• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.151-161
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• 2018

Understanding solar influences on extreme weather is important. Insight into the causes of extreme weather events, including the solar-terrestrial connection, would allow better preparation for these events and help minimize the damage caused by disasters that threaten the human population. In this study, we examined category three, four, and five tropical cyclones that occurred in the western North Pacific Ocean from 1977 to 2016. We compared long-term trends in the positions of tropical cyclone occurrence and development with variations of the observed sunspot area, the solar North-South asymmetry, and the southern oscillation index (SOI). We found that tropical cyclones formed, had their maximum intensity, and terminated more northward in latitude and more westward in longitude over the period analyzed; they also became stronger during that period. It was found that tropical cyclones cannot be correlated or anti-correlated with the solar cycle. No evidence showing that properties (including positions of occurrence/development and other characteristics) of tropical cyclones are modulated by solar activity was found, at least not in terms of a spectral analysis using the wavelet transform method.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.69-75
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• 2023

연구목적: 지속되는 기후변화에 의한 풍수해 등의 발생 빈도와 강도가 증가하고 있어 극한 기상현상이 지역 특성 및 상황에 따라 재난으로 이어지는 위험성이 높아지고 있어 기상 관련 긴급정보를 사용자 및 사용자 환경에 맞추어 신속하게 제공할 필요가 있다. 연구방법: 기상 재난에 의한 피해 위험 지역 거주 주민과 재난 현장에서 재난에 대응하는 방재 관계기관 등 특정 사용자의 요구에 특화된 맞춤형 기상긴급정보를 전달하기 위한 기상긴급정보전달시스템의 1단계 시스템이 개발되고 인공지능을 활용한 긴급성 식별 방안이 연구되었다. 시범연구로 극한 기상에 의한 재난 뉴스기사를 분석하고 심각성을 식별하여 관련된 기상 특보와 연계하는 방안을 제안하고자 하였다. 연구결과: 1단계 기상긴급정보 전달시스템이 개발되었고 보다 광범위한 자료 분석을 통해 유용한 정보를 추가할 수 있는 방안이 제시되었다. 결론: 기상긴급정보의 직접적이며 신속한 제공을 통해 극한기상에 의한 재난 피해를 줄 일 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.91-110
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• 2020

The reliability of structures is affected by various impacts that generally have a negative effect, from extreme weather conditions, due to climate change to natural or man-made hazards. In recent years, extreme loading has had an enormous impact on the resilience of structures as one of the most important characteristics of the sound design of structures, besides the structural integrity and robustness. Resilience can be defined as the ability of the structure to absorb or avoid damage without suffering complete failure, and it can be chosen as the main objective of design, maintenance and restoration for structures and infrastructure. The latter needs further clarification (which is done in this paper), to achieve the clarity of goals compared to robustness which is defined in Eurocode EN 1991-1-7 as: "the ability of a structure to withstand events like fire, explosions, impact or the consequences of human error, without being damaged to an extent disproportionate to the original cause". Many existing structures are more vulnerable to the natural or man-made hazards due to their material deterioration, and a further decrease of its loadbearing capacity, modifying the structural performance and functionality and, subsequently, the system resilience. Due to currently frequent extreme events, the design philosophy is shifting from Performance-Based Design to Resilience-Based Design and from unit to system (community) resilience. The paper provides an overview of such design evolution with indicative needs for Resilience-Based Design giving few conducted examples.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2012년도 학술발표회
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• pp.258-258
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• 2012

In frequency analyses of hydrological data, it is necessary for the interested variables to be homogenous and independent. However, recent evidences have shown that the occurrence of extreme hydro-meteorological events is influenced by large-scale climate variability, and the assumption of homogeneity does not generally hold anymore. Therefore, in order to associate the non-homogenous characteristics of hydro-meteorological variables, we propose the parameter estimation method of probability models using meta-heuristic algorithms, specifically harmony search. All the weather stations in South Korea were employed to demonstrate the performance of the proposed approaches. The results showed that the proposed parameter estimation method using harmony search is a comparativealternative for the probability distribution of the non-homogenous hydro-meteorological variables data.

• 한국농림기상학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농림기상학회 2014년도 추계 학술발표논문집
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• pp.1-24
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• 2014

2012년 상반기 미국의 옥수수 생산량은 재배면적의 증가 등으로 20% 이상 증가할 것으로 예측되었다. 하지만 2012년 봄 미국의 폭염과 가뭄이 발생하였고, 그 현상이 지속될 것으로 예측되면서 많은 경제학자들, 국제곡물수급 관련 전문가들은 미국의 옥수수 생산량이 감소할 것으로 예측했다. 실제로, 2013년 미국 농무부 (USDA)의 작물생산 총 보고서에서 2012년 미국 폭염과 가뭄으로 미국의 2012년 옥수수 생산량은 2011년에 비해 20% 감소했다고 발표했다. 많은 연구에서 곡물 생산량을 예측하지만 기상이변과 함께 작물의 생물학적 반응뿐 아니라 경제모형이 결합된 연구는 많지 않다. 본 연구에서는 기상이변과 작물모형, 경제모형을 결기상합하여 미국의 최대 옥수수 생산지역의 옥수수 생산량을 예측하고 생산량의 변화가 개발도상국의 식량안보에 어떤 영향을 줄 것인가를 예측하였다. 기상이변 시나리오를 재현하기 위해 미국 NOAA의 NCDC에서 미국의 폭염 발생 연도의 정보를 획득하고 해당 연도에 대하여 미국 전역의 기상관측소에서 6월부터 8월까지의 월별 일 기상자료 (최고 및 최저기온, 강수량)를 수집하였으며 기준연도 (1950-2000)에 산술평균 방법으로 폭염/가뭄 정보를 적용했다. 미래 시나리오 (2050)는 CGIAR의 CCAFS에서 $CO_2$ emission scenario에 따라 A1B와 B1, 전지구 모형에 따라 CSIRO-MK 3와 MIROC 3.2를 다운로드하였으며, 해상도는 5 arc-minutes (적도에서 10km)이다. 작물모형 (CERES-Maize)으로부터 출력된 옥수수의 생물리학적 결과는 경제모형의 단위 (FPU)로 다시 정리되어 사회경제, 정책과 농업생산을 예측하기 위해 글로벌 경제모형 (IMPACT2)에 입력되었다. 작물모형에서 기준연도에 비해 미국 폭염과 가뭄에 의한 옥수수 생산량은 29% 감소할 것으로 예측되었다. 미래 시나리오 B1의 CSIRO-MK 3과 MIROC 3.2에서는 36% 감소할 것으로 예측되었으며, A1B의 CSIRO-MK 3에서는 38%, MIROC 3.2에서는 58% 감소할 것으로 나타났다. 미국의 기상이변으로 인한 옥수수 생산량의 감소는 전세계 옥수수 시장에 부정적 영향을 끼칠 것으로 예상되면서 세계 옥수수 소비의 감소로 이어질 것으로 예측되었다. 사하라 사막 이남 아프리카 (SSA)의 나라들에서 가장 많은 기아인구가 발생하고 그 외 남아시아와 라틴 아메리카, Caribbean 지역의 나라들에서 기아와 함께 식량 불안이 증가할 것으로 나타났다. 옥수수를 매일 섭취하는 사람들은 옥수수 생산량 감소에서 비롯된 옥수수 소비 감소에 즉각적으로 반응하지 못함으로써 영양불균형에 처하는 등 식량수급의 불안정은 이러한 개발도상국 지역에서 계속 악화될 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제50권11호
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• pp.735-743
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• 2017

기후변화에 대한 우려와 함께 증가하고 있는 극한호우의 피해를 줄이기 위해서는 호우사상 발생 이전에 홍수위험을 미리 파악하여 피해를 대비할 시간을 늘리는 것이 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 기상청 동네예보를 기반으로 하는 간단한 확률적 홍수위험 산정방법을 제시하였다. 예보강수를 조건부로 하는 6시간 강수량의 확률밀도함수를 이용해 다수의 임의 강수량을 생성한 후 추계학적 모형으로 1시간 단위로 분해하여 간단한 강우-유출모형에 입력하는 방법을 사용하였다. 보청천 유역의 2017년 주요 강우사상에 제안된 방법을 적용한 결과, 7월 4일 최대홍수량이 나타났던 사상에 대해서는 예보강수를 이용한 모의는 홍수위험을 과소평가하였음을 확인하였고 반면 8월 15일 사상에 대한 동네예보는 강수량을 다소 과대추정 하였지만 홍수위험을 충분히 알릴 수 있는 정보로 평가되었다. 본 연구는 확정론적 모형과 확률론적 강수량을 결합하여 기상예보의 불확실성을 고려한 자료기반 홍수위험도 산정방법을 제시한다.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2020년도 학술발표회
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• pp.124-124
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• 2020

This study proposes a framework to evaluate extreme drought using the natural drought index and hot spot analysis. The study area was South Korea. Data were used from 59 automatic synoptic observing system stations. The variable infiltration capacity model was used for the period from 1981 to 2016. The natural drought index was constructed from precipitation, runoff and soil moisture data, which reflect the water cycle. The average interval, duration and severity of extreme drought events were determined following Run theory. The most extreme drought period occurred in 2014-2016, with 46 of 59 weather stations exhibition drought conditions and 78% exhibition extreme drought conditions. The Inje and Seosan station exhibited the longest drought duration of 6 months, and the most severe drought was 5 times higher than the extreme drought severity threshold. The hot spot analysis was used to explore the extreme drought conditions and showed an increasing trend in the middle and northeastern parts of South Korea. Overall, this study provides water resource managers with essential information about locations and significant trends of extreme drought.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.13-19
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• 2012

The Earth's surface temperature still continues to rise, and extreme weather phenomena such as heat waves, drought, and precipitation have been repeated every year. It is reported that international communities attribute the main cause of the Earth's surface temperature rise to the excessive use of the fossil energy. Recently, the damage caused by climate change is getting worse, and the place where we live is suffering the most. Cities have been continuously growing not only meeting the basic functions of human habitation, work and leisure but also being places for various economic and social activities. But Cities, the victims of climate change, have grown only considering human needs and convenience rather than predicting their physical and ecological systems(Albedo effects, urban microclimate, resources and energy of the circulatory system, etc). In other words, the cities offer the cause of the problems of climate change, and even worsen the extreme weather phenomena without coping with them. Therefore, it is urgent priorities to protect the climate, to prevent the causes of the extreme weather phenomena and to enhance the adaptive capacity for the worse weather events. This study is to derive the concept for adapting to these climate changes which can make cities escape from exposure to these climate change impacts and make themselves safer places to live. And it analyzes some European cities and present developing models to implement planning methods. In this study, the concept of the climate adaptive cities will be suggested to prepare the adaptation measures for urban planners, and climate change adaptation models will be presented by analyzing some preliminary cases.

• 한국제4기학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.47-54
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• 2003

Climate of Mongolia is a driven force on natural conditions as well as socio-economic development of the country. Due to the precariousness of climate conditions and traditional economic structure, natural disasters, specially disasters of meteorological and hydrological origin, have substantial effect upon the natural resources and socio-economic sectors of Mongolia. Mongolia's climate is characterized by high variability of weather parameters, and high frequency and magnitude of extreme climate and weather events. During the last few decades, climate of the country is changing significantly under the global warning. The annual mean air temperature for the whole territory of the country has increased by $1.56^{\circ}C$ during the last 60 years,. The winter temperature has increased by $1.56^{\circ}C$. These changes in temperature are spatially variable: winter warming is more pronounced in the high mountains and wide valleys between the mountains, and less so in the steppe and Gobi regions. There is a slight trend of increased precipitation during the last 60 years. The average precipitation rate is increased during 1940-1998 by 6%. This trend is not seasonally consistent: while summer precipitation increased by 11 %, spring precipitation decreased by 17. The climate change studies in Mongolia show that climate change will have a significant impact on natural resources such as water resources, natural rangeland, land use, snow cover, permafrost as well as major economic activities of arable farming, livestock, and society (i.e. human health, living standards, etc.) of Mongolia. Therefore, in new century, sustainable development of the country is defined by mitigating and adaptation policies of climate change. The objective of the presentation is to contribute one's idea in the how to reflect the changes in climate system and weather extreme events in the country's sustainable development concept.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.48-52
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• 2014

The air traffic are getting a lot of the impact of the weather delays, cancellations, etc. occur frequently. In particular, the phenomenon of global warming, extreme weather events have not experienced one after another and the various damage to users and operators are constantly occurring. In this respect, Take-off Minima of this study are presented need for standardization of ICAO Doc 9365(All Weather Operations). And Incheon International Airport to the introduction of a comprehensive improvement process will be introduced in the future to look forward to take advantage of domestic and international airport officials. In addition, implementation of the Take-off Minima to get direct and indirect economic effects, and will be introduced.