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Development of Uldolmok Tidal Current Energy (울돌목 조류에너지 개발 현황과 전망)

  • Lee Kwang-Soo;Yum Ki-Dai;Park Jin Soon;Kang Sok Kuh;Park Woo-Sun;Han Sang-Hun;Jung Gong-Il;Park Jung Woo
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.512-515
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    • 2005
  • The Korean peninsula has a number of coastal sites where the rhythmic rising and lowering of water surface due to tides result in strong tidal current. The kinetic energy of these currents can be efficiently exploited by using tidal current turbines. The pilot tidal current power plant is to be constructed at the Uldolmok between Chindo and Haenam. Extensive coastal engineer ing research works have been carried out. This paper describes some observation results of field campaign, design of the supporting structure of a pilot plant of 1,000kW and a future tidal current power plant and so on.

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Real-time Oil Spill Dispersion Modelling (실시간 유출유 확산모델링)

  • 정연철
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.9-18
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    • 1999
  • To predict the oil spill dispersion phenomena in the ocean, the oil spill response model, which can be used for strategic purpose on the oil spill site, based on Lagrangian particle-tracking method was formulated and applied to the neighboring area with Pusan port where the oil spill incident occurred when the tanker ship No.1 Youil struck on a small rock near the Namhyungjeto on September 21, 1995. The real-time tidal currents to be required as input data of the oil spill model were obtained by the two-dimensional hydrodynamic model and the tide prediction model. Evaluation of tidal currents using observation data was successful. For wind data, other input data of oil spill model, observed data on the spot were used. To verify the oil spill model, the oil spill modelling results were compared with the field data obtained from the spill site. Compared the modelling results with the observation data, there exist some discrepancies but the general pattern of modelling results was similar to that of field observation. The modelling results on 7 days after spill occurred showed that the 40% of spilled oil is in floating, 36% in evaporated, 23% at shore, and 1% in out of boundary, respectively. According to the evaluation of weighting curves of effective components to the dispersion of oil, the winds make a 37% of contribution to the dispersion of oil, turbulent diffusion 39.5%, and tidal currents 23.5%, respectively. Provided the more accurate wind data are supported, more favorable results might be obtained.

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The Satellite Observation for Spatial Changes of Vegetation in Saemangum Tidal Flat (새만금 갯벌의 식생 공간변화에 대한 위성관측)

  • Jeong, Jong-Chul
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.150-156
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    • 2014
  • The aim of this study is to detection of changed vegetation area of Saemangeum tidal flat with comparison of topography and surface sediments during the dyke construction. Sedimentary facies of four seasons of 2001 from inside Saemangeum tidal flat revealed homogeneous layers in the upper part, however near sea side tidal flat were detecting with carried out rapid sediment deposition during the dyke construction using satellite image spatial analysis. The sedimentation types inside Saemangeum tidal flat were classified with vegetation types, which were well matched with the sedimentation pattern revealed by change in vegetation patterns.

Tidal Current Power Generation by a Darrieus Type Water Turbine at the Side of a Bridge Pier

  • Kyozuka, Yusaku;Wakahama, Hisanori
    • Proceedings of the Korea Committee for Ocean Resources and Engineering Conference
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.99-104
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    • 2006
  • There are several advantages to make use of a bridge pier for the tidal power generation. Current velocity increases near the pier, therefore the tidal power generation becomes more efficient because the power is proportional to the cubic of the current velocity. The pier is convenient for access and maintenance of the hydraulic turbine and the power unit. The project is now underway at the Ikitsuki Bridge in Tatsuno-Seto Strait of Nasasaki Prefecture, where the tidal current was measured by the bottom mount ADCP for almost one year. Model experiments for a Darrieus water turbine with two and three straight blades were carried out in the circulating water channel, in which the power coefficients of the turbine were obtained as a function of blade section and the attaching angle of a blade to the rotor. Those experimental results are discussed to obtain an optimum Darrieus turbine for tidal power generation.

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Determination of Ocean Tidal components by GPS Observations (GPS관측 데이터를 이용한 해양의 조석성분 결정)

  • 윤홍식;이동하
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry, and Cartography Conference
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    • 2003.04a
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    • pp.45-54
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    • 2003
  • This paper deal with the GPS performance for determining the ocean tidal loading components(M$_2$, N$_2$, S$_2$, K$_2$) and the availability of permanent GPS stations(CHJU, KANR) established in Korea. We determined the ocean tidal loading components from GPS observation by spectrum analysis and compared to that from global ocean tidal models(GOT00.2, FES99, CRS4.0, NAO99). Through this study, we have a sense that amplitude and phase lags of ocean tidal loading components from observed GPS data was almost equal to value calculated in ocean tide models. The diurnal ocean tide loading constituents are not considered, because unmodeled troposhere effects increase the noise level near the diurnal frequency band and prevent us from obtaining significant results.

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Crab Region Extraction Method from Tidal Flat Images Using Superpixels

  • Park, Sanghyun
    • Journal of Advanced Information Technology and Convergence
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.29-39
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    • 2019
  • Tidal Flats are very important natural resource and various efforts have been made to protect it from environmental pollutions. The projects to monitor the environmental changes by periodically observing the creatures in tidal flats are underway. However, they are being done inefficiently by people directly observing. In this paper, we propose an object segmentation method that can be applied to the applications which automatically monitor the living creatures in tidal flats. In the proposed method, a foreground map representing the location of objects is obtained by using a temporal difference method, and then a superpixel method is applied to detect the detailed boundary of an object. The region of a crab is extracted finally by combining the foreground map and the superpixel information. Experimental results show that the proposed method separates crab regions from a tidal flat image easily and accurately.

On the origin of tidal features in cluster galaxies

  • Choi, Hoseung;Yi, Sukyoung K.
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.40.2-40.2
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    • 2013
  • Although galaxy mergers are thought to play an important role in forming elliptical galaxies, mergers in galaxy clusters have drawn less attention compared to mergers in field environments because galaxies with high peculiar velocities are unlikely to merge with each other. However, comparable fractions of merger features in cluster galaxies have been reported from deep imaging of Abell clusters, suggesting the relevance of mergers in the transformation of cluster early-type galaxies (Sheen et al. 2012). As a more direct approach to understanding the origin of tidal features in clusters, we perform hydrodynamic re-simulations on a cluster of galaxies. Based on mock observation images of the simulated cluster galaxies, we construct and analyze the cluster early-type galaxy sample in a consistent manner with Sheen et al. 2012. We find that the fraction of tidal feature from the simulated cluster is comparable to that of the observation. Evolutionary history of the galaxies with merger features shows that most of the mergers responsible for the merger features in the present originate from outside the cluster more than 2Gyrs ago. We also find that many of the galaxies with tidal features show correlations with subgroups in the cluster. All these results suggest that merger features in the cluster are due to preprocessing before accretion into the cluster.

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The Change of Beach Processes at the Coastal Zone with the Impact of Tide (조석(潮汐)의 영향(影響)이 있는 연안(沿岸)해역(海域)에서의 해안과정(海岸過程)의 변화(變化))

  • Kim, Sang-Ho;Lee, Joong-Woo
    • Proceedings of the Korea Committee for Ocean Resources and Engineering Conference
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    • 2002.05a
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    • pp.257-262
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    • 2002
  • Numerical model introduced in this study combines wave refraction-diffraction, breaking, bottom friction, lateral mixing, and critical shear stress and three sub-models for simulating waves, currents, and bottom change were briefly discussed. Simulations of beach processes and harbor sedimentation were also described at the coast neighboring Bangpo Harbor, Anmyundo, Chungnam, where the area has suffered from accumulation of drifting sand in a small fishing harbor with a wide tidal range. We also made model test for the case of a narrow tidal range at Nakdong river's estuary area to understand the effect of water level variation on the littoral drift. Simulations are conducted in terms of incident wave direction and tidal level. Characteristics of wave transformation, nearshore current, sediment transport, and bottom change are shown and analyzed. We found from the simulation that the tidal level impact to the sediment transport is very important and we should apply the numerical model with different water level to analyze sediment transport mechanism correctly. Although the model study gave reasonable description of beach processes and harbor sedimentation mechanism, it is necessary to collect lots of field observation data, including waves, tides and bottom materials, etc. for better prediction.

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A Study on Precise Tide Prediction at the Nakdong River Estuary using Long-term Tidal Observation Data (장기조석관측 자료를 이용한 낙동강 하구 정밀조위 예측 연구)

  • Park, Byeong-Woo;Kim, Tae-Woo;Kang, Du Kee;Seo, Yongjae;Shin, Hyun-Suk
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.28 no.6
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    • pp.874-881
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    • 2022
  • Until 2016, before discussions on the restoration of brackish water of the Nakdong River Estuary started in earnest, the downstream water level was predicted using the data of existing tide level observatories (Busan and Gadeokdo) several kilometers away from the estuary. However, it was not easy to carry out the prediction due to the dif erence in tide level and phase. Therefore, this study was conducted to estimate tide prediction more accurately through tidal harmonic analysis using the measured water level affected by the tides in the offshore waters adjacent to the Nakdong River Estuary. As a research method, the storage status of observation data according to the period and abnormal data were checked at 10-minute intervals in the offshore sea area near the Nakdong River Estuary bank, and the observed and predicted tides were measured using TASK2000 (Tidal Analysis Software Kit) Package, a tidal harmonic analysis program. Regression analysis based on one-to-one comparison showed that the correlation between the two components was high correlation coef icient 0.9334. In predicting the tides for the current year, if possible, more accurate data can be obtained by harmonically analyzing one-year tide observation data from the previous year and performing tide prediction using the obtained harmonic constant. Based on this method, the predicted tide for 2022 was generated and it is being used in the calculation of seawater inflow for the restoration of brackish water of the Nakdong River Estuary.

Saltwater Intrusion Characteristics in Seomjin River Estuary using EFDC (3차원 수치모델을 이용한 섬진강 하구역의 염수침입 특성)

  • KANG, Bo-Sik;PARK, Hyo-Bong;KIM, Jong-Kyu
    • Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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    • v.27 no.6
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    • pp.1842-1853
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    • 2015
  • The behavior characteristics of the saltwater intrusion in the Seomjin River Estuary by the inflow of fresh water were analysed by the field observation using CTD in the neap tide in January, June, and August 2013 as well as a numerical model, EFDC (Environmental Fluid Dynamics Code). As a result, Seomjin River Estuary is found that the saltwater intrusion is sensitive to the tide and tidal and freshwater flow. The results of field observation and numerical model were similar in the range of salt, but the results of salt wedge distribution were quite different. The observation of tide and tidal current as well as hydrographic surveying the Seomjin River Estuary will be jointly conducted for the accurate analysis.