• 환경영향평가
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.341-348
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• 2003

Seasonal characteristics of water quality and effect of the freshwater discharge during open the tide embankment in Haechang Bay were evaluated. In the freshwater, where interior of the tide embankment, COD and Chl-a exceeded about 4mg/L and $10mg/m^3$, respectively, independent of season, while in the seawater they showed high values in April and July in contrast to the other period due to input of freshwater and increase of phytoplankton, respectively. The content of seawater inorganic nitrogen maintained a relatively high level at inner part of the bay, whereas high values of inorganic phosphorus content was distributed at all over the bay. The limiting factor for algal growth was nitrogen with respect to the N/P ratio. The compass of influence by the freshwater discharge in April was quite different with water pollutants. As a result of the salinity variation with time, the freshwater extended strongly to offshore from the surface layer without mixing with depth when open the tide embankment, and reached within about one hour at a station which is 3.5km from the tide embankment. To effective water quality management of Haechang Bay, discharge rate and pollutant loads should be controlled.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2023년도 학술발표회
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• pp.519-519
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• 2023

Estuarine dams are a recent and global phenomenon. While estuarine dams can provide the benefit of improved freshwater resources, they can also alter estuarine processes. Due to the wide range of estuarine types and estuarine dam configurations, the effect of estuarine dams on estuaries is not well understood in general. To develop a systematic understanding of the effect of estuarine dam location and freshwater discharge interval on a range of estuarine types (strongly stratified, partially mixed, periodically stratified, and well-mixed), this study used a coupled hydrodynamic-sediment dynamic numerical model (COAWST) and compared flow, sediment transport, and morphological conditions in the pre- and post-dam estuaries. For each estuarine type, scenarios with dam locations at 20, 55 and 90 km from the mouth and discharge intervals of a discharge every 0.5, 3, and 7 days were investigated. The results were analyzed in terms of change in tide, river discharge, estuarine classification, and sediment flux mechanism. The estuarine dam location primarily affected the tide-dominated estuaries, and the resonance length was an important length scale affecting the tidal currents and Stokes return flow. When the location was less than the resonance length, the tidal currents and Stokes return flow were most reduced due to the loss of tidal prism, the dead-end channel, and the shift from mixed to standing tides. The discharge interval primarily affected the river-dominated estuaries, and the tidal cycle period was an important time scale. When the interval was greater than the tidal cycle period, notable seaward discharge pulses and freshwater fronts occurred. Dams located near the mouth with large discharge interval differed the most from their pre-dam condition based on the estuarine classification. Greater discharge intervals, associated with large discharge magnitudes, resulted in scour and seaward sediment flux in the river-dominated estuaries, and the dam located near the resonance length resulted in the greatest landward tidal pumping sediment flux and deposition in the tide-dominated estuaries.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.270-276
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• 2014

Seasonal characteristics of water and sediment qualities and potential effects of the freshwater discharge from a small tide embankment interior in a coastal area in Goheung county were investigated from May to September in 2012. Chemical oxygen demand values (COD) were mostly higher than 2 mg/L in summer ebb tide, which exceed the standard value of water quality criteria II of acceptable level for aquaculture activities. Nitrogen and phosphorus were found as the limiting nutrients for algae growth in summer and fall and in spring, respectively. Nitrogen was the limiting nutrient for diatom growth in the whole studied period. The sudden high values of COD, ammonia, dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN), dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP) were found in water sample collected from station 5 which located in front of the tide embankment sluice gate during spring ebb tide. The freshwater discharge form the tide embankment interior maybe affected the survey areas during a short time interval. Mean values of eutrophication index of the surveyed coastal region in spring, summer and fall were all bigger than 1. Water quality was mostly considered at level II which acceptable for aquaculture activities. Sediment quality in this study was generally in the range of standard for fisheries environment.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.91-101
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• 2003

Boryeong Seadike located at southwestern seashore of Korean peninsula completed in 1997. Sluice gate operation can be an important factor to maintain lake water quality and reduce retaining time of pollutants within lake. The lake water quality simulation model, WASPS was adopted and tested to find out proper gate operation timing and discharge amount. From the simulation of sluice gate operation, the results showed that the later the time of discharge for loosing 1 day successively to 6 days, the better the quality of water. Discharge amount showed relatively minor changes of water quality. This means that pollutants flowed into lake from watershed do not have enough time to mix up with deep water when the gate opened at early time. About 3 days delay of discharge caused the dilution effect to stabilize the lake water quality in case of Boryeong freshwater lake.

• 한국해양생명과학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.72-80
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• 2020

영산강 하구는 1981년에 농지 및 농업용수 개발을 위해 하굿둑이 건설되면서 인위적인 변형이 이루어진 시스템으로 하굿둑을 중심으로 담수역과 해수역으로 분리되었다. 하지만 여름철에는 잦은 강우로 인해 수문이 자주 개방되고, 개방 시에 담수가 해수역으로 방류되면서 기수역의 특성을 보이기도 한다. 본 연구에서는 담수 방류의 직접적인 영향을 파악하기 위해 2013년부터 2015년까지 여름철 동안 담수 방류 전후로 일간 모니터링을 실시하여 하계 식물플랑크톤 크기구조와 환경여건 변화를 파악하고자 하였다. 그 결과, 담수 방류는 급격한 염분감소와 탁도를 증가시켜 표층의 용존산소도 감소시키는 것으로 나타났다. 다만 조사 전까지 방류가 지속적으로 이루어진 2014년에는 이미 염분이 감소한 상황이어서 추가적인 방류로 인한 염분의 감소는 나타나지 않았다. 영양염 중에서는 특히 질소성 영양염의 유입이 크게 나타났고, 이로 인해 질소의 상대적 제한 보다는 인이나 규소의 제한 가능성이 크게 나타났다. 식물플랑크톤 생체량 및 크기구조는 연도별로 상이한 결과를 보였으나 결과적으로 담수 방류에 따라 변화를 초래하였고, 방류 후에도 어느 정도 그 경향이 유지되었다. 결론적으로 불규칙적이고 예측이 어려운 담수 방류는 염분, 탁도, 영양염 농도 등의 환경요인뿐만 아니라 식물플랑크톤의 생체량 및 크기구조를 단기적으로 크게 변화시키는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 변화는 적조와 같은 유해조류발생(HABs) 뿐만 아니라, 먹이량 및 미세먹이망 변화를 통해 상위소비자 그리고 먹이망 구조에도 영향을 미칠 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.89-95
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• 2019

낙동강 하구에서 연속관측 자료를 바탕으로 담수의 방류와 수온 및 염분의 시간에 따른 반응을 조사하였다. 낙동강 하구 서쪽 해역에 계류형 센서를 설치하고 2017년 4월 1일부터 2018년 3월 31일까지 10분 간격으로 수온과 염분을 측정하였다. 담수의 방류량은 평상시에 $200m^3\;s^{-1}\;d^{-1}$ 이하로 유지되었으나, 풍수기에는 $500{\sim}1000m^3\;s^{-1}\;d^{-1}$ 이상의 많은 양의 담수가 빈번하게 방류되었다. 담수의 방류는 대조기에는 간조를 전후하여 발생하였고, 소조기 동안에는 계속적으로 일어났다. 평상시에 수온과 염분은 소조기 동안 큰 변동 없이 안정되는 경향을 보이는 반면에, 대조기에는 방류주기에 따라 규칙적인 변동을 나타내었다. 연구기간 동안 염분은 평균 29이었으며, 평상시에 염분 농도는 평균 이상으로 유지되었고 일시적인 감소 이후에도 빠르게 회복되었다. 풍수기에는 약 3개월 동안 평균 이하의 저염환경이 지속되었다. 이러한 결과는 담수의 방류량뿐만 아니라 방류의 지속시간과 대량 방류의 빈도가 낙동강 하구의 표층 수온과 염분의 변동성에 영향을 미치는 중요한 요인이 된다는 것을 의미한다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.13-27
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• 2022

The Yeongsan River estuary was altered by a sea dike built in 1981 and the sluice gates in the dike were extended recently in 2014. The construction has caused changes in water properties and hydrodynamics and also produced disturbances including hypoxia and algal blooms. We analyzed the water quality and chlorophyll-a data (2009-2018) collected seasonally at 3 stations (Sts. 1-3) along the channel of the estuary by the Marine Environmental Monitoring System. Variations in water quality and chlorophyll-a (an index of phytoplankton biomass) were examined and their stressors were also identified by statistics including correlation and multivariate principal component analyses (PCA). The water quality was mainly affected by freshwater discharge from the dike. Salinity, nutrients and chlorophyll-a were especially affected by the discharge and the effect enhanced during summer and at the upper region near the sea dike decreasing downstream. Three factors were extracted for each station in the PCA accounting for 66.07-72.42% of the variations. The first was an external factor associated with freshwater discharge and the second and third were seasonal or biological factors. The results indicate that the water quality is more affected by short-termed and episodic events such as freshwater discharge than seasonal events and the influence of freshwater discharge on water quality is more extensive than that previously reported. This suggests that the boundary of the estuary should be extended to take into account the findings of this study and a management strategy linked to the freshwater zone is required to manage the integrity and water quality of the Yeongsan River estuary.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제19권11호
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• pp.1323-1336
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• 2010

This study was carried out to determine marine environments and phytoplankton community around Mokpo harbour on March to November during the period of 2004-2009. The remarkable fluctuations of marine environments were shown around Mokpo harbour depending on monthly and yearly. Among seasons, summer was a great that was associated with extremely releasing the freshwater from Youngsan River Weir, contributing to effect the fluctuations of water quality. Nevertheless of monthly and yearly, the molecular ratio of N:P was always shown in above 16 that was mainly attributed to freshwater discharge on March to November. This indicates that phosphorus playes an important role in limiting factor as growth in phytoplankton. During this study, Skeletonema costatum was found to be richer than the other groups of diatoms in terms of abundance and species number. Mokpo harbour, with the presence of a narrow avenue for exchange with offshore waters, has limited growth in phytoplankton, but this species is able to well adapt and fast grow under even high level of suspended solid and low intensity of light compared with other species. The discharge of freshwater is associated with significantly fluctuation of marine environments in this region, but it does not affect the quantitative and qualitative distribution of phytoplankton. It is necessary to persistently monitor based on water quality and phytoplankton community.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.33-42
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• 2004

Effect of freshwater discharge on the long-term salt balance in the Northern and Central Indian River Lagoon (IRL) is successfully simulated by a new analytical solution to a water balance-based one-dimensional salt conservation equation. Sensitivity tests show that the salinity levels drop abruptly even during the dry season (November to May) due to the high surface runoff discharge caused by tropical storms, depressions, and passage of cold fronts. Increasing surface runoff and direct precipitation has risen by ten times, lowering the salinity level down to 12psu in the Northern Central zone, and to 17 psu in the Northern zone. However, the salinity level in the Southern Central zone has decreased to 25 psu. High sensitivity of the Northern Central zone to freshwater discharge can be partially explained by a rapid urbanization in this zone. During the dry season, less sensitivity of the Southern Central zone to the increased surface runoff is attributed to the proximity of the zone to the Sebastian Inlet and a strong diffusion condition possibly resulting from the seawater intrusion to the surficial aquifer at the Vero Beach. During the wet season, however, the whole study area is highly sensitive to freshwater discharge due to the weak diffusion conditions. High sensitivity of the IRL to the given diffusion conditions guarantees that the fresh-water release occurs during strong wind conditions, achieving both flood control in the drainage basin and a proper salinity regime in the IRL.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.246-253
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• 2011

낙동강 하구역에서 홍수기 전후에 저서동물군집 영향을 알아보기 위한 조사에서, 저서환경은 대부분 지역에서 사질 퇴적상이 우세하였으며, 일부 수로 지역에서 복잡한 퇴적상을 나타냈다. 홍수기 방류에 의한 공간에 따른 퇴적상 변화는 관찰되지 않았으며, 홍수기 이후 하구역 상부에서 유기물이 소량 증가하였다. 저서생물 종조성은 공간적으로 차이를 보였는데, 홍수기 이후에 배수갑문 근처 지역에서 종조성이 감소하였다. 군집분석 결과는 3개 군집구조가 나타났으며, 하구역 하부에 위치한 사주를 기준으로 공간적 구배를 나타냈다. 사주 상부에는 Sinocorophium sinensis, Magelona japonica, Heteromastus filiformis 등 유기오염 기회종들이 우점하였다. 기회종이 디수 출현한 것은 낙동강 하구둑 주변에 서식하는 저서동물이 방류로 인한 유기물 유입 영향에 따른 것으로 해석되며, 방류로 인한 영향은 방조제 부근에서 사주지역까지 나타났고, 사주 바깥지역은 대량방류로 인한 저서동물의 종조성 변화는 관찰되지 않았다.