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INSTALLATION PARAMETERS EFFECTING ON THE WIND PROOF OF A COASTAL FOREST (해안림의 방풍 효과에 영향을 미치는 설치 파라미터 분석)

  • Shin, J.H.;Chang, S.M.;Park, K.H.;Youn, H.J.
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.52-60
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    • 2015
  • The objective of this research lies in the effect of installation parameters influencing on the wind proof performance of the coastal forest for damage prevention. The dissipation ratio of incident wind power is developed as an assessment index to make a lumped parameter study possible. From the real field data of East, West, and South Sea bounded on the Korean peninsula, single and double storied forests were modeled in three-dimensional shape with computer aided design, and so was done the artificial structures such as wind break, sand accumulating fence, and sand dune, etc With a commercial code ANSYS-CFX, the computational result from the comparison of dissipation ratio between single and double storied forest shows the effect of composition, and also the installation effect is investigated for artificial structures with optimal dimension of distance.

UAV-based Land Cover Mapping Technique for Monitoring Coastal Sand Dunes

  • Choi, Seok Keun;Kim, Gu Hyeok;Choi, Jae Wan;Lee, Soung Ki;Choi, Do Yoen;Jung, Sung Heuk;Chun, Sook Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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    • v.35 no.1
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    • pp.11-22
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    • 2017
  • In recent years, coastal dune erosion has accelerated as various structures have been developed around the coastal dunes. A land cover map should be developed to identify the characteristics of sand dunes and to monitor the condition of sand dunes. The Korean Ministry of Environment's land cover maps suffer from problems, such as limited classes, target areas, and durations. Thus, this study conducted experiments using RGB and multispectral images based on UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) over an approximately one-year cycle to create a land cover map of coastal dunes. RF (Random Forest) classifier was used for the analysis in accordance with the experimental region's characteristics. The pixel- and object-based classification results obtained by using RGB and multispectral cameras were evaluated, respectively. The study results showed that object-based classification using multispectral images had the highest accuracy. Our results suggest that constant monitoring of coastal dunes can be performed effectively.

Geotechnical Considerations for Railway Design in the Middle East (중동지역 철도설계 시 지반공학적 고려사항)

  • Moon, Joon-Shik
    • Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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    • v.29 no.11
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    • pp.49-60
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    • 2013
  • The plan for major design-build projects of railway link among countries in gulf area (GCC) and freight rail construction is recently announced, but Korean companies have a hard time tendering due to special geotechnical condition in the Middle East. The major geotechnical risks during railway construction in the Middle East are related to ground improvement of soft Sabkha ground, wind-blown sand mitigation measure, dune sand compaction, and construction of large-scale cut and embankment. In this study, the characteristics of special geotechnical condition and potential geotechnical risks during railway construction in the Middle East are discussed on the basis of field observation, literature review, and field and laboratory test results.

Ecological Studies on the Coastal Plants in Korea -On the Sand Duen Vegetation of the Western Coast- (韓國海岸植物의 生態學的 硏究 - 西海岸의 沙丘植生에 關하여 -)

  • Lee,Woo Tchul;Sang-Keun Chon
    • The Korean Journal of Ecology
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.74-84
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    • 1983
  • The dominant species of the sand vegetation in the western coast of Korea were Carex pumila, Ischaemum antheporoides, Calystegia soldanella, Carex kobomugi and Imperata cylindrica var. koenigii. The salt content of the sand dune soil and of the atmosphere of surveyed areas ranged from 3.93 to 13.86 mg% and from 25.81 to 168.86mg% respectively. Between the salt content of the atmosphere and that of the soil positive relationship was found. Species density and Simpson's index increased with the distance from the coast, the former was exponential, however, the latter was linear. The composition of biological types in the investigated stands were H-D4-R1-3-e or H-D4-R1-3-t. Relative numbers of psammophytes and rhizome psammophytes decreased with the distance from the coast, but those of other plants increased. The standing crop of the sand dune vegetation ranged from 0.04 to 491.64g/m2 and the average 27.77g/m2. This was varied as the stands and showed a linear increment as the distance from the coast was increased. The salt content of atmosphere significantly affected the density, T/R ratio in the standing crop and Simpson's index. The salt content of soil showed similar tendency on the density and the T/R ratio.

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Erosion and Recovery of Coastal Dunes after Tropical Storms (태풍의 통과로 인한 해안사구 지형의 침식과 회복)

  • Choi, Kwang Hee;Jung, Pil Mo;Kim, Yoonmi;Suh, Min Hwan
    • Journal of The Geomorphological Association of Korea
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.17-27
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    • 2012
  • Coastal dunes help stabilize the coastal landscape and protect the hinterland through dynamic interaction with sand beaches. Sometimes dune erosion occurs during the tropical cyclones, while dune recovery may naturally follow after the event. As the typhoon Kompasu passed through the Korean Peninsula early-September in 2010, it caused a rise in water in association with the storm, wave run-ups, and heavy rains in coastal areas. As the result, coastal dunes along the west coast of Korea were severely damaged during the storm. However, the degree and extent of erosion and recovery of dunes were found to be related with the condition of beach-dune systems including gradients of foreshore and front slope of the dune, sediment supply, vegetation, wind activity, and human interferences. Some dunes retreated landward more and more after the erosional event, while others recovered its original profile by aeolian transport processes mainly during the winter season. Vegetated dunes with pine trees were less recovered after the erosion than grass-covered dunes. In addition, dunes with artificial defense were more eroded and less recovered than those without hard constructions. According to the observation after the severe storm, it is likely that the sand transport process is critical to the dune recovery. Therefore, the interactions between beach and dune must be properly evaluated from a geomorphological perspective for the effective management of coastal dunes, including natural recovery after the erosion by storm events.

Ground Beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Assemblage Structure in Taeanhaean National Park : A Comparison between Coastal Dune and Windbreak Forest (태안해안국립공원 내 지표성 딱정벌레류(딱정벌레목 : 딱정벌레과) 군집 구조 : 사구와 방풍림 간의 비교)

  • Jung, Jong-Kook;Hong, EuiJeong;Kim, Tae Geun;Jeong, Jong-Chul
    • Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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    • v.32 no.2
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    • pp.147-153
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    • 2018
  • There are few available studies for insect diversity in relation to coastal dune despite the unique landscape features and high conservation value. Therefore, this study compared ground beetle assemblages inhabiting between windbreak forests and sand dunes in the Taeanhaean National Park. It investigated five windbreak forests and three coastal dunes using pitfall traps from middle of June to middle of October in 2014. A total of 2,335 ground beetles belonging to 30 species of 15 genera were collected. Synuchus arcuarticollis (158 individuals) and Dolichus halensis halensis (153 individuals) were dominant of 25 specifies collected from sand dunes while Synuchus arcuarticollis (1,630 individuals), Synuchus nitidus (130 individuals), and Synuchus cycloderus (42 individuals) were dominant of 14 species collected from windbreak forests. The similarity of ground beetles compositions in sand dunes and windbreak forests was significantly low at 27.4%. The results of this study showed that sand dune geographical features found in the Taeanhaean National Park had different insect assemblages from windbreak forests. It will be the useful information for conservation of insects in the future.

Mass Production of Sand Dune Plant, Vitex rotundifolia via Micropropagation

  • Park, Hye-Jeong;Min, Byeong-Mee;Cha, Hyeon-Cheol
    • Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.165-169
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    • 2004
  • The fruits of Vitex rotundifolia in Korea, known as 'Man Hyung Ja', occupy an important position as traditional oriental medicine in Asian countries. It is known that propagation of this plant by seed is difficult and time-consuming with little success. Attempts were made to develop a method by using nodal culture techniques. Explants of stem node without leaves cultured on Nitsch medium containing 1 ml/L BA, gave the best shoot induction ratio. Also, BA with IAA or TDZ treatment showed positive effect on shoot induction. Half-strength Nitsch medium was supplemented with 0.5 mg/L NAA produced better success than did the others on root formation. It showed that many of the regenerants grew successfully on growth chamber at $24^{\circ}c$.