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Variations of Geotechnical Characteristics Following Freeze-Thaw of Terra Nova Bay Rocks, Antarctica (남극 테라노바 만 편마암의 동결-융해에 따른 지반공학적 특성 변화)

  • Kim, YoungSeok;Kim, Kiju;Jang, Hyun-Shic;Jang, Bo-An
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.1499-1508
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    • 2013
  • Freeze-thaw tests were performed on gneiss samples collected from Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica in order to examine the engineering properties of rocks with slightly weathered (SW) and moderately weathered (MW). The tests were conducted under temperature ranging from $20{\pm}2^{\circ}C$ to $-20{\pm}2^{\circ}C$. A cycle of test consisted of 5 hours of freezing followed by another 5 hours of thawing under full saturation. In this paper, total 200 cycles of freeze-thaw test were performed with measurements of porosity, absorption, ultrasonic velocity, and shore hardness per each 20 cycle and that of uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) per each 50 cycle. The UCS of the SW rocks approximately decreased 0.07 MPa per a single cycle, while that of MW rocks decreased around 0.2 MPa per a single cycle. During the 200 cycles of SW rocks, the absorption increased from 0.23% to 0.39%, the P-wave velocity decreased from 4,054 m/s to 3,227 m/s and S-wave velocity decreased from 2,519 m/s to 2,079 m/s. Similarly, those of MW rocks changed from 0.65% to 1.6%, 3,207 m/s to 2,133 m/s and 2,028 m/s to 1,357 m/s. In conclusion, it was inferred that the properties of SW rocks experienced approximately 200-300 cycles of freeze-thaw process become close to those of MW rocks.

Detection of Group of Targets Using High Resolution Satellite SAR and EO Images (고해상도 SAR 영상 및 EO 영상을 이용한 표적군 검출 기법 개발)

  • Kim, So-Yeon;Kim, Sang-Wan
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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    • v.31 no.2
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    • pp.111-125
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    • 2015
  • In this study, the target detection using both high-resolution satellite SAR and Elecro-Optical (EO) images such as TerraSAR-X and WorldView-2 is performed, considering the characteristics of targets. The targets of our interest are featured by being stationary and appearing as cluster targets. After the target detection of SAR image by using Constant False Alarm Rate (CFAR) algorithm, a series of processes is performed in order to reduce false alarms, including pixel clustering, network clustering and coherence analysis. We extend further our algorithm by adopting the fast and effective ellipse detection in EO image using randomized hough transform, which is significantly reducing the number of false alarms. The performance of proposed algorithm has been tested and analyzed on TerraSAR-X SAR and WordView-2 EO images. As a result, the average false alarm for group of targets is 1.8 groups/$64km^2$ and the false alarms of single target range from 0.03 to 0.3 targets/$km^2$. The results show that groups of targets are successfully identified with very low false alarms.

Accuracy Evaluation of Terrain Correction of High Resolution SAR Imagery with the Quality of DEM (DEM 품질에 따른 고해상도 SAR 영상의 지형 보정 정확도 평가)

  • Lee, Kyung Yup;Byun, Young Gi;Kim, Youn Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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    • v.30 no.6_1
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    • pp.519-528
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    • 2012
  • It was pointed out that the terrain distortion of SAR image is even worse than that of optical image although SAR imagery has the advantages of being independent of solar illumination and weather conditions. It is thus necessary to correct terrain distortion in SAR image for various application areas to integrate SAR and optical image information. There has to be a clear evaluation of terrain correction of high resolution SAR image according to the quality of DEM because the DEM of study site is generally used in the process of terrain correction. To achieve this issue, this paper compared the effects of quality of Digital Elevation Model(DEM) in the process of terrain correction of high resolution SAR images, using the DEM produced from 1:5000 topographic contour maps, LiDAR DEM, ASTER GDEM, SRTM DEM. We used TerraSAR-X and Cosmo-SkyMed, as the test data set, which are constructed on the same X-band SAR system as KOMPSAT-5. In order to evaluate quantitatively the correction results, we conducted comparative evaluation with the KOMPSAT-2 ortho image of the same region. The evaluation results showed that the DEM produced from 1:5000 topographic contour maps achieved successful results in the terrain correction of SAR image compared with the other DEM data, and the widely used SRTM DEM data in various applications was not suitable for the terrain correction of high resolution SAR images.

Conservation of The Human Shaped Terra Cotta Mask Excavated from Jungcheon-ri, Jinju (진주 중천리 출토 인두형토기(人頭形土器)의 보존)

  • Lee, Hyunkyoung;Choi, Hyunwook;Lee, Seungli;Gwak, Hongin
    • Conservation Science in Museum
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    • v.14
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    • pp.23-28
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    • 2013
  • This paper aimed to show the whole conservation process of the human shaped terra cotta mask that was excavated from one of construction sites at Jungcheon-ri, Geumsan-myeon, Jinju. This mask was X-rayed to get the correct making techniques and there are 4 holes on the top of the head and each diameter of the 3 holes is exact and the other hole is different from the three. The long and sharp shape of the nose is in trapezoid which was separately made with clay and put on (the face). It's found that there are round grooves each around upper and down lips. (upper in length: 10mm, down in length: 6 mm). All restoring materials and adhesives used for restoration to associate each piece are reversibility materials. According to a few points on buried bones of animals distributed around the sites, holes and grooves on the top of the head, ears and teeth to wear something, it academically presumes that this mask could be possibly used for the group ritual. Especially, the whole procedure from excavation to scientific conservation process resulted to have a special exhibition to give the public new eyes how the exhibition realizes to the public.

The Market Segmentation Study in Accordance with Cultural Heritage Tourists' Motivation and A Comparative study of Satisfaction toward Cultural Heritage Utilization - Focused on The Daming Palace and The Terra Cotta Warriors in China - (문화유산 관광동기에 따른 시장세분화와 문화재활용 만족도 비교연구 - 중국 대명궁과 병마용을 중심으로 -)

  • Peng, Shuai;Qiao, Man;Guo, Hhongxia;Jeong, Gang-Hoan;Kim, Juho
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Traditional Landscape Architecture
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.144-164
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the tourism motivation of Chinese tourists visiting Daming Palace and Terra Cotta Warriors and to study market segmentation according to the motivation. As well as to research the difference of satisfaction toward cultural heritage utilization between Daming Palace and Terra Cotta Warriors. According to the results of the analysis, it was found that cultural heritage tourists preferred cultural experience of tourist sites. Therefore, it is necessary to put effort into cultural experience of cultural heritage sightseeing spots. What's more, it was showed that the preservation and recovery state of cultural heritage, the reality, the value of tangible cultural heritage, the experience programs related to cultural heritage, interpretation service, travel guides, rest facilities, symbolism of souvenirs, admission tickets, nearby restaurants and accommodation facilities could be influence factors of satisfaction toward cultural heritage utilization. The Managers of cultural heritage sightseeing spots are expected to preserve the cultural heritage well and to enhance the facilities and staff professionalism, to make visitors more easily understand cultural heritage, to put more emphasis on interpretation service, to make visitors feel that they got educational effect from visit experience, which will increase the satisfaction of cultural heritages.

Estimation of Spatial Evapotranspiration Using Terra MODIS Satellite Image and SEBAL Model - A Case of Yongdam Dam Watershed - (Terra MODIS 위성영상과 SEBAL 모형을 이용한 공간증발산량 산정 연구 - 용담댐 유역을 대상으로 -)

  • Lee, Yong-Gwan;Kim, Sang-Ho;Ahn, So-Ra;Choi, Min-Ha;Lim, Kwang-Suop;Kim, Seong-Joon
    • Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.90-104
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    • 2015
  • The purpose of this paper is to build a spatio-temporal evapotranspiration(ET) estimation model using Terra MODIS satellite image and by calibrating with the flux tower ET data from watershed. The fundamentals of spatial ET model, Surface Energy Balance Algorithm for Land(SEBAL) was adopted and modified to estimate the daily ET of Yongdam Dam watershed in South Korea. The daily Normalized Distribution Vegetation Index(NDVI), Albedo, and Land Surface Temperature(LST) from MODIS and the ground measured wind speed and solar radiation data were prepared for 2 years(2012-2013). The SEBAL was calibrated with the forest ET measured by Deokyusan flux tower in the study watershed. Among the model parameters, the important parameters were surface albedo, NDVI and surface roughness in order for momentum transport during calculation of sensible heat flux. As a result of the final calibration, the monthly averaged albedo and NDVI were used because the daily values showed big deviation with unrealistic change. The determination coefficient($R^2$) between SEBAL and flux data was 0.45. The spatial ET reflected the geographical characteristics showing the ET of lowland areas was higher than the highland ET.

Feasibility Study on FSIM Index to Evaluate SAR Image Co-registration Accuracy (SAR 영상 정합 정확도 평가를 위한 FSIM 인자 활용 가능성)

  • Kim, Sang-Wan;Lee, Dongjun
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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    • v.37 no.5_1
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    • pp.847-859
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    • 2021
  • Recently, as the number of high-resolution satellite SAR images increases, the demand for precise matching of SAR imagesin change detection and image fusion is consistently increasing. RMSE (Root Mean Square Error) values using GCPs (Ground Control Points) selected by analysts have been widely used for quantitative evaluation of image registration results, while it is difficult to find an approach for automatically measuring the registration accuracy. In this study, a feasibility analysis was conducted on using the FSIM (Feature Similarity) index as a measure to evaluate the registration accuracy. TerraSAR-X (TSX) staring spotlight data collected from various incidence angles and orbit directions were used for the analysis. FSIM was almost independent on the spatial resolution of the SAR image. Using a single SAR image, the FSIM with respect to registration errors was analyzed, then use it to compare with the value estimated from TSX data with different imaging geometry. FSIM index slightly decreased due to the differencesin imaging geometry such as different look angles, different orbit tracks. As the result of analyzing the FSIM value by land cover type, the change in the FSIM index according to the co-registration error was most evident in the urban area. Therefore, the FSIM index calculated in the urban was mostsuitable for determining the accuracy of image registration. It islikely that the FSIM index has sufficient potential to be used as an index for the co-registration accuracy of SAR image.

Global monitoring of carbon monoxide (CO) by MOPITT (모피트를 이용한 일산화탄소의 전지구적 모니터링)

  • 최성득;장윤석;이상희;최기혁
    • Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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    • 2003.05b
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    • pp.413-414
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    • 2003
  • 최근의 대기오염과 기후변화는 특정 지역에만 국한되지 않고 전지구 규모로 발생하고 있다. 따라서 인공위성에 탑재된 원격 센서들을 이용한 대기환경 모니터링이 주목을 받고 있다. 일산화탄소 (CO)는 OH 농도와 직접적인 관련이 있는 대류권 화학에서 매우 중요한 미량기체이며, 대기 중 lifetime이 약 2개월이므로 산불이나 대규모 공업단지에서 생성된 CO를 포함한 오염물질들의 추적자로 사용될 수 있다. 이러한 취지에서 MOPITT (Measurement of Pollution in The Troposphere) 기기가 개발되어, 1999년에 지구관측위성인 Terra에 탑재되어 CO 및 CH$_4$ 모니터링을 수행하고 있다. (중략)

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CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME WET CLAY SOILS AFTER REMOULDING TREATMENTS

  • Ou, Yinggang;Chen, Liancheng
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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    • 1993.10a
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    • pp.1036-1042
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    • 1993
  • In order to derive homogeneous remould soil sample, which is very important for obtaining reliable experimental results in terra-mechanics research, the characteristics of two clay soils at high moisture contents after remoulding treatment were investigated . It was found that with the remoulding process employed the coefficients of variation was less than 1.2% for the soil density and the soil could be treated as fully saturated soil. Therefore, the remoulded and will restore after a period of time. Some suggestiions were given follow the results of the drop cone test.

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MONITORING OF LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE CHANGE OF THE NORTHEAST REGION IN CHINA BY MODIS DATA

  • SHAO, Ming;Park, Jong-Geol;YASUDA, Yoshizumi
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.927-929
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    • 2003
  • Using received northeast region in China of Terra/MODIS data at Tokyo University of information Sciences. Make monthly division Land Surface Temperature maximum composite image. Using monthly division Land Surface Temperature maximum composite image, considered characteristic of monthly variation of Land surface temperature and relation with land covering and NDVI at the northeast region in China.

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