• 한국관개배수논문집
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.225-235
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• 2007

The shape of streamflow hydrograph during the early period of spring is very much controlled by the area and depth of snow cover especially in mountainous area. When we simulate the streamfolw of a watershed snowmelt, we need some information for snow cover extent and depth distribution as parameters and input data in the hydrological models. The purpose of this study is to suggest an extraction method of snow cover area and snow depth distribution using Terra MODIS image. Snow cover extent for South Korea was extracted for the period of December 2000 and April 2006. For the snow cover area, the snow depth was interpolated using the snow depth data from 69 meteorological observation stations. With these data, it is necessary to run a hydrological model considering the snow-related data and compare the simulated streamflow with the observed data and check the applicability for the snowmelt simulation.

• 대기
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.117-128
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• 2012

Does snow depth initialization have a quantitative impact on sub-seasonal to seasonal prediction skill? To answer this question, a snow depth initialization technique for seasonal forecast system has been implemented and the impact of the initialization on the seasonal forecast of surface air temperature during the wintertime is examined. Since the snow depth observation can not be directly used in the model simulation due to the large systematic bias and much smaller model variability, an anomaly rescaling method to the snow depth initialization is applied. Snow depth in the model is initialized by adding a rescaled snow depth observation anomaly to the model snow depth climatology. A suite of seasonal forecast is performed for each year in recent 12 years (1999-2010) with and without the snow depth initialization to evaluate the performance of the developed technique. The results show that the seasonal forecast of surface air temperature over East Asian region sensitively depends on the initial snow depth anomaly over the region. However, the sensitivity shows large differences for different timing of the initialization and forecast lead time. Especially, the snow depth anomaly initialized in the late winter (Mar. 1) is the most effective in modulating the surface air temperature anomaly after one month. The real predictability gained by the snow depth initialization is also examined from the comparison with observation. The gain of the real predictability is generally small except for the forecasting experiment in the early winter (Nov. 1), which shows some skillful forecasts. Implications of these results and future directions for further development are discussed.

• 한국농공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농공학회 2005년도 학술발표논문집
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• pp.156-163
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• 2005

This study was attempted to provide some fundamental data for safety structrural design of biological production facility. Wind load and snow load, acting on agricultural structures is working more sensitive than any other load. Therefore, wind speed and snow depth according to return periods for design load estimation were calculated by frequency analysis using the weather data(maximum instantaneous wind speed, maximum wind speed, maximum depth of snow cover and fall) of 68 regions in Korea. Equations for estimating maximum instantaneous wind speed with maximum wind speed were developed for all, inland and seaside regions. The results were about the same as the current eqution in general. Design wind speed and snow depth according to return periods were calculated and Local design wind load and snow load depending on return periods were presented together with iso-wind speed and iso-snow depth maps. The calculated design snow depth by maximum depth of snow cover were higher than design snow depth by maximum depth of snow fall. Considering wind speed and snow depth, protected cultivation is very difficult in Ullungdo, Gangwon seaside and contiguity inland regions, and strong structural design is needed in the west-south seaside against wind speed, and structure design of biological production facility in these regions need special consideration.

• 한국농공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농공학회 2005년도 학술발표논문집
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• pp.254-259
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• 2005

The shape of a streamflow hydrograph is very much controlled by the area and depth of snow cover in mountain area. The purpose of this study is to suggest extraction methods for snow cover area and depth using NOAA/AVHRR images in Soyanggang watershed. Snow cover area maps ware derived form channel 1, 3, 4 images of NOAA/AVHRR based on threshold value. In order to extract snow cover depth, snow cover area maps were overlaid daily snow depth data form 7 meteorological observation stations. Snow cover area and depth was mapped for period of Dec. 2002 and Mar. 2003. For evaluating snowmelt changes, depletion curve was created using daily snow cover area in the same period. It is necessary to compare these results with observed data and check the applicability of the suggested method in snowmelt simulation.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.25-38
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• 2023

Due to the complexity and difficulty in meeting the multiphase flow complexity, similarity, and multiscale characteristics, the mechanism of snow drift is so complicated that the snow deposition prediction is still inaccurate and needs to be far improved. Meanwhile, the validation of prediction methods is also limited due to a lack of field-measured data about snow deposition. To this end, a field measurement activity about snow deposition around a cube with time was carried out, and the snow accumulation process was measured under blowing snow conditions in northwest China. The maximum snow depth, snow profile, and variation in snow depth around the cube were discussed and analyzed. The measured results indicated three stages of snow accumulation around the cube. First, snow is deposited in windward, lateral and leeward regions, and then the snow depth in windward and lateral regions increases. Secondly, when the snow in the windward region reaches its maximum, the downwash flow erodes the snow against the front wall. Meanwhile, snow range and depth in lateral regions have a significant increase. Thirdly, a narrow road in the leeward region is formed with the increase in snow range and depth, which results in higher wind speed and reforming snow deposition there. The field measurement study in this paper not only furthers understanding of the snow accumulation process instead of final deposition under complex conditions but also provides an important benchmark for validating prediction methods.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.625-638
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• 2018

In this paper, we derive i) a function to estimate snow cover fraction (SCF) from a MODIS satellite image that has a wide observational area and short re-visit period and ii) a function to determine snow depth from the estimated SCF map. The SCF equation is important for estimating the snow depth from optical images. The proposed SCF equation is defined using the Gaussian function. We found that the Gaussian function was a better model than the linear equation for explaining the relationship between the normalized difference snow index (NDSI) and the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), and SCF. An accuracy test was performed using 38 MODIS images, and the achieved root mean square error (RMSE) was improved by approximately 7.7 % compared to that of the linear equation. After the SCF maps were created using the SCF equation from the MODIS images, a relation function between in-situ snow depth and MODIS-derived SCF was defined. The RMSE of the MODIS-derived snow depth was approximately 3.55 cm when compared to the in-situ data. This is a somewhat large error range in the Republic of Korea, which generally has less than 10 cm of snowfall. Therefore, in this study, we corrected the calculated snow depth using the relationship between the measured and calculated values for each single image unit. The corrected snow depth was finally recorded and had an RMSE of approximately 2.98 cm, which was an improvement. In future, the accuracy of the algorithm can be improved by considering more varied variables at the same time.

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.92-101
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• 2020

대설로 인한 시설 농가의 피해를 예방하고 경감시키기 위해서는 기존의 적설 깊이와 더불어 적설하중에 대한 예보가 추가로 제공되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 눈의 밀도 및 적설하중과 관련하여 해외 연구에서 사용하고 있는 이론과 공식들을 검토하고, 이를 국내에서 장기간의 농업기상관측 이력을 가지고 있는 수원에 적용하여 얻는 적설하중 결과를 소개하였다. 지난 30년(1988~2017) 간 국내 94개 기상대와 무인자동기상 관측소에서 측정된 적설(3시간 신적설, 최심신적설, 최심적설) 깊이 자료를 이용하여 우리나라 대설주의보와 대설경보에 해당하는 적설 깊이의 빈도를 살펴보았다. 우리나라 권역별 적설빈도 공간분포를 보면 대설주의보에 해당하는 신적설은 전북지역에서 많이 발생했고, 대설경보에 해당하는 신적설은 경북과 강원지역에서 많이 나타났다. 기록적인 대설은 경북과 강원지역에서 나타났으나, 최근의 겨울철 대설 피해는 경기, 경북, 전남에서 나타났다. 즉 적설 깊이가 깊더라도 적설하중이 무겁지 않다면 큰 피해가 발생하지 않는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 수원지역의 적설하중을 추정한 결과를 보면 공식들에 따라 다양한 값들과 특징을 보였다. 대부분 적설 깊이가 깊을 때 적설하중이 무겁게 나타났지만 최대적설하중과 최심적설이 반드시 같은 날에 발생하지는 않았다. 이러한 수원지역의 결과는 다른 지역에서의 적설하중을 추정하는데 도움을 줄 수 있고, 온실구조 설계 기준의 표준 확립과 적설하중 예보를 통해 농가의 경제적 손실을 줄이는데 기여할 것이다.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제64권6호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2022

Heavy snow damage can be prevented in advance with an appropriate security system. To develop the security system, we developed a model that predicts snow depth after a few hours when the snow depth is observed, and utilized it to calculate a failure probability with various types of greenhouses and observed snow depth data. We compared the Markov chain model and Bayesian long short-term memory models with varying input data. Markov chain model showed the worst performance, and the models that used only past snow depth data outperformed the models that used other weather data with snow depth (temperature, humidity, wind speed). Also, the models that utilized 1-hour past data outperformed the models that utilized 3-hour data and 6-hour data. Finally, the Bayesian LSTM model that uses 1-hour snow depth data was selected to predict snow depth. We compared the selected model and the shifting method, which uses present data as future data without prediction, and the model outperformed the shifting method when predicting data after 11-24 hours.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.325-331
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• 2017

최근 세계적인 기상이변으로 인해 자연재해가 빈번하게 발생하고 있으며, 겨울철 대표적인 자연재해인 대설에 의한 재난 발생 빈도도 증가하고 있다. 그러므로 대설 피해 저감이나 대설 피해액 예측에 대한 연구들이 다수 수행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 과거 22년간 발생했던 대설 피해 사례를 재해연보에서 조사하여 시군구별로 빈도 분석을 하였다. 그 결과 대설 피해 발생 빈도가 높았던 충청도, 전라도, 강원도를 대상으로 대설피해액 예측을 위한 다중회귀모형을 구축하였다. 설명변수로 기상학적 요소인 최심신적설량, 최고기온, 최저기온, 상대습도와 사회 경제적인 요소인 시군구의 면적과 비닐하우스 면적, 농가인구, 60세 이상 농가인구를 선택하여 모형을 구축하였다. 또한 대설 피해를 야기하는 적설심에 대한 분석을 위해 최심신적설심 별 구간을 구분하여 모형을 별도로 구축하였다. 그 결과, 적설심이 낮았던 피해 사례까지를 모두 고려한 경우에는 모형의 예측력이 매우 낮았지만, 피해를 야기한 적설심이 큰 경우만을 분리하여 모형을 구축한 경우에는 70% 이상의 매우 향상된 예측력을 보였다. 이는 적설심이 25 cm 이상 큰 경우에는 적설하중에 의해 설해가 발생할 가능성이 있으며, 이를 대설 피해 기준 적설심이라고 가정할 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.401-410
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• 2017

Estimation of snow depth using optical image is conducted by using correlation with Snow Cover Fraction (SCF). Various algorithms have been proposed for the estimation of snow cover fraction based on Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI). In this study we tested linear, quadratic, and exponential equations for the generation of snow cover fraction maps using data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Aqua satellite in order to evaluate their applicability to the complex terrain of South Korea and to search for improvements to the estimation of snow depth on this landscape. The results were validated by comparison with in-situ snowfall data from weather stations, with Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) calculated as 3.43, 2.37, and 3.99 cm for the linear, quadratic, and exponential approaches, respectively. Although quadratic results showed the best RMSE, this was due to the limitations of the data used in the study; there are few number of in-situ data recorded on the station at the time of image acquisition and even the data is mostly recorded on low snowfall. So, we conclude that linear-based algorithms are better suited for use in South Korea. However, in the case of using the linear equation, the SCF with a negative value can be calculated, so it should be corrected. Since the coefficients of the equation are not optimized for this area, further regression analysis is needed. In addition, if more variables such as Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), land cover, etc. are considered, it could be possible that estimation of national-scale snow depth with higher accuracy.