• Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.36-55
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• 2020

Climate change is one of the most discussed issues in international for a today. Evaluating the effect of climate change at a regional level and setting up an appropriate policy to address the issues associated with climate change require a proper evaluation process on the climate change and adaptation projects already implemented. Although various evaluation approaches to climate change adaptation programs have been proposed, it is rare to find a proper systematic approach to evaluating the reliability of those climate change adaptation programs. In the current situation regarding the system to evaluate climate change adaptation programs, the purpose of this study is to suggest a theoretical and standardized evaluation system on the reliability of climate change adaptation schemes. The new approach suggested in this paper will be appropriate when requiring a confidence level for adaptation programs that are specially localized and categorized. Using various quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods with the inherent reality mechanism, we provide a conceptual framework to measure the reliability of climate change adaptation programs with a flexible adjustment process. With the proposed framework, it is possible to provide the level of confidence on the results collected from the evaluation systems and construct a standardized, system-wide assessment procedure toward climate change adaptation policies. By applying this approach based on scientific evidence on the reliability of climate change adaptation policies, appropriate and efficient climate change adaptation programs will be properly designed for and implemented in Korea.

• 한국환경농학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경농학회 2009년도 정기총회 및 국제심포지엄
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• pp.228-239
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• 2009

The observations on climate change show a clear increase in the temperature of the Earth's surface and the oceans, a reduction in the land snow cover, and melting of the sea ice and glaciers. The effects of climate change are likely to include more variable weather, heat waves, increased mean temperature, rains, flooding and droughts. The threat of climate change and global warming on human and animal health is now recognized as a global issue. This presentation is described an overview of the latest scientific knowledge on the impact of climate change on zoonotic diseases. Climate strongly affects agriculture and livestock production and influences animal diseases, vectors and pathogens, and their habitat. Global warming are likely to change the temporal and geographical distribution of infectious diseases, including those that are vector-borne such as West Nile fever, Rift Valley fever, Japanese encephalitis, bluetongue, malaria and visceral leishmaniasis, and other diarrheal diseases. The distribution and prevalence of vector-borne diseases may be the most significant effect of climate change. The impact of climate change on the emergence and re-emergence of animal diseases has been confirmed by a majority of countries. Emerging zoonotic diseases are increasingly recognized as a global and regional issue with potential serious human health and economic impacts and their current upward trends are likely to continue. Coordinated international responses are therefore essential across veterinary and human health sectors, regions and countries to control and prevent emerging zoonoses. A new early warning and alert systems is developing and introducing for enhancing surveillance and response to zoonotic diseases. And international networks that include public health, research, medical and veterinary laboratories working with zoonotic pathogens should be established and strengthened. Facing this challenging future, the long-term strategies for zoonotic diseases that may be affected by climate change is need for better prevention and control measures in susceptible livestock, wildlife and vectors in Korea. In conclusion, strengthening global, regional and national early warning systems is extremely important, as are coordinated research programmes and subsequent prevention and control measures, and need for the global surveillance network essential for early detection of zoonotic diseases.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2015년도 학술발표회
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• pp.229-229
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• 2015

Downscaling is a fundamental procedure in the assessment of the future climate change impact at regional and watershed scales. Hence, it is important to investigate the spatial variability of the climate conditions that are constructed by various downscaling methods in order to assess whether each method can model the climate conditions at various spatial scales properly. This study introduces a fundamental research from Jang and Kavvas(2015) that precipitation variability from a popular statistical downscaling method (BCSD) and a dynamical downscaling method (MM5) that is based on the NCAR/NCEP reanalysis data for a historical period and on the CCSM3 GCM A1B emission scenario simulations for a projection period, is investigated by means of some spatial characteristics: a) the normalized standard deviation (NSD), and b) the precipitation change over Northern California region. From the results of this study it is found that the BCSD method has limitations in projecting future precipitation values since the BCSD-projected precipitation, being based on the interpolated change factors from GCM projected precipitation, does not consider the interactions between GCM outputs and local geomorphological characteristics such as orographic effects and land use/cover patterns. As such, it is not clear whether the popular BCSD method is suitable for the assessment of the impact of future climate change at regional, watershed and local scales as the future climate will evolve in time and space as a nonlinear system with land-atmosphere feedbacks. However, it is noted that in this study only the BCSD procedure for the statistical downscaling method has been investigated, and the results by other statistical downscaling methods might be different.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2020

Background: As the impact of climate change intensifies, exposure to heat stress will grow, leading to a loss of work capacity for vulnerable occupations and affecting individual labor decisions. This study estimates the future work capacity under the Representative Concentration Pathways 8.5 scenario and discusses its regional impacts on the occupational structure in the Republic of Korea. Methods: The data utilized for this study constitute the local wet bulb globe temperature from the Korea Meteorological Administration and information from the Korean Working Condition Survey from the Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute of Korea. Using these data, we classify the occupations vulnerable to heat stress and estimate future changes in work capacity at the local scale, considering the occupational structure. We then identify the spatial cluster of diminishing work capacity using exploratory spatial data analysis. Results: Our findings indicate that 52 occupations are at risk of heat stress, including machine operators and elementary laborers working in the construction, welding, metal, and mining industries. Moreover, spatial clusters with diminished work capacity appear in southwest Korea. Conclusion: Although previous studies investigated the work capacity associated with heat stress in terms of climatic impact, this study quantifies the local impacts due to the global risk of climate change. The results suggest the need for mainstreaming an adaptation policy related to work capacity in regional development strategies.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.649-660
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• 2014

Spatial and temporal patterns of precipitation and temperature occur with regard to aspect and elevation of Mt. Halla in Jeju Island. Therefore, there is a need to predict regional drought associate with them to mitigate of impacts of drought. In this study, regional drought is predicted based on Palmer drought severity index (PDSI) and standardized precipitation index (SPI) using future (2015~2044) climate change scenario RCP (representative concentration pathways) 4.5 classified as 24 regions according to aspect and elevation. The results show that number and duration of drought will be decrease in Jeju Island. However, severity of severe drought will be increase in western and northern aspect with under 200 meters above mean sea level. These findings provide primary information for developing the proactive strategies to mitigate impacts of drought by future climate change in Jeju Island.

• 한국기후변화학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.79-91
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 기후변화와 대기환경 사이의 통합적 상호작용 연구를 위하여 전 지구규모 기후모델(CCSM3) 결과를 지역 규모 기후모델(MM5)의 초기 및 경계 조건으로 사용할 수 있도록 역학적 상세화(Downscaling) 기법을 개발하였다. 개발된 상세화 기법에서는 위 경도 좌표계로 이루어진 CCSM3 결과를 Lambert-Conformal Arakawa-B 격자 체계로, CCSM3의 hybrid-vertical coordinate를 MM5의 sigma coordinate로 대체하는 과정과 CCSM3 모델 수행 결과와 모델 수행에 필요한 변수들 간의 일치화 과정이 포함된다. 전 지구 규모 모델 결과들이 지역 규모 모델의 입력값으로 역학적 규모 축소되는 과정을 검증하기 위해 공간 분포 및 통계분석을 수행한 결과, 여름철과 겨울철의 기온 및 강수량 패턴이 동아시아 영역 및 한반도 지역에 대해 기존 관측을 이용한 결과와 매우 유사한 패턴을 보였으며, 통계 분석 결과 모델 예측지수가 기온의 경우 0.9 이상의 좋은 값이 나타났으며, 상관성 역시 0.9 수준의 결과를 보여 인터페이스 구축이 성공적으로 수행되었음을 알 수 있다.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제21권spc호
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• pp.51-60
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 기후변화 시나리오 자료를 이용하여 지점빈도해석(At-site Frequency Analysis, AFA)과 지역빈도해석(Regional Frequency Analysis, RFA) 등을 수행하였고, Monte Carlo simulation을 통한 RRMSE(relative root mean squared error) 값을 비교·분석함으로써 각 빈도해석 방법에 따른 성능을 평가하고자 하였다. 확률강우량 산정을 위하여 기상청에서 국가표준시나리오로 제공하는 RCM(Regional Climate Model) 자료 중 하나인 HadGEM3-RA(12.5km) 기후모델 자료로부터 우리나라 615개 지점에 대한 일 강우 자료를 추출하였고, 자료의 편의보정(bias correction)과 공간상세화(spatial disaggregation)를 위하여 분위사상법(quantile mapping)과 역거리제곱법(inverse distance squared method)을 적용하였다. 분석 결과 지역빈도해석 방법이 지점빈도해석보다 정확하게 확률강우량을 산정하는 것으로 나타났으며, 이는 기후변화 시나리오 기반의 확률강우량 산정시 지역빈도해석의 결과가 보다 합리적인 전망 결과를 도출할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2009

The paddy irrigation demand for Nakdong river basin in Korea due to the climate change have been analyzed using regional climate model outputs. High-resolution (27 ${\times}$ 27 km) climate data for SRES A2 scenario produced by the Meteorological Research Institute (METRI), South Korea, and the observed baseline climatology dataset (1971-2000) were used. The outputs from the ECHO-G GCM model were dynamically downscaled using the MM5 regional model by METRI. Maps showing the predicted spatial variations of changes in climate parameters and paddy irrigation requirements have been produced using the geographic information system. The results of this study showed that the average growing season temperature will increase steadily by 1.5 $^{\circ}C$ (2020s A2), 3.2 $^{\circ}C$ (2050s A2) and 5.2 $^{\circ}C$ (2080s A2) from the baseline (1971-2000) 19.8 $^{\circ}C$. The average growing season rainfall will change by -3.4 % (2020s A2), 0.0 % (2050s A2) and +16.5 % (2080s A2) from the baseline value 886 mm. Assuming paddy area and cropping pattern remain unchanged the average volumetric irrigation demands were predicted to increase by 5.3 % (2020s A2), 8.1 % (2050s A2) and 2.2 % (2080s A2) from the baseline value 1.159 ${\times}$ $10^6\; m^3$. These projections are different from the previous study by Chung (2009) which used a different GCM and downscaling method and projected decreasing irrigation demands. This indicates that one should be careful in interpreting the results of similar studies.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제28권5B호
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• pp.525-533
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• 2008

대부분의 기후변화 연구에서 Global Circulation Model (GCM)을 수문 모형에 입력하여 수자원 영향 분석을 실시해오고 있다. 국외를 중심으로 기존 GCM보다 해상도가 높은 Regional Climate Model(RCM)을 이용한 분석이 일부 시행되고 있으나, 국내에서는 자료에 가용 여부 및 적용성의 검토가 아직 미비한 실정이다. 이러한 관점에서 본 연구에서는 27 km의 해상도를 갖는 기상청 RegCM3 RCM에서 도출된 기후변화 SRES 시나리오 자료에 대한 적합성을 평가 하기 위해서 국내 주요지점에 근접한 격자자료를 RCM으로부터 추출하였다. 이에 대한 수문학적 통계 특성치 분석, Wavelet Transform 분석, EOF 분석 등을 실시하여 실측 강수자료와 비교 검토하였다. RegCM3로부터 유도된 기후변화 시나리오는 수문학적 저빈도 특성을 비교적 잘 모의하는 것으로 나타났으며, 이에 대한 시공간적 특성 또한 실측자료와 대체적으로 유사한 거동을 보여주었다. 그러나 일부 시공간적으로 왜곡되어 발생하는 지역을 발견할 수 있었으며, 또한 RCM으로부터 유도된 기상자료는 실측치에 비해 상대적으로 자료의 변동성(분산)이 약하게 나타나는 경향이 있었다. 이러한 관점에서 이들 자료를 수자원분야에 활용하기 위해서는 실측치를 바탕으로 이들 편의에 대한 보정(bias correction)이 고려되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.125-137
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• 2013

기후변화에 따른 기상변화로 인하여 집중호우 및 돌발홍수 등의 빈도가 증가하고 있다. IPCC 4차 보고서(2007)는 21세기 후반까지 온도상승으로 인한 폭우 및 태풍이 점차 강력해질 것이라는 예측을 하고 있다. 영국에서 발간한 Flood Estimation Handbook(Institute of Hydrology, 1999)에 의하면 대상자료의 기간이 구하려는 재현기간보다 작은 경우에는 지점빈도해석은 적절하지 않으므로, 지역빈도해석을 추천하고 있다. 이에 본 논문은 기후변화를 고려한 빈도해석을 수행하였으며, 이에 앞서 세계기상기구에서 제시한 기후지수를 이용하여 기후변화를 평가하고, 기상청 지역기후모델(KMA-RegCM3)의 강우 자료를 이용하여 기상청 산하 58개 관측소에 대하여 지역빈도해석을 실시하였다. Hosking와 wallis(1993)이 제안한 L-moment 알고리즘을 이용하여 지역빈도해석을 수행하였으며, 그 결과 일부지역을 제외한 대부분의 지역에서 강수량이 증가하였으며, 현재 기간 대비 7~10%의 증가율을 나타내었다. 미래 기후변화의 영향으로 중 남부지방은 상대적으로 강우량이 증가할 것으로 보이며, 미래 강우량에 따른 설계빈도를 재설정 및 강수량이 증가하는 지역에 대한 확률수문량의 적용이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.