• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.5-5
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• 2015

현재 우리나라에서 지상관측장비인 AWS(Automatic Weather System)와 ASOS(Automated Synoptic Observing System)기구가 한반도내 668개 지점에서 운영되고 있다. 이러한 장비는 지상관측장비로 하나의 지점에서 측정된 기상변량들이 특정 영역의 대푯값으로 사용되어지고 있다. 기존의 다양한 지점 단위의 수문 모형에서는 지상관측소를 통한 관측값을 적용하기에 어려움 없이 적절한 결과를 도출할 수 있었다. 컴퓨터의 발달로 인하여 복잡한 물리적 현상을 공간적으로 분석할 수 있는 모형의 구동이 가능해짐에 따라서 수문 분야에서도 다양한 분포형 해석 모형이 활발하게 개발 및 적용되고 있다. 지점 관측 자료는 공간적인 연속성을 반영하지 못하는 한계로 인하여 지점 관측자료를 이용한 공간자료의 생성 기법들이 사용되어지고 있지만 자연계에서 나타나는 정확한 공간적 현상을 재현해주지 못하는 문제점이 존재한다. 이러한 지점 관측의 한계를 해결하기 위하여 공간적인 관측이 가능한 레이더와 위성관측과 같은 원격 관측 장비들이 개발되어 공간적으로 연속성을 갖는 기상변량의 취득이 가능하여졌다. TRMM 강우자료는 지구 전체를 0.25도 약 25km 공간해상도를 갖으며 3시간 간격으로 제공되고 있다. 유역단위의 수문모형에 적용하기에 TRMM 강수자료의 공간해상도는 너무 커서 직접적인 적용에 어려움이 있다. 이러한 점에서 TRMM 자료의 상세화 기법을 통하여 수문모형에 적용이 가능한 1km 이하의 고해상도 자료를 생산하는 연구들이 진행되고 있다. 이러한 상세화 방법은 최종적으로 도출하고자 하는 공간해상도를 갖는 대체 변량(지표면 온도, 고도, 식생, 해수면 기압, 상대 습도, 대기온도, 풍향 등)을 이용하여 회귀분석의 형태로 분석이 이루어지고 있다. 그러나 대체 변량을 통해 도출된 상세화된 TRMM 강우는 간접적인 추정으로 인하여 정확한 결과의 도출에는 한계가 있을 것으로 판단된다. 이러한 점에서 본 연구에서는 한반도내 지상 관측값을 공간적 자료로 변환하여 주는데 효과적으로 평가받는 PRISM 모형에 적용하여 기존 SVM 모형을 통한 TRMM 상세화 결과가 갖는 정확성을 평가해 보고 지점 관측자료의 보간 기법의 평가에 TRMM 자료를 활용하는 방안에 대해 평가해 보고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2019.05a
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• pp.16-16
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• 2019

기후변화 시나리오 및 계절예측 자료를 포함한 기후정보를 수자원 분야에 활용하기 위해서는 기후정보의 시 공간적인 상세화(donwscaling)을 필요로 한다. 상세화의 경우 역학적 상세화와 통계학적 상세화로 구분될 수 있으며, 통계학적 상세화를 위해서는 대상 지역의 기후특성을 대표할 수 있는 장기 관측 자료의 확보가 중요하다. 국내의 경우에는 자동기상관측장비(Automatic Weather System, AWS)와 종관기상관측장비(Automatic Synoptic Observation System, ASOS)로 부터 수집된 기상관측자료를 사용할 수 있으나 기후변화 시나리오의 통계적 상세화를 위해서는 30년 이상의 자료 기간을 포함하는 ASOS 자료가 적합하다. 하지만 개발도상국과 같이 기상관측기반이 열악한 지역에서는 잦은 결측 등으로 인하여 품질이 좋은 관측자료의 획득이 어려운 상황이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 측이 포함된 장기 기상관측 자료로부터 대상 지역의 기후특성을 재현할 수 있도록 기본적인 QC(Quality Control)을 거쳐 결측 자료를 보완할 수 있는 기법 및 R 기반패키지를 개발하여 적용성을 평가하였다. 개발된 기법의 적용성 평가를 위해서 기상청에서 QC를 통해 제공하고 있는 60개 ASOS 지점의 관측자료 중 강수량과 기온 변수를 사용하였다. 최대 50%까지의 현실적인 결측 패턴을 임의로 생성하기 위해 실제 개발도상국 관측자료의 일단위 결측 패턴을 이용하였다. 자료의 QC는 관측일 누락/중복 및 문자형 관측값 등 기본적인 오류 검사, 기온의 경우 물리적 허용 범위에 대한 검사, 최고기온과 최저기온의 비교 및 계측기 오작동에 의한 동일한 값의 반복 등을 포함한 내적 일치성 검사를 우선적으로 수행한다. 이후 결측값에 대해서 인근 기상관측소와의 상관성 분석 결과를 기반으로 결측값을 채우고, 최종적으로는 다양한 위성자료 및 재분석 자료 중에서 일단위 기후특성의 재현성 평가를 통해 선정된 격자형 자료와의 상관성 분석 결과를 기반으로 결측값을 보정하였다. 기온의 경우는 결측률이 높더라도 월평균 기후특성에 큰 영향을 미치지 않았지만 강수의 경우에는 5% 이상의 결측이 발생하는 경우 월평균 강수량에 영향을 미쳐 지역의 강수량을 과소 추정하는 결과를 보였다. 개발된 QC 기법을 강수 자료에 적용한 결과 월평균 기후특성을 잘 복원하는 결과를 보였지만, 일단위 강우 사상의 재현에 있어서는 미흡한 결과를 보였다.

• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.38 no.6
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• pp.27-36
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• 2018

Typical Meteorological Year Dataset is necessary for the renewable energy feasibility study. Since National Renewable Energy Laboratory has been built Typical Meteorological Year Dataset in 1978, gridded datasets taken from numerical weather prediction or satellite imagery are employed to produce Typical Meteorological Year Dataset. In general, Typical Meteorological Year Dataset is generated by using long-term in-situ observations. However, solar insolation is not usually measured at synoptic observing stations and therefore it is limited to build the Typical Meteorological Year Dataset with only in-situ observation. This study attempts to build the Typical Meteorological Year Dataset with satellite derived solar insolation as an alternative and then we evaluate the Typical Meteorological Year Dataset made by using satellite derived solar irradiance at Daejeon ground station. The solar irradiance is underestimated when satellite imagery is employed.

• Atmosphere
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.149-162
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• 2022

This study investigated the prediction skill of the Asian dust seasonal forecasting model (GloSea5-ADAM) on the Asian dust and meteorological variables related to the dust generation for the period of 1991~2016. Additionally, we evaluated the prediction skill of those variables depending on the combination of the initial dates in the sub-seasonal scale for the dust source region affecting South Korea. The Asian dust and meteorological variables (10 m wind speed, 1.5 m relative humidity, and 1.5 m air temperature) from GloSea5-ADAM were compared to that from Synoptic observation and European Centre for medium range weather forecasts reanalysis v5, respectively, based on Mean Bias Error (MBE), Root Mean Square Error (RMSE), and Anomaly Correlation Coefficient (ACC) as evaluation criteria. In general, the Asian dust and meteorological variables in the source region showed high ACC in the prediction scale within one month. For all variables, the use of the initial dates closest to the prediction month led to the best performances based on MBE, RMSE, and ACC, and the performances could be improved by adjusting the number of ensembles considering the combination of the initial date. ACC was as high as 0.4 in Spring when using the closest two initial dates. In particular, the GloSea5-ADAM shows the best performance of Asian dust generation with an ACC of 0.60 in the occurrence frequency of Asian dust in March when using the closest initial dates for initial conditions.

• Atmosphere
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.119-133
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• 2022

From 2015 to 2021, high-concentration fine dust episodes with a daily average PM_2.5 concentration of 50 ㎍ m^-3 or higher were selected and classified into 3 types [long range transport (LRT), mixed (MIX) and Local emission and stagnant (LES)] using synoptic chart and backward trajectory analysis. And relationships between the fine particle data (PM_2.5 and PM₁₀ concentration and PM_2.5/PM₁₀ ratio) and meteorological data (PBLH, Ta, WS, U-wind, and Rainfall) were analyzed using hourly observation for the classification episodes on the Korean Peninsula and the Seoul metropolitan area (SMA). In LRT, relatively large particles such as dust are usually included, and in LES, fine particle is abundant. In the Korean peninsula, the rainfall was relatively increased centered on the middle and western coasts in MIX and LES. In the SMA, wind speed was rather strong in LRT and weak in LES. In LRT, rainfall was centered in Seoul, and in MIX and LES, rainfall appeared around Seoul. However, when the dust cases were excluded, the difference between the LRT and other types of air quality was decreased, but the meteorological variables (Ta, RH, Pa, PBLH, etc.) were further strengthened. In the case of the Korean Peninsula, it is difficult to find a clear relationship because regional influences (topographical elevation, cities and coasts, etc.) are complexly included in a rather wide area. In the SMA, it is analyzed that the effects of urbanization such as the urban heat island centered on Seoul coincide with the sea and land winds, resulting in a combination of high concentrations and meteorological phenomena.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.32 no.8
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• pp.521-531
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• 2023

This study analyzed the impact of recirculation on high-concentration PM_2.5 in the coastal area. Through the analysis of observational data, it was observed that the development of sea breeze led to an increase in PM_2.5 and SO₄^2- concentrations. Hysplit backward trajectory analysis confirmed the occurrence of air mass recirculation. Results from WRF and CMAQ numerical simulations indicated that pollutants transported from land to sea during the night were re-transported to the land by daytime sea breeze, leading to high-concentration PM_2.5 in Busan. To quantitatively investigate the recirculation a recirculation factor (RF) was calculated, showing an increase in RF values during high-concentration PM_2.5 episodes. However, the RF values varied slightly depending on the time resolution of meteorological data used for the calculations. This variation was attributed to the terrain characteristics at observation sites. Additionally, during long-range transported days leading to nationwide high-concentration PM_2.5 events, synoptic-scale circulation dominated, resulting in weaker correlation between PM_2.5 concentration and RF values. This study enhances the understanding of the influence of recirculation on air pollution. However, it is important to consider the impact of temporal resolution and terrain characteristics when using RF for evaluating recirculation during episodes of air pollution.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.269-274
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• 2024

High-quality precipitation data are crucial for various industries, including disaster prevention. In South Korea, long-term high-quality data are collected through numerous ground observation stations. However, data between these stations are reprocessed into a grid format using interpolation methods, which may not perfectly match actual precipitation. A prime example of real-time observational grid data globally is the Integrated Multi-satellite Retrievals for Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM IMERG) from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), while in South Korea, ground radar data are more commonly used. GPM and ground radar data exhibit distinct differences due to their respective processing methods. This study aims to analyze the characteristics of GPM and Constant Altitude Plan Position Indicator(CAPPI),representative real-time grid data, by comparing them with ground-observed precipitation data. The study period spans from 2021 to 2022, focusing on hourly data from Automated Synoptic Observing System (ASOS) sites in South Korea. The GPM data tend to underestimate precipitation compared to ASOS data, while CAPPI shows errors in estimating low precipitation amounts. Through this comparative analysis, the study anticipates identifying key considerations for utilizing these data in various applied fields, such as recalculating design rainfall, thereby aiding researchers in improving prediction accuracy by using appropriate data.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.37 no.6_2
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• pp.1849-1858
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• 2021

We analyzed the monthly and annual trends of the meteorological factors(wind speeds and directions and air temperatures) measured at an automated synoptic observation system (ASOS) and fine particle (PM₁₀ and PM_2.5) concentrations measured at the air quality monitoring systems(AQMSs) in Suwon. In addition, we investigated how the fine particle concentrations were related to the meteorological factors as well as urban morphological parameters (fractions of building volume and road area). We calculated the total volume of buildings and the total area of the roads in the area of 2 km × 2 km centered at each AQMS using the geographic information system and environmental geographic information system. The analysis of the meteorological factors showed that the dominant wind directions at the ASOS were westerly and northwesterly and that the average wind speed was strong in Spring. The measured fine particle concentrations were low in Summer and early Autumn (July to September) and high in Spring and Winter. In 2020, the annual mean fine particle concentration was lowest at most AQMSs. The fine particle concentrations were negatively and weakly correlated with the measured wind speeds and air temperatures (the correlation between PM_2.5 concentrations and air temperatures was relatively strong). In Suwon city, at least for 6 AQMSs except for the RAQMS 131116 and AQMS 131118, the PM₁₀ concentrations were affected mainly by the transport from outside rather than primary emission from mobile sources or wind speed decrease caused by buildings and, in the case of PM_2.5, vise versa.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.83-100
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• 2020

This study evaluated the accuracy of soil moisture and evapotranspiration by calculating the hydrological parameters in Korean peninsula using Land Information System(LIS) developed by US NASA. We used Noah-MP surface model to calculate hydrological parameters, and used MERRA2(Modern-Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2) for hydrological forcing data. And, International Geosphere-Biosphere Program(IGBP) and University of Maryland(UMD) land cover maps were applied to compare the output accuracy, and Automated Synoptic Observing System(ASOS) of KMA was used as ground observation data. In order to evaluate the accuracy of the output data, the correlation coefficient(CC), BIAS, and efficiency factor (NSE, Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency) were analyzed with soil moisture and evapotranspiration by ASOS ground observation data. As a result, the correlation coefficient of soil moisture using IGBP was 0.56 on average, and evapotranspiration was about 0.71. On the other hand, soil moisture using UMD was 0.68 on average and evapotranspiration was about 0.72, and the correlation coefficient by UMD was evaluated as high accuracy compared to the results by using IGBP. The correlation coefficient of soil moisture was an average of 0.68 and evapotranspiration was an average of 0.72 when MERRA2 was used as hydrological forcing data. On the other hand, the soil moisture applied with ASOS was an average of 0.66, and evapotranspiration was an average of 0.72. It is judged that the ASOS point data was reanalyzed as 0.65°× 0.5°grids, which is the same spatial resolution with MERRA2, resulting in differences in accuracy depending on the region.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.124-137
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• 2012

Climate analysis is important in urban planning for human comfort. Synoptic weather conditions can only resolve the 30% of local variance of wind conditions whereas 70% of the variance arise from local terrain, buildings, and other small scale thermal conditions. Climate Analysis Seoul (CAS) was developed to resolve such micro-scale climate. The Local-scale air temperature Deviation (LD) analysis map from CAS showed the co-existence of built-up and suburban areas in the study region (CR, Cold-air analysis Region) despite its small extent. Temperature, humidity, wind speed, and wind direction were monitored in CR. Hourly observed cooling rate agreed well with LD. Cold air production, transportation, and stagnation was visualized by the observed Vertical Temperature Gradient (VTG) along the small stream in CR. VTG observed at the upper-most stream can be divided into two components: radiative cooling and cold air inflow from outside. Radiative cooling exists regardless of the wind speed whereas cold air inflow occurs only with calm wind. From the regression analyses based on the wind speed, the inflow portion was determined as 84% of radiative cooling. Climate analysis in the future will be able to characterize the changes in cold air by urban development plan to support the human comfort.