• Journal of Ship and Ocean Technology
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2007

This study introduces the development of robot fish ROFI 1.1. Today, robot fish is one of strong candidates for next-generation UUV. The present paper describes the design, manufacturing, and operation tests of the robot fish developed at Seoul National University. The very first robot fish in Korea, ROFI 1.1 is operated by a wireless remote controller. Its overall length is 680mm, and weight is 8.8kg. The fore body contains main mechanical and electrical systems and is covered by a FRP skin. The aft body has a mechanical bone system that mimics fish bones, and its skin is made of flexible silicon sponge to allow elastic motion for propulsion. It is found that this mechanical system creates effective and realistic fish-like swimming mode. It is observed that the normal and maximum advancing speeds of ROFI 1.1 are about 1 and 2 m/sec, and the turning radius is between $0.7{\sim}2.5m$, depending on the turning mechanism.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.289-296
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• 2002

Using results obtained from field surveys in the outflow region of the Keum River in winter (February 22), spring (May 9), summer (July 31) and autumn (October 17) in 2000, it was described the nutrient front relating to the hydrography. It showed that the horizontal gradients was sharp in the distributions not only in salinity but also in nutrients in the region of the mouth of estuary far away about 20 km from the dyke of the Keum River during the year. The two layer structure was a ubiquitous feature in the inner estuarine side of the region showing the maximum horizontal gradients in salinity and nutrients. Although the absolute values in salinity and nutrient concentrations were distinguished by season, the nutrient front seperates the saltier and nutrients poor water in the open sea from the brackish and nutrients rich water of the plume. These results suggest that the nutrient front coincides with the esturine front in the region of freshwater influence (ROFI) of the Keum River.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.459-466
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• 2007

To analyze the water characteristics in the dry and wet seasons, the data for temperature, salinity, nutrients and $chl-{\alpha}$ were used, which were observed in the south coastal area of Korea during April to October 2000. At Yeosu in the south coast of Korea, the higher values of 35.0 psu in salinity were shown in March and April, the lower values of 23.0 psu in salinity were shown in August and September. The annual range of salinity was 12.0 psu. The total amount of precipitation in the wet season (July to October) was occupied 68% (about 846 mm) during 2000. The precipitation of the dry season (November to June) was occupied 32% (about 394 mm) in the year In the coastal area, the salinity variation is distinct in the period of July to October. Based on this result, we divided the season into two parts: the dry season during April to June and the wet season during July to October. Factor analysis was shown that temperature has strong negative relation and nutrients show positive relations in the dry season by the factor 1, which explains the total valiance of 50.6% at the surface water. In the wet season, salinity has negative relation and nutrients show positive relation by the factor 2, which explains the total variance of 33.5%. The bottom layer also showed similar to those of surface water in the results of factor analysis. These mean that nutrients become rich due to the freshwater inflow in the wet season. The low saline water is shown not only in the south coast but also in the overall region in the South Sea of Korea. It is suggested that the South Sea of Korea may call a ROFI (Region of Freshwater Influence) system in summer.

• 한국해안·해양공학회논문집
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.148-159
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• 2021

해수의 유동 및 염분 변화에 대한 재현성이 검증된 3차원 수치모델을 활용하여 한강 유량에 따른 경기만 염하수로에서의 담수 영향범위를 모의하였다. 염하수로 상류의 입구를 기준으로, 표층에서 28 psu의 염분이 나타나는 지점까지의 거리를 담수가 확산되는 거리로 정의하였으며, 한강으로부터 유출되는 담수 유량을 총 10가지(200~10,000 m³/s)로 구분하여 실험을 구성하였다. 수치모델 결과를 바탕으로, 비선형 회귀분석을 수행하여 유량과 담수 확산 거리에 대한 관계식을 산정하였다. 경기만 염하수로에서의 담수 영향범위는 한강 유량이 증가함에 따라 최소 강화도 남부 해역부터 최대 영흥도 북부 해역까지 확장된다. 유량과 담수 확산 거리는 비례하는 관계로 산정되었으며, 유량이 증가함에 따라 담수 확산 거리의 증가율은 점차적으로 감소하였다. 본 연구에서 산정한 관계식을 바탕으로 특정시기의 월 평균 한강 유량을 이용하여 염하수로에서의 담수 확산 거리를 추정할 수 있다. 이를 통해, 급격한 담수유출에 의한 수질 및 생태학적인 피해와 관련된 문제에 대응 및 예측할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.61-64
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• 2001

Ubiquitin can be covalently attached to cellular proteins as a post-translational modification rind is involved in metabolic stresses, such as bent shock and immune response. We have isolated and sequenced a cDNA encoding ubiquitin from the silkworm, Bombyx mori. The insert in the clone is 533 nucleotide long with an open reading frame of 387 nucleotides that encodes a protein of 129 amino acids with a molecular weight of 14.8 kDa. The amino acid sequence shared high homology with the ubiquitins known so far, The result of dot blot hybridization showed that the B. mori ubiquitin gene is up-regulated upon f. rofi infection, suggesting that the B. mori ubiquitin plays an immune-related role.