• 제목/요약/키워드: Satellite observations

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PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOMING AND OCEANIC CONDITIONS IN THE SEAS AROUND THE SPRATLY ISLANDS

  • Dien, Tran Van;Tang, DanLing;Kawamura, Hiroshi
    • 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한원격탐사학회 2006년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2006 PORSEC Volume II
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    • pp.529-532
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    • 2006
  • The oceanic currents in the South China Sea (SCS) are strongly influenced by monsoon winds. A review on the SCS currents has indicated that previous studies have pointed out an anticyclonic circulation in the area between the southern Vietnam coast and the Spratly Islands. However, its detail is not understood because of less information of in situ observations. The physical-biological interaction is quite new research area, which has been established and promoted by means of the ocean color remote sensing. Temporal/spatial variability of the phytoplankton activities are well captured by ocean color (OC) -derived Chlorophyll-a images. Combining the OC-Chl-a and the other high-resolution satellite data (e.g., SST images), the biological aspects of oceanographic variation is well described. The blooming phenomena in the area between the southern Vietnam coast and the Spratly islands are further investigated. Change in the wind-system related to the El Nino generates upwelling/SST-cooling in the sea south of the Spratly Islands through the air-sea-land interaction was studied. The seasonal upwelling is also associated with the harmful algal bloom (HAB) off two side of Indochina Peninsula have investigated. The seasonal variation of SCS phytoplankton blooming and related oceanic conditions in Vietnam coast was observed. Ocean color satellite data has effective contribute to study the oceanic condition and phytoplankton blooming in South China Sea.

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Surface Emissivity Derived From Satellite Observations: Drought Index

  • Yoo, Jung-Moon;Yoo, Hye-Lim
    • 한국지구과학회지
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    • 제27권7호
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    • pp.787-803
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    • 2006
  • The drought index has been developed, based on a $8.6{\mu}m$ surface emissivity in the $8-12{\mu}m$ MODIS channels over the African Sahel region (10-20 N, 13 W-35 W) and the Seoul Metropolitan Area (SMA: 37.2-37.7 N, 126.6-127.2 E). The emissivity indicates the $SiO_2$ strength and can vary interannually by vegetation, water vapor, and soil moisture, as a potential indicator of drought conditions. In a well-vegetated region close to 10 N of the Sahel, the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) showed high sensitivity, while the emissivity did not. On the other hand, the NDVI experienced negligible variability in a poorly vegetated region near 20 N, while the emissivity reflected sensitively the effects of atmospheric water vapor and soil moisture conditions. Seasonal variations of the emissivity (0.94-0.97) have been examined over the SMA during the 2003-2004 period compared to NDVI (or Enhanced Vegetation Index; EVI). Here, the dryness was more severe in urban area with less vegetation than in suburban area; the two areas corresponded to the north and south of the Han river, respectively. The emissivity exhibiting a significant spatial correlation of ${\sim}0.8$ with the two indices can supplement their information.

Analysis on GPS PDOP Peaks in Signal-Blockage Simulations

  • Kim, Yeong-Guk;Park, Kwan-Dong;Kim, Mi-So;Yoo, Chang Seok;Bae, Joon Sung;Kim, Jun O
    • Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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    • 제9권2호
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    • pp.79-88
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    • 2020
  • We determined Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite visibilities in signal-blockage simulations and then analyzed Position Dilution of Precision (PDOP) fluctuations obtained from those simulated satellite geometries. PDOP values under harsh signal-blockage simulation conditions become very high compared to those calculated with real observations. Especially when the number of observed satellites is four, which is the minimum requirement for GPS positioning, PDOP values instantaneously reached several hundreds or even several tens of thousands. It was also found that the volume of the tetrahedron composed with four satellites decreases significantly. When the correlation of the tetrahedron volume and PDOP was analyzed, we reached the following conclusions: PDOP values less than 4 can be acquired when the volume is larger than 103.2 × 1019 ㎥, and PDOP values increase beyond 50 when the volume is less than 6.0 × 1019 ㎥.

ANALYSIS AND INTERCOMPARISON OF VARIOUS GLOBAL EVAPORATION PRODUCTS

  • School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University, Tsuyoshi Watabe;School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University, Masahisa Kubota
    • 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한원격탐사학회 2008년도 International Symposium on Remote Sensing
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    • pp.285-288
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    • 2008
  • We analyzed evaporation data in the Japanese Ocean Flux Data Sets with Use of Remote Sensing Observations (J-OFURO) Ver.2. There exists huge evaporation in Gulf Stream, Kuroshio Extension, the ocean dessert and the southern part of the Indian Ocean. The temporal variation of evaporation is overwhelmingly large, of which the standard deviation is more than 120(mm), in the Kuroshio Extension region. Also, the result of harmonic analysis gives that this large variation is closely related to annual variation. In addition, the first EOF mode shows long-term variation showing the maximum amplitude between 1992 and 1994 and remarkable decrease after 1994, and large amplitude in the equatorial region and northeast of Australia. The second and third modes were strongly influenced by El Nino. Moreover, we compared J-OFURO2 evaporation product with other products. We used six kinds of data sets (HOAPS3 and GSSTF2 of satellite data, NRA1, NRA2, ERA40 and JRA25 of reanalysis data) for comparison. Most products show underestimation in the most regions, in particular, in the northern North Pacific, mid-latitudes of the eastern South Pacific, and high-latitudes of the South Pacific compared with J-OFUR02. On the other hand, JRA25 and NRA2 show large overestimation in the equatorial regions. RMS difference between NRA2 and J-OFURO2 in the Kuroshio Extension was significantly large, more than 120(mm).

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Atmospheric correction algorithms for satellite ocean color data: performance comparison of "OCTS-type" and "CZCS-type" algorithms

  • Fukushima, Hajime;Mitomi, Yasushi;Otake, Takashi;Toratani, Mitshiro
    • 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한원격탐사학회 1998년도 Proceedings of International Symposium on Remote Sensing
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    • pp.307-312
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    • 1998
  • The paper first describes the atmospheric correction algorithm for the Ocean Color and Temperature Scanner (OCTS) visible band data used at Earth Observation Center (EOC) of National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA). It uses 10 candidate aerosol models including "Asian dust model" introduced in consideration of the unique feature of aerosols over the east Asian waters. Based on the observations at 670 and 865 nm bands where the reflectance of the water body can be discarded, the algorithm selects a pair of aerosol models that accounts best for the observed spectral reflectances to synthesize the aerosol reflectance in other bands. The paper also evaluates the performance of the algorithm by comparing the satellite estimates of water-leaving radiance and chlorophyll-a concentration with selected buoy-and ship-measured data. In comparison with the old CZCS-type atmospheric correction algorithm where the aerosol reflectance is as-sumed to be spectrally independent, the OCTS algorithm records factor 2-3 less error in estimating the normalized water-leaving radiances. In terms of chlorophyll-a concentration estimation, however, the accuracy stays vey similar compared to that of the CZCS-type algorithm. This is considered to be due to the nature of in-water algorithm which relies on spectral ratio of water-leaving radiances.

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초겨울 大韓海峽에서 形成되는 淺海前線의 構造 (Thermohaline Structure of the Shelf Front in the Korea Strait in Early Winter)

  • 이재철;나정연;장선덕
    • 한국해양학회지
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    • 제19권1호
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    • pp.56-67
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    • 1984
  • 1976년, 1980년 11월에 실시된 해양관측 자료와 인공위성에 의한 적외선 사진을 이용하여 대한해협 근해의 전선구조에 대하여 연구하였다. 수온 및 염분전선의 위치는 서로 일치하며 40∼60km의 파장과 15∼20km의 진폭을 갖는 사행운동을 한다. 전선대의 연안쪽 경계를 따라서 33%미만의 염분극소지역이 나타난다. 전선대의 폭은 대체로 내부변형반경인 5∼10km에, 밀도전선면이 경사진 폭은 내부변형반경의 두배에 해당된다. 4∼5일 간격으로 찍은 일련의 적외선 사진들은 해저지형이 매우 완만한 대한해협 서쪽 해역에서 전선대의 변형 이 특히 심하게 일어남을 보여준다.

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국지예보모델에서 고해상도 마이크로파 위성자료(MHS) 동화에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Assimilation of High-Resolution Microwave Humidity Sounder Data for Convective Scale Model at KMA)

  • 김혜영;이은희;이승우;이용희
    • 대기
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    • 제28권2호
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    • pp.163-174
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    • 2018
  • In order to assimilate MHS satellite data into the convective scale model at KMA, ATOVS data are reprocessed to utilize the original high-resolution data. And then to improve the preprocessing experiments for cloud detection were performed and optimized to convective-scale model. The experiment which is land scattering index technique added to Observational Processing System to remove contaminated data showed the best result. The analysis fields with assimilation of MHS are verified against with ECMWF analysis fields and fit to other observations including Sonde, which shows improved results on relative humidity fields at sensitive level (850-300 hPa). As the relative humidity of upper troposphere increases, the bias and RMSE of geopotential height are decreased. This improved initial field has a very positive effect on the forecast performance of the model. According to improvement of model field, the Equitable Threat Score (ETS) of precipitation prediction of $1{\sim}20mm\;hr^{-1}$ was increased and this impact was maintained for 27 hours during experiment periods.

다목적실용위성2호 위치정확도 특성 (Characteristics of Location Accuracy in KOMPSAT-2)

  • 서두천;박지용;최혜선;정재헌;홍기병;이선구
    • 항공우주기술
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    • 제12권1호
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    • pp.144-151
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    • 2013
  • 다목적실용위성 2호(이하 KOMPSAT-2)는 고해상도 1.0m 흑백영상을 촬영할 수 있는 PAN 카메라와 4.0m 다중파장대의 칼라 영상을 수집할 수 있는 멀티스펙스럴 카메라를 탑재하고 있다. 이를 통하여 취득한 위성영상은 국토관리, 농업, 환경, 해양감시 및 GIS등의 광범위한 분야에 활용되고 있다. 본 연구는 KOMPSAT-2 자료를 이용하여 지상좌표를 해석하는 방법과 해석된 지상좌표의 위치정확도를 KOMPSAT-2 시스템 요구사항인 위치정확도를 만족시키기 위해 현재 적용되고 있는 위치정확도 보정계수 산출절차를 정의하는 것을 목적으로 한다.

Effects of plasmaspheric density structure on the characteristics of geomagnetic ULF pulsations

  • 최지원;이동훈;김관혁;이은상
    • 천문학회보
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    • 제37권2호
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    • pp.116.2-116.2
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    • 2012
  • The structure of plasmasphere plays an important role in determining properties of geomagnetic ULF pulsations such as Pi 2 pulsations and field line resonances (FLRs) in the Earth's magnetosphere. We have performed a 3-D MHD wave simulation to investigate the generation and propagation of ULF waves in dipole geometry. Various 3-D density structures are assumed, which include a relatively sharp density gradient and gradually less slopes at the plasmapause. The former condition can refer to the plasmasphere from local midnight to dawn, whereas the latter represents the region near noon to dusk where it bulges out. We show how Pi 2 pulsations and FLRs differentially appear at both multi-point satellite locations and ground stations for different local times. Our results suggest that 1) the local radial density structure significantly affects the peak frequencies for Pi 2 oscillations, while the polarization changes remain similar in the radial direction, and 2) the radial location of strong FLRs varies for different density profiles. It is also suggested how multi satellite measurements and ground-based observations can confirm this differential feature in space.

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Sea level observations in the Korean seas by remote sensing

  • Yoon, Hong-Joo;Byon, Hye-Kyong
    • 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한원격탐사학회 2003년도 Proceedings of ACRS 2003 ISRS
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    • pp.879-881
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    • 2003
  • Sea level variations and sea surface circulations in the Korean seas were observed by Topex/Poseidon altimeter data from 1993 through 1997. In sea level variations, the West and South Sea showed relatively high variations with comparison to the East Sea. Then, the northern and southern area in the West Sea showed the range of 20${\sim}$30cm and 18${\sim}$24cm, and the northern west of Jeju island and the southern west of Tsushima island in the South Sea showed the range of 15${\sim}$20cm and 10${\sim}$15cm, respectively. High variations in the West Sea was results to the inflow in sea surface of Yellow Sea Warm Current (YSWC) and bottom topography. Sea level variations in the South Sea was due to two branch currents(Jeju Warm Current and East Korea Warm Current) originated from Kuroshio Current (KC). In sea surface circulations, there existed remarkably three eddies circulations in the East Sea that are mainly connected with North Korea Cold Current (NKCC), East Korea Warm Current (EKWC) and Tushima Warm Current(TWC). Their eddies are caused basically to the influence of currents in sea surface circulations; Cyclone (0.03 cm/sec) in the Wonsan bay off shore with NKCC, and anticyclone (0.06 cm/sec) in the southwestern area of Ulleung island with EKWC, and cyclone (0.01 cm/sec) in the northeastern area of Tushima island with TWC, respectively.

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