• Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.65-69
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• 2014

The Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite(COMS) data processing system(CMDPS) has developed to support the meteorological observation and weather prediction by NMSC(National Meteorological Satellite Center) and it is generating the 16 kind of meteorological data(Level 2 product). Unfortunately, currently CMDPS has some problems in terms of the system maintenance and the integrated software efficiency, and the extension to support the next generation meteorological satellite data processing. To solve this problems, in this paper, we suggest the extensible component-based system architecture for COMS meteorological data processing with consideration of identified issues. Proposed system is adapted the component-based frameworks with extensible architecture. We expects that this system will be provide easy ways to develop new satellite data processing algorithms and to maintain the system.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.39-44
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• 2015

It is well known that the space radiation dose over the polar route should be carefully considered especially when the space weather shows sudden disturbances such as CME and flares. The National Meteorological Satellite Center (NMSC) and Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) recently established a basis for a space radiation service for the public by developing a space radiation prediction model and heliocentric potential (HCP) prediction model. The HCP value is used as a critical input value of the CARI-6 and CARI-6M programs, which estimate the aviation route dose. The CARI-6/6M is the most widely used and confidential program that is officially provided by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The HCP value is given one month late in the FAA official webpage, making it difficult to obtain real-time information on the aviation route dose. In order to overcome this limitation regarding time delay, we developed a HCP prediction model based on the sunspot number variation. In this paper, we focus on the purpose and process of our HCP prediction model development. Finally, we find the highest correlation coefficient of 0.9 between the monthly sunspot number and the HCP value with an eight month time shift.

• Archives of Craniofacial Surgery
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.188-192
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• 2020

The most common forms of nonmelanocytic skin cancer (NMSC) are basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The growing incidence of skin cancer in the Republic of Korea has sparked increasing scientific interest in these types of tumors. In the case described herein, multiple NMSCs occurred asynchronously in various areas of the body in a single patient. A 67-year-old man presented with an ulcerative lesion on the right retro-auricle and multiple keratinized masses on the back and face. The right retro-auricular lesion was diagnosed as BCC, and the keratinized masses on the patient's back and face were diagnosed as SCC. He subsequently presented with numerous pigmented skin lesions on the forehead, temple, pre-auricle, neck, right forearm, right hand, and both thighs. One lesion on the neck was diagnosed as BCC, and five lesions on the right hand and forearm were diagnosed as SCC. The patient was also diagnosed with supraglottic SCC and external auditory canal SCC. An otolaryngologist performed radical excision of the primary SCC. Suspected skin cancer lesions observed on the face and both ears were diagnosed as SCC. Patients with multiple NMSCs are at an elevated risk for additional skin cancers, making periodic follow-up important; furthermore, all suspicious lesions should be biopsied.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.10-14
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• 2016

육상의 증발산량(evapotranspiration, ET)은 대기 중 수증기의 상변화를 통해 대기와 지표 사이의 물과 에너지 순환에 영향을 미치며, 강수량, 유출량과 함께 수자원에 영향을 미치는 주요 인자이다. 강수량과 유출량은 직접 관측이 가능한 반면, 증발산량은 숨어있는 잠열로서 관측하기 어렵다. 플럭스 타워나 라이지메타(Lysimeter) 등을 이용하여 증발산량을 직접 관측하고 있으나 이들 지상관측은 일부 지점(point)에서 제한적으로 이루어지고 있으며, 관측 지점의 수를 확대하게되면 관측 기기의 유지 보수 등의 많은 시간과 비용이 든다는 한계가 있다. 이러한 지상관측의 한계를 극복하고 넓은 영역의 증발산량 변화를 관측하기 위해 위성을 이용한 증발산량을 추정하는 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 기상청 국가기상위성센터(National Meteorological Satellite Center, NMSC)에서는 우리나라 최초의 정지 기상 위성인 천리안 위성(Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite, COMS) 자료를 지표 에너지 수지식(Surface Energy Budget Equation)에 적용하여 동아시아 지역의 지면과 식생 특성을 반영한 '일(daily) 증발산량 산출 알고리즘'을 개발하였다. 현열을 계산하기 위해 다양한 입력 변수가 사용되어지고 계산 과정이 복잡하기 때문에, 본 연구에서는 '반 경험적인 계수인 B 계수 모델'을 사용하여 현열 산출 기법을 단순화하였다. 본 알고리즘을 이용하여 2011년 4월부터 현재까지 동아시아(위도 $20{\sim}50^{\circ}N$, 경도 $100{\sim}145^{\circ}E$)의 해상도 1km의 일 증발산량을 산출하였고, 위성 증발산량의 검증을 위해 지면 특성이 다른 청미천(농경지), 설마천(혼효림) 지역의 플럭스 타워 증발산량 자료(유량조사사업단 제공)와 비교 분석하였다. 2011년 4월부터 2014년 12월까지 청미천 지역에서의 플럭스 타워 관측과 비교한 결과, 총 665개 자료에 대하여 RMSE는 2.82 mm/day, Bias는 2.56 mm/day의 결과를 보였다. 동일한 기간에 대하여 설마천 지역에서의 플럭스 타워 관측과 비교한 결과, 총 582개 자료에 대하여 RMSE는 1.92 mm/day, Bias는 1.45 mm/day의 결과를 보였다. 기상청 국가기상위성센터의 위성증발산량이 봄과 가을철에 다소 높게 산출되는 경향이 있었으나, 증발산량의 변화경향은 유사하게 나타났다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 동아시아 지역 위성 증발산량 변화를 감시하고 있으며 향후, 수문 및 기후 분야에서 가뭄 모니터링 등의 연구에도 활용할 수 있을 것이다.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.169-176
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• 2021

The Global Space-based Inter-Calibration System (GSICS) is an international partnership sponsored by World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to continue and improve climate monitoring and to ensure consistent accuracy between observation data from meteorological satellites operating around the world. The objective for GSICS is to inter-calibration from pairs of satellites observations, which includes direct comparison of collocated Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO)-Low Earth Orbit (LEO) observations. One of the GSICS inter-calibration methods, the Ray-matching technique, is a surrogate approach that uses matched, co-angled and co-located pixels to transfer the calibration from a well calibrated satellite sensor to another sensor. In Korea, the first GEO satellite, Communication Ocean and Meteorological Satellite (COMS), is used to participate in the GSICS program. The National Meteorological Satellite Center (NMSC), which operated COMS/MI, calculated the Radiative Transfer Model (RTM)-based GSICS coefficient coefficients. The L1P reproduced through GSICS correction coefficient showed lower RMSE and Bias than L1B without GSICS correction coefficient applied. The calculation cycles of the GSICS correction coefficients for COMS/MI visible channel are provided annual and diurnal (2, 5, 10, 14-day), but long-term evaluation according to these cycles was not performed. The purpose of this paper is to perform evaluation depending on the annual/diurnal cycles of COMS/MI GSICS correction coefficients based on the ray-matching technique using Suomi-NPP/Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) data as reference data. As a result of evaluation, the diurnal cycle had a higher coincidence rate with the reference data than the annual cycle, and the 14-day diurnal cycle was the most suitable for use as the GSICS correction coefficient.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.41-55
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• 2021

To detect thunderstorms occurring in Korea, National Meteorological Satellite Center (NMSC) also introduced the rapid-development thunderstorm (RDT) algorithm developed by EUMETSAT. At NMCS, the H-RDT (HR) based on the Himawari-8 satellite and the K-RDT (KR) which combines the GK2A convection initiation output with the RDT were developed. In this study, we optimized the KR (KU) to improve the detection level of thunderstorms occurring in Korea. For this, we used all available data, such as GK2A/AMI, RADAR, lightning, and numerical model data from the recent two years (2019-2020). The machine learning of logistic regression and stepwise variable selection was used to optimize the KU algorithms. For considering the developing stages and duration time of thunderstorms, and data availability of GK2A/AMI, a total of 72 types of detection algorithms were developed. The level of detection of the KR, HR, and KU was evaluated qualitatively and quantitatively using lightning and RADAR data. Visual inspection using the lightning and RADAR data showed that all three algorithms detect thunderstorms that occurred in Korea well. However, the level of detection differs according to the lightning frequency and day/night, and the higher the frequency of lightning, the higher the detection level is. And the level of detection is generally higher at night than day. The quantitative verification of KU using lightning (RADAR) data showed that POD and FAR are 0.70 (0.34) and 0.57 (0.04), respectively. The verification results showed that the detection level of KU is slightly better than that of KR and HR.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.38 no.6_2
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• pp.1653-1661
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• 2022

In this study, the classification of cold water and normal water based on Geo-Kompsat 2A images was performed. Daily mean surface temperature products provided by the National Meteorological Satellite Center (NMSC) were used, and convolution neural network (CNN) deep learning technique was applied as a classification algorithm. From 2019 to 2022, the cold water occurrence data provided by the National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS) were used as the cold water class. As a result of learning, the probability of detection was 82.5% and the false alarm ratio was 54.4%. Through misclassification analysis, it was confirmed that cloud area should be considered and accurate learning data should be considered in the future.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.34 no.6_1
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• pp.1101-1117
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• 2018

The clear sky radiance (CSR) is one of the baseline products of the Himawari-8 which was launched on October, 2014. The CSR contributes to numerical weather prediction (NWP) accuracy through the data assimilation; especially water vapor channel CSR has good impact on the forecast in high level atmosphere. The focus of this study is the quality analysis of the CSR of the Himawari-8 geostationary satellite. We used the operational CSR (or clear sky brightness temperature) products in JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) as observation data; for a background field, we employed the CSR simulated using the Radiative Transfer for TOVS (RTTOV) with the atmospheric state from the global model of KMA (Korea Meteorological Administration). We investigated data characteristics and analyzed observation minus background statistics of each channel with respect to regional and seasonal variability. Overall results for the analysis period showed that the water vapor channels (6.2, 6.9, and $7.3{\mu}m$) had a positive mean bias where as the window channels(10.4, 11.2, and $12.4{\mu}m$) had a negative mean bias. The magnitude of biases and Uncertainty result varied with the regional and the seasonal conditions, thus these should be taken into account when using CSR data. This study is helpful for the pre-processing of Himawari-8/Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) CSR data assimilation. Furthermore, this study also can contribute to preparing for the utilization of products from the Geo-Kompsat-2A (GK-2A), which will be launched in 2018 by the National Meteorological Satellite Center (NMSC) of KMA.