• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.77-84
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• 2013

Degree-day method is very simple but essential index to estimate heating and cooling energy demand in buildings. It has been neglected, however, for the simplicity so it is difficult to find any DB for south Korean cities. Even meteorological department of S. Korea doesn't report the data officially. In this study, current methods that are being used in many countries are investigated and used to calculate degree-days of 35 south Korean cities with 30 years(1981~2010) historical data. The calculation result indicates that the error among 4 major methods are dependent on how daily or hourly temperature are treated in the calculation and how balance point temperature is defined. The errors of the methods are no larger than 6% relative to hourly degree-day method.

• Journal of Applied Reliability
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.95-103
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• 2018

Purpose: Environment test aim to validate the guarantee of required capability of materiel against various environment conditions which exposed during materiel life-cycle. In this paper, environment test design procedure and tailoring guideline for Korean peninsula and periphery climate are proposed. Methods: To design tailoring guideline, climate data which are regarding Korean peninsula and periphery regions provided from Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) and National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) are used. Conclusion: For effective environment test, it is important that environment test have to design in considering environment conditions during materiel life-cycle. It is concluded that the high temperature test level can be softer than the test criteria in MIL-HDBK-310, however, the low temperature test level will be expected to be $2{\sim}6^{\circ}C$ harsher than MIL-HDBK-310.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2019.05a
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• pp.104-104
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• 2019

기후 관측자료의 경우 관측, 가공, 전송 중에 오류가 발생할 수 있으며, 특히 글로벌 기후자료는 다양한 조건을 가지고 있는 자료를 수집하였기 때문에 일반적으로 해당 국가 관측자료보다 품질이 낮다. 본 연구에서는 글로벌 기후 관측자료의 품질을 개선할 수 있는 품질관리 기법을 개발하고 국내 지역에 적용해보고자 한다. 연구대상지역으로 국내 대표도시 7 곳을 선정하였으며, 글로벌 기후자료는 NCDC (National Climatic Data Center)의 일 단위 GSOD (Global Surface Summary of the Day) 자료를 수집하였다. 품질관리는 강수와 기온에 대해서 실시하였으며 과정은 크게 이상치 검사, 이상치 및 결측치 보정, 연, 월 단위 기후 자료 산정으로 구분된다. 이상치 검사는 중복성 검사, 내적일치성 검사, 기후범위 검사, 공간동질성 검사를 기반으로 구성되어 있다. 이상치 및 결측치 보정은 인접 관측소의 자료를 보간하여 수행하였으며, 보간기법은 4 방향 역거리 가중법을 활용하였다. 연, 월 단위 자료 산정은 자료의 결측률을 고려하여 일 단위 자료를 연, 월 단위 자료로 변환하는 과정이다. 이상치 검사 결과 대부분의 이상치는 기후범위와 공간동질성 검사에서 발견되는 것으로 나타났으며, 중복성 및 내적일치성 검사는 이상치 검출 효과가 적은 것으로 나타났다. 결측치 및 이상치 보간 결과 추정된 자료와 관측값 간의 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타나 활용성이 있었다. 본 연구는 글로벌 자료의 품질관리 기법을 제시하였다는 점에서 활용성이 있으며, 향후 품질관리 기법의 검증에 관한 연구를 수행할 필요가 있다.

• Proceedings of The Korean Society of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology Conference
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• 2014.10a
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• pp.1-24
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• 2014

This study uses geo-spatial crop modeling to quantify the biophysical impact of weather extremes. More specifically, the study analyzes the weather extreme which affected maize production in the USA in 2012; it also estimates the effect of a similar weather extreme in 2050, using future climate scenarios. The secondary impact of the weather extreme on food security in the developing world is also assessed using trend analysis. Many studies have reported on the significant reduction in maize production in the USA due to the extreme weather event (combined heat wave and drought) that occurred in 2012. However, most of these studies focused on yield and did not assess the potential effect of weather extremes on food prices and security. The overall goal of this study was to use geo-spatial crop modeling and trend analysis to quantify the impact of weather extremes on both yield and, followed food security in the developing world. We used historical weather data for severe extreme events that have occurred in the USA. The data were obtained from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In addition we used five climate scenarios: the baseline climate which is typical of the late 20th century (2000s) and four future climate scenarios which involve a combination of two emission scenarios (A1B and B1) and two global circulation models (CSIRO-Mk3.0 and MIROC 3.2). DSSAT 4.5 was combined with GRASS GIS for geo-spatial crop modeling. Simulated maize grain yield across all affected regions in the USA indicates that average grain yield across the USA Corn Belt would decrease by 29% when the weather extremes occur using the baseline climate. If the weather extreme were to occur under the A1B emission scenario in the 2050s, average grain yields would decrease by 38% and 57%, under the CSIRO-Mk3.0 and MIROC 3.2 global climate models, respectively. The weather extremes that occurred in the USA in 2012 resulted in a sharp increase in the world maize price. In addition, it likely played a role in the reduction in world maize consumption and trade in 2012/13, compared to 2011/12. The most vulnerable countries to the weather extremes are poor countries with high maize import dependency ratios including those countries in the Caribbean, northern Africa and western Asia. Other vulnerable countries include low-income countries with low import dependency ratios but which cannot afford highly-priced maize. The study also highlighted the pathways through which a weather extreme would affect food security, were it to occur in 2050 under climate change. Some of the policies which could help vulnerable countries counter the negative effects of weather extremes consist of social protection and safety net programs. Medium- to long-term adaptation strategies include increasing world food reserves to a level where they can be used to cover the production losses brought by weather extremes.