acidified thiourea solutions allows maintaining sorption efficiency for at least four successive cycles with limited loss in sorption capacity.