• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.58-60
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• 2004

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∼30cm and 18∼24cm, and the northern west of Jeju island and the southern west of Tsushima island in the South Sea showed the range of 15∼20cm and 10∼15cm, respectively. High variations in the West Sea were results to the inflow in sea surface of Yellow Sea Warm Current (YSWC) and bottom topography. Sea level variations in the South Sea were 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/see) in the Wonsan bay off shore with NKCC, and anticyclone (0.06 cm/see) in the southwestern area of Ulleung island with EKWC, and cyclone (0.01 cm/see) in the northeastern area of Tushima island with TWC, respectively.

• 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.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2003년도 추계종합학술대회
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• pp.339-342
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• 2003

1993년에서 1997년까지의 위성고도계 자료(Topex/Poseidon)를 이용하여 한반도 주변해역의 해면 변화와 표층흐름을 조사하였다. 해면변화를 보면, 동해에 비해서 서해와 남해는 항상 상대적으로 높았다. 전 조사 기간에 걸쳐서 서해는 북부와 남부 해역에서 각각20-30cm와 18-24cm의 변화범위를 보였으며, 남해는 제주도 북서부 해역에서는 15-20cm 그리고 쓰시마섬 남서부 해역에서는 10-15cm의 변화범위를 각각 나타내었다. 서해의 경우에 황해난류의 표층 유입류와 해저 지형류의 영향을 받아 높은 변화를 보였다. 남해의 경우는 변화가 일어나는 두 곳 모두가 근원적으로는 쿠로시오 해류의 흐름에서 분기된 지류들의 흐름(제주난류와 동한난류) 때문에 해면변화를 보였다. 표층 순환은 동해에서 북한한류, 동한난류와 쓰시마 난류와 관련한 세가지 와류운동이 두드러지게 나타났다. 와류운동은 기본적으로 표층 순환에서 해류의 영향을 받았다; 원산만 앞바다의 반시계방향(0.03 cm/sec)의 흐름은 북한한류, 울릉도 남서쪽 해역의 시계방향(0.06 cm/sec)의 흐름은 동한난류, 그리고 쓰시마섬 북서쪽 해역은 쓰시마 난류와 각각 관계되어있는 것으로 보인다.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2006년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2006 PORSEC Volume II
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• pp.997-1000
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• 2006

We estimate the net heat flux in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean using satellite data. These fluxes are related to changes in sea surface temperature (SST). This variable influences atmospheric circulations and is indicative of surface and subsurface oceanic circulations. We employ data from the geostationary METEOSAT-7 and 8 satellites and from the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) for the shortwave and long-wave radiative fluxes, and for estimates of SST. For turbulent flux calculations, we use the bulk aerodynamic method with satellite estimates for wind speed and atmospheric humidity and temperature.

• 한국해안해양공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해안해양공학회 1995년도 정기학술강연회 발표논문 초록집
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• pp.13-15
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• 1995

The horizontal and vertical circulations are considered in the South China Sea, based on the 80 years' winds (COADS), 10 years' XBTs (NODC), and about 10 years' sea-level data at Kaoshiung, Taiwan and Singapore. The South China is largest marginal sea in the western North Pacific, which is predominantly governed by Southeast Asian Monsoons. (omitted)

• International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics Korean Journal of Geophysical Research
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.18-33
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• 1995

동쪽 연안지역에서 큰 경사를 갖인 산맥위를 흘러가는 종관규모의 서풍하에서 내부 중력파와 같은 강한 하강폭풍이 산의 후면에서 발생되어 진다. 주간에 해양에서 내륙으로 향하는 중규모의 열적 강화에 의해 유도되는 해풍순환이 동쪽으로 향하는 내부중력파에 기인하여 연안의 앞바다까지만 국한된다. 따라서 연안해 근처의 표층풍은 외해나 내륙의 위치에서보다 상대적으로 더 약하다. 명백하게 서풍의 내부중력파순환파 해면 근처에서 동풍 및 상층에서 서풍을 갖는 해풍순환과 같은 두개의 상이한 종류의 대기순환이 뚜렷하게 나타났다. 이런 상황에서 강릉시에서의 대기오염물질은 반대 방향의 두개의 상이한 순환에 의해 갇히게 되고 부유분진과 오존의 고농도가 초래되었다. 야간에 육지에서 연안해로 향하는 중규모의 육풍은 기존의 동쪽으로 향하는 하강풍과 협력하여 연안지역에서 서풍의 더욱 강화를 유도할 수 있었다. 산쪽에서 연안해로 향하여 부는 강한 표층풍에 의해 조절되는 부유분진의 농도는 추간의 경우보다 야간에 비교적 더 높았으며, 상층대기로 부터 지표면으로 오존의 하양수송에 기인하여 오존의 농도가 주간보다 야간에 매우 높았다. 결과로 바람폭풍하의 산악연안지역에서 대기오염농도는 바람푹풍 전.후보다 더 높았다.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.660-670
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• 2009

This study examines the changes of an interdecadal circulation over the Asian continent to find cause of the surface warming in Siberia from 1958 to 2004. According to our study, there is a coherency between a long-term change of sea surface temperature in the Indian Ocean and the rapid increase of air temperature in Siberia since 1976/1977. In this study, we suggest that mean wind field changes induced by the positive sea surface temperature anomalies of the Indian Ocean since 1976/1977 are caused of inter-decadal variations in a large-scale circulation over the Asian continent. It also indicates that the inter-decadal circulation over the Asian continent is accompanied with warm southerly winds near surface, which have significantly contributed to the increase of surface temperature in Siberia. These southerly winds have been one of the most dominant interdecadal variations over the Asian continent since 1976/1977. In addition, we investigated the long-term trend mode of 850 hPa geopotential height data over the Asian continent from the Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) analysis for 1958-2004. In result, we found that there was an anomalously high pressure pattern over the Asian continent, it is called 'the Asian High mode'. It is thus suggested that the Asian High mode is another response of interdecadal changes of large-scale circulations over the Asian continent.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.1015-1026
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• 2005

The southeastern coastal area of the Korean peninsula has a complex terrain including an irregular coastline and moderately high mountains. This implies that mesoscale circulations such as mountain-valley breeze and land-sea breeze can play an important role in wind field and ocean forcing. In this study, to improve the accuracy of complex coastal rind field(surface wind and sea surface wind), we carried out the sensitivity experiments based on PBL schemes in PSU/NCAR Mesoscale Model (MM5), which is being used in the operational system at Korea Meteorological Administration. Four widely used PBL parameterization schemes in sensitivity experiments were chosen: Medium-Range Forecast (MRF), High-resolution Blackadar, Eta, and Gayno-Seaman scheme. Thereafter, case(2004. 8. 26 - 8. 27) of weak-gradient flows was simulated, and the time series and the vertical profiles of the simulated wind speed and wind direction were compared with those of hourly surface observations (AWS, BUOY) and QuikSCAT data. In the simulated results, the strength of rind speed of all schemes was overestimated in complex coastal regions, while that of about four different schemes was underestimated in islands and over the sea. Sea surface wind using the Eta scheme showed the highest wind speed over the sea and its distribution was similar to the observational data. Horizontal distribution of the simulated wind direction was very similar to that of real observational data in case of all schemes. Simulated and observed vertical distribution of wind field was also similar under boundary layer(about 1 km), however the simulated wind speed was underestimated in upper layer.

• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.96-106
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• 2004

A total of 116 surface sediment samples were obtained on the Yellow Sea and analyzed for grain size and geochemical elements in order to interpret the present sediment transportation. Thirty-nine cores and 3,070 line-km shallow seismic profiles are analyzed for sedimentary records of Yellow Sea in the past. Results show that the boundary of sediment transport between Korean side and Chinese side is about between $123^{\circ}E$ and $124^{\circ}E$. The similar result is produced from Shi et al. (in this publication). Two cyclonic patterns of surface sediments are recognized in the northeastern and southwestern Yellow Sea, while the strong front zone of the mud patch and sandy sediments are found in the southeastern Yellow Sea (the southwestern part of Korean coasts). The formation of fine-particle sediment packages, called for Northwest Mudbelt Deposit (NWMD), Hucksan Mudbelt Deposit (HSMD) and Jeju Mudbelt Deposit (JJMD), are resulted from eddies (gyres) of water circulations in the Yellow Sea. NWMD has been formed by cyclonic (anticlockwise) eddy. NWMD is composed of thick, homogeneous, relatively semi-consolidated gray clay-dominated deposit. On the other hand, HSMD and JJMD are formed by anticyclonic (clockwise) eddies. They are thick, homogeneous, organic-rich gray, silt-dominated deposit. Both core and surface sediments show that the middle zone across Chinese and Korean side contains bimodal frequency of grain-size distribution, indicating that two different transport mechanisms exist. These mud packages are surrounded by sand deposits from both Korea and China seas, indicating that Yellow Sea, which is the shallow sea and epicontinental shelf, is formed mostly by sand deposits including relict sands. The seismic profiles show such as small erosional/non-depositional channels, sand-ridges and sand-waves, Pleistocene-channelfilled deposits, a series of channels in the N-S major channel system, and thick Holocene sediment package, indicating that more complex sedimentary history exists in the Yellow Sea.

• 대기
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.229-239
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• 2005

The effect of inversion layer on the land and sea breeze near the Gangneung city was investigated. The land and sea breeze occurrence days were selected, and the height and the intensity of inversion layer were calculated with the upper air observational data of the Sokcho Station. The relationships between the temperature variation near the Gangneung and the inflow time, inland penetration and the inflow depth of the land and sea breeze were also analyzed. And the Gangwon Short-range prediction system was verified with the comparison of surface stream line by the Gangwon short-range prediction system with the AWS wind vector data. It was revealed that the inversion layer tended to block the sea breeze, shorten the inland penetration distance and lower the inflow depth, causing the temperature rise. The comparison and analysis of surface steam line by the Gangwon short-range prediction system and the AWS wind vector showed that the system quite well simulated the sea breeze, thus the system could be well utilized in the prediction of land and sea breeze.