• Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.89-99
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is analysis of Korean peninsula aircraft turbulence using the numerical weather prediction model, KWRF with the various turbulence index and pilot weather report data. Compared with the pilot weather report data and Calculated the turbulence index using the KWRF model result, many turbulence index show the similar horizontal distribution, except for the TUB2 and VWS. The analysis of vertical structure of turbulence, there are some difference each turbulence index respectively, but severe turbulence turn up in 15,000ft almost turbulence index. above 20,000ft height, intensity of turbulence vary each turbulence index. Through this turbulence study, It is founded on the research and development of the Korean peninsula aircraft turbulence

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.42-54
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to analyze the aircraft icing index of Korean peninsula using the numerical weather prediction model, KWRF and pilot weather report data. As comparing the pilot weather report data with the calculated icing index using the KWRF model result, SCLW, RAP, and AFGWC index are more useful than any other index, and IC2, NAWAU, and RSID index are different case by case. But IC1, SID1 and SID2 index show that these overestimated severe icing in every vertical level. Through this icing study, it is expected that this study will help to develop the proper icing index of Korean peninsula.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.54-60
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is verification of threshold of the aircraft turbulence index and icing index using PIREPs and KWRF on Korean peninsula, to operational weather support. There is improvement in new threshold value made of the pilot weather report data and the turbulence and icing index from KWRF model result, using the ROC Diagram method. the accuracy is up to 0.6 compared with the precedent study result 0.5. Through this study, It is founded on the research and development of the Korean peninsula aircraft turbulence and icing.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.127-134
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• 2010

This study investigated the accuracy of mean sea level pressure(MSLP) predicted by weather models around Korean Peninsula during typhoon Manyi and Usagi period in 2007. The mesoscale regional model, RDAPS, KWRF with 30 and 10 km horizontal resolution and developed high-resolution WRF models with 9 and 3 km horizontal resolutions are used to predict the features of MSLP. The predicted MSLP aspects were verified using observed results from total 35 coastal stations including AWS and ocean buoy. Although 4 models showed the reasonable MLSP results during typhoon periods, the highest resolution, 3km WRF model show the most accurate MSLP results with maximum 69% and 60% improvement with comparisons of RDAPS and KWRF, respectively.

• Atmosphere
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.73-89
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• 2010

An updateable model output statistics (UMOS) system for daily maximum and minimum temperature ($T_M$ and $T_m$) over South Korea based on the Canadian UMOS system were developed and validated. RDAPS (regional data assimilation and prediction system) and KWRF (Korea WRF) which have quite different physics and dynamics were used for the development of UMOS system. The 20 most frequently selected potential predictors for each season, station, and forecast projection time from the 68 potential predictors of the MOS system, were used as potential predictors of the UMOS system. The UMOS equations were developed through the weighted blending of the new and old model data, with weights chosen to emphasize the new model data while including enough old model data to ensure stable equations and a smooth transition of dependency from the old model to the new model. The UMOS equations are being updated by every 7 days. The validation results of $T_M$ and $T_m$ showed that seasonal mean bias, RMSE, and correlation coefficients for the total forecast projection times are -0.41-0.17 K, 1.80-2.46 K, and 0.80-0.97, respectively. The performance is slightly better in autumn and winter than in spring and summer. Also the performance of UMOS system are clearly dependent on location, better at the coastal region than inland area. As in the MOS system, the performance of UMOS system is degraded as the forecast day increases.

• 한국지구과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.74-76
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• 2010

영동지방은 서쪽으로는 태백산맥이 남북으로 위치해 있고 동쪽으로 동해와 인접해 있는 지리적인 위치로 전 계절에 걸쳐 지역 특성에 따른 국지적인 기상 현상이 많이 발생하고 있다. 특히, 대설은 영동지방의 기후 특징 중 대표적이라 할 수 있다. 대설 일수가 많고 강설량이 많은 영동지방의 강릉과 속초, 그리고 울릉도는 연 강수량에서 겨울철(12월~2월) 강수량이 각각 약 10%와 20% 이상을 차지하고 있는데 이는 우리나라 다른 지역의 5% 내외에 비하면 매우 높은 것이다. 이 지역의 강설 특징은 좁은 지리적 범위에 국한되어 나타나는 좁고 강한 강수역과 지역적으로 커다란 변화를 보이는 적설량과 강설 일수이다. 해안선으로부터 산맥의 분수계까지의 거리가 중요한 역할을 하고 있으며, 이러한 복잡한 지역에서의 강설의 발생과 강설량의 분포를 이해하기 위해서는 강설의 패턴을 분류하여 연구하는 것이 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 cP 확장 시 영동지방의 강설 패턴을 하층 대류권의 바람장에 따라 산악 강설 패턴, 한기-해안 강설 패턴, 난기-해안 강설 패턴으로 분류하였다. 또한, 각 강설 패턴에 대한 종관적인 대기구조의 특성을 파악한 후 3차원 분석시스템을 이용하여, 2008년 12월 21일부터 22일까지 영동지방에 내린 대설을 한기-해안 강설 패턴으로 분류하고 분석하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.238-238
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• 2016

토양수분, 증발산량, 유출량 등의 고해상도 수문기상요소 산출을 위한 지면모델 활용 기술은 기상 및 수문분야에서 널리 활용 중에 있다. 본 연구에서는 미국 국립대기과학연구소(NCAR)에서 개발된 기상-수문 결합모델 WRF-Hydro(Weather Research and Forecasting Model Hydrological modeling extension package)을 활용하여 낙동강 유역에서 발생한 돌발홍수 사례 실험에 적용하여 강우량 및 수문기상요소 전체를 모의함으로써 기상-수문-지면 결합모델을 활용한 수문기상요소 산출하고자 하였다. 이를 기존의 기상모델로부터 입력강제자료를 제공받아 Off-line 형태로 결합된 지면모델(TOPLATS, TOPmodel-based Land Atmosphere Transfer Scheme) 결과와 비교하였고 기상-수문 결합모델의 국내 적용성을 검토하였다. 기상-수문-지면 결합모델(WRF-Hydro)의 초기장 및 경계장은 기상청 현업 모델에서 생성된 국지예보모델자료 1.5km 자료(LDAPS, Local Data Assimilation and Prediction System)를 사용하였으며, 모델의 적분기간은 돌발홍수 사례에 따라 24~36시간을 수행하였다. WRF-Hydro 모델의 물리모수화 방안은 작년까지 기상청에서 현업운영되는 KWRF의 방안들을 준용하였으며, WRF-Hydro 수행을 위해 Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer(ASTER)에서 제공되는 30 m 해상도의 수치표고자료를 GIS(Geographic Information System)를 활용하여 지표유출방향을 설정하였다.

• Atmosphere
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.1-18
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• 2016

Eleven Tropical Cyclone (TC) intensity guidance models in the western North Pacific have been validated over 2008~2014 based on various analysis methods according to the lead time of forecast, year, month, intensity, rapid intensity change, track, and geographical area with an additional focus on TCs that influenced the Korean peninsula. From the evaluation using mean absolute error and correlation coefficients for maximum wind speed forecasts up to 72 h, we found that the Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting model (HWRF) outperforms all others overall although the Global Forecast System (GFS), the Typhoon Ensemble Prediction System of Japan Meteorological Agency (TEPS), and the Korean version of Weather and Weather Research and Forecasting model (KWRF) also shows a good performance in some lead times of forecast. In particular, HWRF shows the highest performance in predicting the intensity of strong TCs above Category 3, which may be attributed to its highest spatial resolution (~3 km). The Navy Operational Global Prediction Model (NOGAPS) and GFS were the most improved model during 2008~2014. For initial intensity error, two Japanese models, Japan Meteorological Agency Global Spectral Model (JGSM) and TEPS, had the smallest error. In track forecast, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and recent GFS model outperformed others. The present results has significant implications for providing basic information for operational forecasters as well as developing ensemble or consensus prediction systems.