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THE TATAR STRAIT SEA LEVEL SESONAL VARITIONS BY SAT-ELLITE ALTIMETRY DATA

  • Sedaeva, Olga;Romanov, Alexander;Vilyanskaya, Elena;Shevchenko, Georgy
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • v.2
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    • pp.844-847
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    • 2006
  • In this work Topex/Poseidon altimeter data 1993 - 2002 were used. There are three altimetry tracks (one ascending and two descending) that cross Tatar Strait. The data were collected in the points of sub-satellite tracks with the step 0.25 degree. 10-years average values were calculated for each month. The seasonal sea level variations were compared with tide gauges data. The well expressed annual cycle (with maximum at July-August and the minimum at February-March) prevails in the Tartar Strait. However, the seasonal variations expressed much weakly in both the altimetry track points and Kholmsk - Nevelsk tide-gauges that locate close to La Perouse Strait because of Okhotsk Sea influence. The sea level slopes between the Sakhalin Island and the continent coasts were analyzed in different seasons. We found that sea level increases near Sakhalin coast in spring and summer that corresponds to the northward flow. In autumn, otherwise, the sea level decreases near Sakhalin Island that corresponds to southward current. This result is verified by the CTD data gathered on the standard sections. Well-expressed upwelling is observed near coastline of Sakhalin Island in fall season. This phenomenon is caused by the northerly and the northwesterly wind which are typical for cold season.

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SEASONAL VARIATIONS OF WIND AND TEMPERATURE AT THE MESOPAUSE (중간권 계면에서의 온도와 바람의 계절 변화)

  • 최기혁;홍윤식;데이빗리즈;빈센트위크와
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.109-116
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    • 1997
  • The Mesopause (85km) is the boundary between the Mesosphere and the Thermosphere and is very interesting region because there are active fluid dynamic motions and airglow phenomena due to various chemical reactions. But there have been not many studies due to the difficulties of insitu measurement. However in this study we have obtained the Doppler temperatures and winds through the observing Hydroxyl(OH) emission at 843nm using a ground-based Fabry-Perot interferometer. Due to the 2 years of long term observation, we can confirm the seasonal Mesopause temperature variation, which is the opposite trend against the temperature at the ground level, and reveal annual and biannual variations for meridional and zonal wind respectively. These seasonal variations might be the result of the inter-hemispheric circulation.

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Sea Level Variations at Kerguelen Island in the South Indian Ocean by the Satellite Data(ARGOS) and Meteorological Data(METEO)

  • Yoon, Hong-Joo
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.117-133
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    • 2000
  • We studied the sea level variations at Kerguelen island in the South Indian Ocean with ARGOS data and meteorological data during about 1 year(May 1993~April 1994) through using filter, spectral analysis, coherency and phase, and found characteristics for the two oceanic signal levels(detided oceanic signal level, h$_{detided}$ and seasonal oceanic level, h$_{corr.ib}$). The forms of atmospheric pressure variations are good agreed to between ARGOS data and meteorological data in the observed periods. This Kerguelen area shows the inflow of an air temperature(gain of a radiant heat) into the sea water and the stagnation of high atmospheric pressure bands in summer, and the outflow of a sea water temperature(loss of sensible and latent heat) toward the atmosphere and the stagnation of low atmospheric pressure bands in winter. The seasonal difference of sea level between summer and winter is about 1.6cm. Both the detided oceanic signal level(h$_{detided}$) variation and the inverted barometer level(h$_{ib}$) variation have a strong correlation for T>1day period bands. The characteristics of h$_{detided}$ variation are not decided by the influence of any meteorological distributions (atmospheric pressure), but the influence of other factors(bottom water temperature) for T>2days periods bands. h$_{corr.ib}$ plays a very important role of sea level variation in the observed periods (especially T>about 180days period bands).

Characteristics of Time Variations of PM10 Concentrations in Busan and Interpreting Its Generation Mechanism Using Meteorological Variables (부산 지역 미세먼지 농도의 시간변동 특성 및 기상인자 분석을 통한 먼지생성 해석)

  • Kim, Ji-A;Jin, Hyung-Ah;Kim, Cheol-Hee
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.16 no.10
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    • pp.1157-1167
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    • 2007
  • In an effort to interpret the characteristics of fine particle concentrations in Busan, time variations of hourly monitored concentrations $PM_{10}$ (Particulate Matter with aerodynamic Diameter ${\le}10\;{\mu}m$) in Busan are analyzed for the period from 2000 to 2005. The characteristics of aerosol second generation formation process is also interpreted qualitatively, by using the statistical analysis of the meteorological variables including temperature, wind speed, and relative humidity. The result shows some significant annual, seasonal, weekly and diurnal variations of $PM_{10}$ concentrations. In particular, seasonal(i.e., spring) variations are governed by frequency of yellow sand events even for the non-yellow sand cases where yellow-sand days are eliminated in our analysis. However, in seasonal variation, summer season predominate lower $PM_{10}$ concentrations due to the frequent precipitation, and weekly and diurnal variations are both found to be reflecting the emission rate from traffic amount. Correlation coefficients between $PM_{10}$ concentration and meterological variables for non-yellow sand days show overall negative correlation with visibility, wind speed, cloud amounts, and relative humidity. However for non-precipitation days, during non-yellow sand period positive correlation are found clearly with relative humidity, suggesting the importance of secondary aerosol formation in Busan that can be achieved by both homogeneous aerosol formation and heterogeneous transformations resulting from hygroscopic aerosol characteristics.

Seasonl Variations of Biflavone Content from Ginkgo biloba Leaves (은행잎 중 Biflavone의 계절별 함량 변화에 관한 연구)

  • Chang, Soo-Kyung;Youm, Jeong-Rok;Kang, Sam- Sik
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.54-57
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    • 1993
  • The seasonal variations of five biflavones from Ginkgo biloba leaves from May to November were investigated by a reversed phase HPLC method. The total amount of biflavones was increased with time to reach its maximum in yellow autumnal leaves. Each biflavone showed a similar tendency. It increased rapidly about 3.1-fold from May to June and thereafter gradually increased about 2.5-fold. The ratio of each biflavone content to the total amount of biflavones was in the order of as follows: isoginkgetin>sciadopitysin>bilobetin>ginkgetin>amentoflavone.

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Estimated Headwater Stream Temperature Using Environmental Factors with Seasonal Variations in a Forested Catchment (환경인자를 이용한 산지계류의 계절별 수온변화 예측)

  • Nam, Sooyoun;Jang, Su-Jin;Kim, Suk-Woo;Lee, Youn-Tae;Chun, Kun-Woo
    • Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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    • v.34 no.1
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    • pp.55-62
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    • 2020
  • To estimate headwater stream temperature with seasonal variations, we analyzed precipitation, runoff and air temperature in experimental forest of Kangwon National University, Gangwon-do (2017~2018 years). The daily mean value of headwater stream temperature for spring was 6.9~17.7℃ and correlated with air temperature, that for summer and fall were 12.2~26.3℃ and 3.6~19.3℃, correlated with air temperature and runoff. Based on seasonal variations, we applied for stepwise multiple linear regression analyses to estimate headwater stream temperature with seasonal variations. The equations were headwater stream temperature(WT)spring=(0.553×Air temperature)+(0.086×Runoff)+4.145 (R2=0.505; p<0.01), WTsummer=(0.756×Air temperature)+(-0.072×Runoff)+2.670 (R2=0.510; p<0.01), and WTfall=(0.738×Air temperature)+(0.028×Precipitation)+2.660 (R2=0.844; p<0.01). The coefficient of determination (R2) was greater than when it was estimated by air temperature in all seasons and progressively increased from spring to winter. Therefore, we indicated difference on estimated magnitude of stepwise multiple linear regression, due to effects on headwater stream temperature of different environmental factors with seasonal variations. Furthermore, temporal factors with spatial characteristics (e.g., river versus headwater stream) could be recommended for estimating headwater stream temperature.

Seasonal Characteristics of Turbulent Fluxes Observed at leodo Ocean Research Station (이어도 종합해양과학기지에서 관측된 난류 플럭스의 계절적 특성)

  • Oh, Hyun-Mi;Ha, Kyung-Ja;Shim, Jae Seol;Hyun, Yu-Kyung;Yun, Kyung-Sook
    • Atmosphere
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.421-433
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    • 2007
  • We have investigated the seasonal characteristics of surface turbulent fluxes observed at Ieodo Ocean Research Station from 2005 to 2006. Both 10Hz and 30 minutes flux data are quality controled, and tilt correction is performed in 10Hz data before quality control. The turbulent fluxes of open sea shows clear seasonal variations, though diurnal variations are barely shown. The seasonal ratio of stable and unstable conditions are closely related to the temperature difference between sea surface and air. In stable and semi-stable condition, latent and sensible heat fluxes have very small values without any relationship with wind speed. Though friction velocity shows slightly increasing trend with wind speed, it has many outliers. In unstable condition, turbulent fluxes increased with wind speed. Especially, latent heat flux increased rapidly during DJF. The latent heat flux at high wind speeds is more scatter.

Seasonal Variations in Tannin Profile of Tree Leaves

  • Rana, K.K.;Wadhwa, M.;Bakshi, M.P.S.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.19 no.8
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    • pp.1134-1138
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    • 2006
  • Forest tree leaves (12 different species) of semi hilly arid region of Punjab State were collected at 30-day interval throughout the year to assess the seasonal variations in tannin profile. Tannins were extracted and fractionated from fat free samples and data were analyzed statistically by $12{\times}12$ factorial design. The leaves of Anogeissus latifolia had the highest (p<0.05) concentration of total phenols (17.4%), net (15.9%) and hydrolysable (16.9%) tannins, followed by leaves of Acacia nilotica. Majority of the tree leaves selected had moderate levels (2-5%) of net tannins. Leaves of Carrisa had the highest (p<0.05) concentration of condensed tannins (CT), whereas the leaves of Anogeissus had the lowest (p<0.05) concentration of condensed tannins. The protein precipitable phenols (PPP) corresponded well with the net tannin content present in different tree leaves. Seasonal variation data revealed that in summer, net tannins and PPP decline in leaves of Bauhinia and Zizyphus whereas the net tannin content of Anogeissus and that of Carrisa increased during summer. The CT and PPP content in the leaves of Pheonix, Leucaena, Zizyphus and Ougenia increased in winter till spring season. Tree leaves generally had higher concentration of HT during summer months. It was concluded that leaves of leaves of A. nilotica, A. latifolia and L. leucocephala could serve as an excellent alternate feed stuffs for ruminants. However, leaves of Phoenix, Carrisa, Bauhinia and Dodonea should be avoided.

A Study on High-Resolution Seasonal Variations of Major Ionic Species in Recent Snow Near the Antarctic Jang Bogo Station (남극 장보고과학기지 인근에서 채취한 눈시료 내의 주요 이온성분들의 고해상도 계절변동성 연구)

  • Kwak, Hoje;Kang, Jung-Ho;Hong, Sang-Bum;Lee, Jeonghoon;Chang, Chaewon;Hur, Soon Do;Hong, Sungmin
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.37 no.2
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    • pp.127-140
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    • 2015
  • A continuous series of 60 snow samples was collected at a 2.5-cm interval from a 1.5-m snow pit at a site on the Styx Glacier Plateau in Victoria Land, Antarctica, during the 2011/2012 austral summer season. Various chemical components (${\delta}D$, ${\delta}^{18}O$, $Na^+$, $K^+$, $Mg^{2+}$, $Ca^{2+}$, $Cl^-$, $SO_4{^2-}$, $NO_3{^-}$, $F^-$, $CH_3SO_3{^-}$, $CH_3CO_2{^-}$ and $HCO_2{^-}$) were determined to understand the highly resolved seasonal variations of these species in the coastal atmosphere near the Antarctic Jang Bogo station. Based on vertical profiles of ${\delta}^{18}O$, $NO_3{^-}$and MSA, which showed prominent seasonal changes in concentrations, the snow samples were dated to cover the time period from 2009 austral winter to 2012 austral summer with a mean accumulation rate of $226kgH_2Om^{-2}yr^{-1}$. Our snow profiles show pronounced seasonal variations for all the measured chemical species with a different pattern between different species. The distinctive feature of the occurrence patterns of the seasonal variations is clearly linked to changes in the relative strength of contributions from various natural sources (sea salt spray, volcanoes, crust-derived dust, and marine biogenic activities) during different short-term periods. The results allow us to understand the transport pathways and input mechanisms for each species and provide valuable information that will be useful for investigating long-term (decades to century scale periods) climate and environmental changes that can be deduced from an ice core to be retrieved from the Styx Glacier Plateau in the near future.

Changes of Treatment Efficiency According to Seasonal Variation in Rural Area (계절에 따른 농촌 지역 하수종말처리장의 처리 효율 변화)

  • Im, Jiyeol;Gil, Kyungik
    • Journal of Wetlands Research
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.311-319
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    • 2015
  • The Korean government has made progress in its project for sewage distribution in rural areas to ensure the balanced development of the country and its water conservation system. The project for sewage distribution in rural areas was analyzed with the yearly operational results of municipal wastewater treatment plant (MWTP). The sewage characteristics of the MWTP in a rural area changed according to seasonal variations, and the lowest pollution concentrations were obtained in the summer. The treatment efficiency of nutrients in the biological treatment process changed slightly more than the treatment efficiency of organic compounds, and the lowest treatment efficiency was obtained in winter. In addition, the relationship between treatment efficiency and retention time and F/M ratio showed similar results despite seasonal variations. It was considered that sewage characteristics and treatment efficiency changed according to seasonal variations when the treatment process was selected in MWTPs in rural areas. Especially, Maintenance of MWPT is need for the stable treatment efficiency of nutrients in the winter.