• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.119-127
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• 2023

In this study, quantitative models were applied to case parks to estimate the carbon reduction by trees, which was compared and analyzed at the tree and park levels. At the tree level, quantitative models of carbon storage and uptake differed by up to 7.9 times, even for the same species and size. At the park level, the carbon reduction from quantitative models varied by up to 3.7 times for the same park. In other words, carbon reduction by quantitative models exhibited considerable variation at the tree and park levels. These differences are likely due to the use of different growth environment coefficients and annual diameter at breast height growth rates and the overestimation of carbon reduction due to the substitution of the same genus and group model for each tree species. Extending the annual carbon uptake per unit area of the case park to the total park area of Chuncheon a carbon uptake ranging from a minimum of 370.4 t/yr and a maximum of 929.3 t/yr, and the difference can reach up to 558.9 t/yr. This is equivalent to the carbon emissions from the annual household electricity consumption of approximately 2,430 people. These results suggest that the indiscriminate application of quantitative models to estimate carbon reduction in urban trees can lead to significant errors and deviations in estimating carbon storage and uptake in urban greenspaces. The findings of this study can serve as a basis for estimating carbon reduction in urban greening research, projects, and policies.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.205-215
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• 2011

Ozone ($O_3$) is a main component of photochemical oxidants and a phytotoxic air pollutant. Although the current levels of tropospheric $O_3$ in East Asia could adversely affect productivity of forest tree species, risk assessments of $O_3$ impact were limited. In this paper, we summarize the methodology of risk assessment of $O_3$ on forest tree species based on our two previous studies, risk assessments of $O_3$ impact on the growth of Fagus crenata by Watanabe et al. (2012) and on the annual carbon absorption of three representative conifers, Cryptomeria japonica, Pinus densiflora and Larix kaempferi by Watanabe et al. (2010). $O_3$ sensitivity of each tree species obtained from an experimental study, $O_3$ exposure and atmospheric N deposition based on field monitoring and vegetation survey were integrated by geographic information system method. Based on the results, we conclude that the area with high risk of $O_3$ impact does not necessarily correspond to the area with high $O_3$ exposure. The varieties of tree habitat, tree sensitivity to $O_3$ and annual carbon absorption among the tree species, and N deposition-induced change in the $O_3$ sensitivity of F. crenata are raised as the factors of discordance between areas with high risk and those with high $O_3$ exposure. In the last part of this paper, we discuss the present uncertainty and perspectives of risk assessment for the future studies on the impact of $O_3$ on forest tree species in East Asia.

• 대한공간정보학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.29-35
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• 2013

산림지역에서 이산화탄소흡수량 산출을 위해서는 현지산림조사와 영상정보 등의 원격탐사 자료를 이용함으로써 흉고직경이나 수고와 같은 산림 탄소흡수량 추정에 필요한 기본자료를 정량적으로 수집하여 활용한다. 그러나 여전히 현장조사의 비중이 높고 혼효림이 많은 국내 산림 여건상 취득된 산림정보의 정확도가 낮은 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 LiDAR 자료를 이용하여 경사기반 영역확장법을 적용하여 수목의 수직적 구조를 파악하고 수목 정점추출 알고리즘을 통한 개체목의 수고 및 개체수를 파악하여 이를 현장조사를 통한 자료로부터 도출된 수고-흉고직경 관계식에 대입하여 정량적인 이산화탄소흡수량 산출에 필요한 기본데이터를 산출 할 수 있었다. 또한 총 3종류의 수목에 대한 이산화탄소흡수량을 계산하고 단위면적당 이산화탄소흡수량을 추정할 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.515-525
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• 2016

The Palsangjeon Pagoda is a five-story wooden building in the Beopjusa Temple area in the Songnisan national park in Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea. According to historical records, it was constructed in either AD 1605 or AD 1626. To specify the construction year more precisely, we took 41 wood samples for tree-ring analysis during repair actions in 2013; 28 from red pine (Pinus densiflora S. et Z.), 12 from oak (Quercus spp.), and 1 from fir (Abies spp.). The tree-ring boundaries became clearly visible by smoothing their cross-sectional surface and the tree-ring widths were measured under a stereo microscope. All tree-ring series were compared with each other to establish mean chronologies, which we then compared with local master chronologies established using tree rings collected from wooden elements of the Daeungjeon Hall which is the main building in the Beopjusa Temple area. As a result, it was verified that the red pines were felled in AD 1624 and in AD 1851. Moreover, it was verified that the oaks were also felled in AD 1624 based on cross-dating with the red pine chronology. We concluded that the Palsangjeon Wooden Pagoda was constructed in AD 1626, as mentioned in the historical record (Daeungdaekwangmyeongjeonbulsangki, 1630) and the letters on a purlin on the $4^{th}$ story, using oak and red pine felled in AD 1624 and repaired later on using red pine felled in AD 1851.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.126-129
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• 2016

도시화로 인해 불투수 면적이 증가하면서 지하 침투량이 감소하고 강우 유출량이 증가하여 도시 침수 발생 가능성이 커지고 지하수 고갈 문제를 발생시키고 있다. 본 연구에서는 가로수 주위에 수분 및 영양을 공급할 수 있는 신개념 특수 가로수 보호판의 설치가 도시 내 침투량 개선에 미치는 효과를 평가하고, 시설의 배치에 따른 침투량 변화를 조사하였다. 침투관이 설치된 신개념 가로수 보호판은 토양으로는 빗물 침투량을 증가시키고 지면 위 수위 상승을 억제하였다. 따라서 개발된 신개념 가로수 보호판은 도시 도로변에서 저영향개발 (LID) 시설로서 효과적으로 적용될 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2018

Wide-area monitoring of tree-related high impedance fault (THIF) efficiently contributes to increase reliability of large-scaled network, since the failure to early location of them may results in critical lines tripping and consequently large blackouts. In the first place, this wide-area monitoring of THIF requires managing the placement of sensors across large power grid network according to THIF detection objective. For this purpose, current paper presents a framework in which sensors are distributed according to a predetermined risk map. The proposed risk map determines the possibility of THIF occurrence on every branch in a power network, based on electrical conductivity of trees and their positions to power lines which extracted from spectral data. The obtained possibility value can be considered as a weight coefficient assigned to each branch in sensor placement problem. The next step after sensors deployment is to on-line monitor based on moving data window. In this on-line process, the received data window is evaluated for obtaining a correlation between low frequency and high frequency components of signal. If obtained correlation follows a specified pattern, received signal is considered as a THIF. Thereafter, if several faulted section candidates are found by deployed sensors, the most likely location is chosen from the list of candidates based on predetermined THIF risk map.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.32-39
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• 2011

This study is about the installation of the solar cell modules. The solar cell modules are built by the tree-mimic structure, and the performance is compared with that of the flat-plate type solar cell module installation. The mathematical tree model, which was suggested by Fisher and Honda, is utilized to determine the location of the solar cell modules for the tree-mimic type. The experiment shows that the generated electric power of the flat-plate type is higher than that of the tree-mimic type by 30% for one month of July. This lower performance for the tree-mimic type comes from the shading effects among the solar cell modules. The theoretical calculation for the absorbed solar radiation on the two types of solar cell installation shows that the tree-mimic type is higher than the flat-plate type by 8.5%. The shading area for the tree-mimic model is calculated with time by using the 3D-CAD, which will be utilized for the optimization of the tree-mimic model in the future.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.52-58
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• 2007

본 연구는 숲 가꾸기 실행지와 미실행지의 임분 특성이 산불에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구이다. 조사지역은 강원도 양양군, 인제군 그리고 경기도 가평군 등 3개 군에서 14개소를 선정하였으며, 이중 숲 가꾸기 실행지 9개소, 미실행지의 5개소에 대한 현장조사를 실시하였다. 현장조사를 통해 임목의 수고, 흉고직경, 지하고, 죽은 가지 고사율, 임목밀도, 울폐도, 관목층 및 초본층 피도를 조사하였으며 이 자료를 통해 숲 가꾸기 실행 및 미실행지의 임내특성분석을 실시하였다. 또한 임내특성 분석으로부터 산불발생 및 확산 위험성과의 관계를 분석하였다. 숲 가꾸기 실행지역과 미실행지역의 임분 특성조사 결과 숲 가꾸기 실행지역이 미실행지역에 비해 상대적으로 평균 지하고는 높았고, 임목본수는 적었으며, 죽은 가지 고사율은 적었고, 초본층 피도는 높게 나타나고 있어 숲 가꾸기 실행지역의 산불위험도는 미실행지역보다 낮아질 것으로 판단되었다.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.167-175
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• 2009

An exploratory study was conducted in Juri Forest Range-2, a proposed biodiversity conservation area of Bangladesh to explore the present growing stock of tree, regeneration condition and status of non-timber forest products (NTFPs). This conservation area contains both natural and artificial plantation was selected by using multistage random sampling method. For determination of plot size and sampling methods, the quadrate size ($10m{\times}10m$) for tree stock measurement, ($2m{\times}2m$) for regeneration survey, ($20m{\times}20m$) for NTFPs survey was determined. Regarding tree stock survey, 14 species under eight families were found where Tectona grandis shows average number of stem/ha was 624 and basal area/ha was (10.36 $m^2/ha$) followed by Acacia auriculiformis (0.2 $m^2/ha$ and 637 stem/ha), Gmelina arborea (0.2 $m^2/ha$ and 600 stem/ha). In regeneration survey, 14 species were found belonging to 9 families where Alstonia scholaris shows highest (3,750) seedling per hectare. Regarding NTFPs, bamboo and cane are the most common resources. In last ten years, the total timber output was 1,28,596.14 cubic feet and total amount of revenue was 4,64,434 US$. The vacant area is 1,335.5 acre which contains 14% of total area. If this vacant area is planted with suitable species and take proper steps for appropriate management of this species it will be a good biologically diversified area.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.48-57
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• 2003

The objective of this study is to review and verify whether the functions and effect of roadside trees generally hewn in theory are actually realized in urban roads and how well they are performed if the function and effect are realized. The study was conducted with a focus on 3 functions and effects including roadside tree's urban landscape improvement function (green area visibility ratio), effect of introducing green area within a city, and urban green network building function. The major study results are as follows: First, the average green area visibility ratio of 41 study areas is currently about 25.90%. The green area visibility ratio of commercial area within downtown was lowest among 5 road types. It showed that it is possible to raise the average green area visibility ratio up to 32.49% through roadside tree management and additional plantation. Second, in a section between Paldal Mountain and Suwon City Hall where there is no forest fragments and parks at all, a green area of 4,826 roadside trees represented 2.4% of total area and served as the only linear green area. Third, an analysis of 15 cities in Kyonggi province showed that urban forests are concentrated in outskirts. The suey showed that because forest fragments and parks exist in a form of points in urban areas, roadside trees are the only green areas that link each other and build a network.