• 대한원격탐사학회지
• /
• 제39권4호
• /
• pp.441-458
• /
• 2023

Tropical cyclones frequently occur in the Southwest Pacific Ocean and are considered one of the driving forces for coastal alterations. Therefore, this study investigates the frequency and intensity of tropical cyclonesfrom 2000 to 2021 and their influence on the surface winds and wave conditions around the atoll nation Tuvalu. Cyclone best-track and ERA5 single-level reanalysis data are utilized to analyze the condition of the surface winds, significant wave heights, mean wave direction, and mean wave period. Additionally, the scatterometer-derived wind information was employed to compare wind conditions with the ERA5 data. On average, nine cyclones per year originated here, and the frequency increased to 11 cyclones during the last three years while the intensity decreased by 25 m/s (maximum sustained wind speed). Besides, a total of 14 cyclones were observed around Tuvalu during the period from 2015 to 2021, which showed an increase of 3 cyclones compared to the preceding period of 2001 to 2007. During cyclones, the significant wave height reached the highest 4.8 m near Tuvalu, and the waves propagated in the east-southeast direction during most of the cyclone events (52%). In addition, prolonged swells with a mean wave period of 7 to 11 seconds were generated in the vicinity of Tuvalu, for which coastal alteration can occur. After this preliminary analysis, it was found that the waves generated by cyclones have a crucial impact in altering the coastal area of Tuvalu. In the future, remotely sensed high-resolution satellite data with this wave information will be used to find out the degree of alterations that happened in the coastal area of Tuvalu before and after the cyclone events.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
• /
• 제39권1호
• /
• pp.23-45
• /
• 2023

Tuvalu is a small reef islands country in the Pacific Ocean. Its coastal regions are very much dynamic due to the profound effects of tropical cyclones and sea level rise (SLR). However, research works on coastline dynamics of Tuvalu mainly cover its capital, Funafuti. Therefore, this review summarizes the extent of long-term coastal changes in different islets of Funafuti and on overall Tuvalu. In Funafuti, highly accreting areas are Te Afualiku, Fuafatu, Motugie, and Amatuku, and highly eroding areas are Fuagea and Tefala with the fully disappeared islet of Vasafua after 2005. However, in spite of different causes and supposition of scientists on disappearing these lands the accretion is more dominant than erosion which resulted in 7.3% net increase of land areas of Tuvalu over 117 years till 2015. Severe tropical cyclones mainly caused accretion of land areas by forming coral rubble rampart formation and further reworks and erosion to small sandy islands whereas frequent low-energy cyclones mainly caused erosion. Though, till now severe erosion of coastal areas are not evident by global SLR, islets of Funafuti experienced remarkable shoreline increase as formation of 30-40 m wide rubble rampart formation along 19 km in 1971 by tropical cyclone Bebe and net increase of area of 3.45 ha by tropical cyclone Pam in 2015. In spite of such overall accretion of coastal areas several scientists suspect drowning of its areas in future because of high SLR (~5.1±0.7 mm/year) at Funafuti which supposedly will not work as a breakwater anymore. Thus, protection measures should be taken to prevent coastline erosion as well as land reclamation activities should be done following the global examples.

• 대한지리학회지
• /
• 제51권2호
• /
• pp.185-200
• /
• 2016

지리학은 대체적으로 인간과 환경 간의 상호연관에 대해 관심을 가지고 있다. 특히, 인간과 환경 간의 연관성은 작은 도서국가의 환경이 변화하는 모습에서 나타난다. 태평양의 저지대 산호도인 투발루는 기후변화의 원인에 주된 책임을 갖고 있지 않지만 투발루의 인구압은 지속적으로 기후변화로 인한 자원의 이용불가능과 환경적 불안정성에 영향을 받고 있다. 환경지리학과 인구지리학의 맥락 속에서 투발루의 환경적 위기와 이주민에 대한 주변 태평양 도서국과의 관계를 살펴보려 한다. 투발루인의 이주는 인구과잉과 직면된 수용 능력면에서 어떠한 어려움을 겪고 있으며 국내, 국외 이주민의 정착상황에 대해 알아볼 것이다. 이 연구는 환경 변화의 관계에서 투발루인의 이주패턴, 담론 및 전망을 분석하면서 인구지리학적인 맥락에서 현대이주문헌을 조사하려 한다.

• 기술사
• /
• 제43권1호
• /
• pp.26-31
• /
• 2010

The changes of climate and earth environment caused by Global Warming has seriously occurred recently. For instance, the water in the Chad Lake in Africa has continuously disappeared and Tuvalu in the South Pacific is facing a serious natural disaster with that the entire country is sinking under the sea. These natural disasters become a serious risk threatening the existence of the human-race. Therefore, we needs a fundamental measure to prevent Global Warming. That is a natural phenomenon that makes the earth warmer by 6 types a greenhouse gas including $CO_2So$ we look for an answer from the 'Green Growth' movement.

• 수산해양기술연구
• /
• 제52권4호
• /
• pp.356-363
• /
• 2016

To suggest more efficient fishing operation, it was analyzed using five years (2011~2015) catch data of six Korean-flagged tuna purse seiners (with 1000 mt of haul capacity) operating in the western and central Pacific Ocean. In terms of annual total catch, it presented a two-year cycle of variation on catch, showing that catches of 2012, 2014 and 2015 were high, whereas those of 2011 and 2013 were low. The proportions on fishing effort of associated set were around 21.9~30.8% having 21.5~45.0% of total catch. In this study, there was no significant difference between catches of unassociated set and associated set. When considered having good fishing conditions, fishing activities were concentrated in the areas of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Kiribati, while it showed that fishing ground spreaded out to the areas of not only PNG and Kiribati but also Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Tuvalu and Solomon islands. The average number of fishing days was 271 with a range of 246~285. As restriction on fishing operation such as reduction of fishing days and higher fishing fee are expected to strengthen, the result of this study will be helpful to select more efficient fishing methods for purse seine fishery based on fishing conditions.

• 해양환경안전학회지
• /
• 제28권5호
• /
• pp.746-752
• /
• 2022

남태평양 섬들인 키리바시와 주변국은 해수면 상승으로 섬의 면적이 점점 감소하고 있다. 해수면 상승의 원인으로 기온상승에 따라 감소하는 빙하와 해수의 열팽창정도에 따라 지속적으로 변화하며, 지구온난화는 해수의 양과 부피 모두에 영향을 주어 해수면 상승이 진행되고 있다. 조석현상은 달과 태양등 천체의 인력작용으로 해면이 1일 2회 나타나지만 달은 약 18.6년을 주기로 달의 공전 궤도면이 지구의 적도와 이루는 각도가 약 10° 정도 변화하는데 지구의 적도면과 달의 공전 궤도면의 거리에 따라 조석력의 크기가 변화한다. 하와이 대학교 해수면 센터에서 Kiribati의 Tarawa, Christmas, Kanton, Fiji의 Lautoka, Suva, Tuvalu의 Funafuti, Tonga의 Nuku'alofa, Vanuatu의 Port Vila을 선정하여 자료를 취득하였다. 19년간 각 연도별 조위를 비교하였을 때 차이를 이용하여 조석에 의한 수면의 변화를 확인하고 조석의 영향인지 파악하는데 중점을 두었다. 최고천문조위(HAT, Highest Astronomical Tide)와 최저천문조위(LAT, Lowest Astronomi cal Tide)는 각각 Trawa 297.0, 50.8 cm, Christmas 123.8, 19.9 cm, Kanton 173.7, 39.9 cm, Lautoka 240.7, 11.3 cm, Suva 213.4, 17.8 cm, Funafuti 328.6, 98.4 cm, Nukualofa 188.8, 15.5 cm, Port Vila 161.5, -0.5 cm로 파악하였다. 해수면 변동은 각각 Trawa 3.1 mm/year, Christmas -1.0 mm/year, Kanton 1.6 mm/year, Lautoka 3.1 mm/year, Suva 7.4 mm/year, Funafuti 1.4 mm/year, Nukualofa 4.2 mm/year, Port Vila -1.2 mm/year로 변화하였다.

• 적정기술학회지
• /
• 제7권1호
• /
• pp.72-81
• /
• 2021

안전한 음용수 확보를 위한 적정기술로써 환경적, 기술적 요구사항을 충족할 수 있는 나노섬유 멤브레인으로 구성된 무동력 막 여과 시스템을 평가하였다. 이 장치는 수두차에 의한 중력과 생물학적 막 오염층 제어로 별도의 에너지원이 필요 없고, 핵심 소재인 PVDF 나노섬유 멤브레인 필터가 병렬로 연결, 모듈화되어 있어 물 생산성을 높이는 구조이다. 이 장치의 실제 현장 적용 가능성을 평가하기 위해 Pilot-scale (3000-5000 L/day) 나노섬유 멤브레인 기반 정수 시스템이 개발도상국(키리바시, 투발루 등)에 2017년 8월 설치되어 3개월간 운영되었다. 14-92 L/(m²×h)의 플럭스로 안정적 물 생산성을 확인하였고 처리수의 탁도와 박테리아의 높은 제거율 (99.99% 이상)로 안전한 수질을 장기간 제공할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과는 현장 적용을 통해 나노섬유 멤브레인 기반 무동력 정수 시스템이 장기간 안전한 음용수를 공급할 수 있는 정수장치로 평가되었고, 적정기술로써 개도국의 수처리 장치로 활용 가능성을 보여준다.