• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2023년도 학술발표회
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• pp.394-394
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• 2023

The world's sustainable growth is being severely hampered by the inefficient use of water resources. Despite the widely acknowledged importance of trade in global and regional water and food security, societal reliance on local production as well as international trade remains inadequately assessed. Therefore, using South Korea as a case study, this study fills in this research gap by applying the virtual water concept, the logarithmic mean divisia index (LMDI) method, and the Tapio decoupling model. The virtual water concept was used to estimate South Korea's net virtual water trade for major grain crops from 1992 to 2017. Then, the LMDI method was utilized to assess the driving factors causing changes in net virtual water trade. Lastly, the Tapio decoupling model was used to investigate the decoupling relationships between economic growth and the driving factors of net virtual water trade. Results showed that South Korea remains a net importer of virtual water flows with respect to grain crops, with an average import of 16,559.24 million m³ over the study period. In addition, the change in net virtual water trade could be attributed to water intensity effect, product structure effect, economic effect, and population effect. However, water intensity and economic effects were the major decisive factors for decrease and increase in net virtual water trade respectively, while the population and product structure effects had minor positive influences on the net virtual water trade. Furthermore, water intensity and economic growth showed a strong decoupling in most periods, while the decoupling state between product structure and economic growth was observed as expansive negative decoupling. Likewise, population size and economic growth showed a weak decoupling in most periods. The results reveal South Korea's status as it concerns the virtual water trade of grain crops, thus providing valuable insights into the sustainability of trade activities for the management of local water resources.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.77-86
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• 2015

The agricultural water management generally has focused on water resources for crop production but it could be affected by the food consumption pattern. The aim of this study is to estimate virtual water consumption for food consumption and calorie supply using the water footprint and virtual water concept. In addition, we estimated the virtual water requirements for increasing the food and calorie self-sufficiency adjusted by the government for food security. About $330.0m^3/cap/yr$ of virtual water was consumed for the main foods consumption in 1985, and it was increased to $450.0m^3/cap/yr$ in 2010. The rate of virtual water consumption by meats consumption was 28 % in 1985 but it was increased to 54 % in 2010. In other words, the total virtual water consumption by foods consumption was increased from 1985 to 2010 with the high rate of meats consumption. The average $1.29m^3$ of virtual water was consumed for supplying 1 calorie per capita in 2010 but about $10.1m^3/cal$ of virtual water was consumed by only bovine meats consumption. The food self-sufficiency is the main factor for food security in Korea. About $46.5Mm^3$ and $393.9Mm^3$ of virtual water were required in order to increase the food and calorie self-sufficiency of wheat by 1 % individually. This study showed the water consumption was related to food consumption and calorie supply pattern, and these results could be used as the indices for the agricultural water management considering the change of eating habit and food security.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2020년도 학술발표회
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• pp.211-211
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• 2020

The concept of virtual water has been largely applied in the study of regional, national, and global water flows with particular emphasis on water scarcity. Despite water traditionally being managed locally, certain global forces influence the local water resource scarcity/availability and hence virtual water exchanges worldwide. It is therefore of necessity that the significant forces be examined to understand the relationship between available water in a region and the variability and trends in environmental, social, and economic factors that are of utmost importance in the formulation of water resources management policies. This study therefore reviewed recent literature from 2003 - 2019 to determine the significant indicators of virtual water trade at different spatiotemporal levels. The study examined and compared the major approaches to virtual water trade flows accounting, and also identified and discussed policy implications and future research options concerning the analysis of virtual water trade. Available information has shown that virtual water trade is significantly influenced by economic (GDP, Demand-Supply of goods and services), geographical (Distance), institutional (population) and environmental (water availability, arable land, precipitation) factors. Reports further show that the selection of a given approach for virtual water trade flows accounting will depend on the scope of the study, the available datasets, and other research preferences. Accordingly, this study suggests that the adoption of multidisciplinary approaches to virtual water trade, taking into consideration the spatial and temporal variations in water resources availability and the complexity of environmental and socioeconomic factors will be pivotal for establishing the basis for the conservation of water resources worldwide.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.583-595
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• 2010

가상수(假想水, Virtual Water)란 일정량의 농산물, 축산물, 공산품과 같은 생산품 혹은 서비스 제공에 필요한 물의양을 뜻하는 것으로 1990년대 초반 Tony Allan 교수가 처음 제시하였다. 본 연구는 Chapagain and Hoekstra (2004)이 제시한 농축산물 및 공산품의 단위 가상수량 산정방법을 분석 및 적용하여 1998년부터 2007년까지 우리나라의 가상수 수출입량을 산정하였다. 또한 가상수 수출입을 국가간 정량화하는 방법론으로 물발자국(Water Footprint) 이론을 이용하였다. 그리고 2006년 우리나라 농작물 생산량에 단위 가상수량을 적용하여 수자원장기종합계획(건설교통부, 2006)의 농업용수 수요량과 비교함으로써 단위 가상수 사용의 적절성을 검토하였다. 연구결과 현재 우리나라는 연평균 320억 $m^3$의 가상수를 농축산물 및 공산품의 무역을 통하여 순수입하고 있으며 그 양은 지속적으로 증가추세를 보이고 있다. 생산되는 농작물의 가상수량과 농업용수 수요량의 차이는 약 6억 $m^3$으로서 전체 수요량이 약 160억 $m^3$인 점을 감안한다면 상대적으로 근소한 차이로서 본 연구에서 적용한 단위 가상수량 산정방법이 타당함을 입증하였다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.636-641
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• 2017

Water is an essential resource for human survival. According to the OECD Environmental Outlook to 2050, rapid industrialization and a global population increase by approximately two billion will likely increase global water use by 55% in 2050. However, water depletion has been getting worse than before and has been happening more quickly, as Earth's water resources are limited. The present study proposes water management measures by using the virtual water theory which enables water consumption measurement and the confirmation and recognition of water scarcity problems, and will support the development of counter-measures. As a method for estimating the value of agricultural water, virtual water theory was used to calculate the amount of agricultural water input for domestic rice and to apply prices of agricultural water in the United States and China to Korean water prices. When the Chinese price was applied to Korean water prices, the value of agricultural water represented 0.3% of the Korean rice producer's price. When the US price was applied to Korean water prices, the value of agricultural water represented 1.6% of the domestic rice producer's price. The study exposes the percentage of the value of agricultural water in agricultural product prices, as well as how this scare resource may affect future prices. In the future, if there are water charges to effectively manage agricultural water, this study, which uses the virtual water theory, can be used as a preliminary research.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2022년도 학술발표회
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• pp.161-161
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• 2022

Despite the impressive development of water infrastructure and management in recent decades, Korea still faces a number of threats to water security owing to such factors as climate change. This puts the country at the top spot amongst the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries in terms of water stress. It is suggested that increasing food imports and decreasing domestic food production can contribute to water and land savings and in extension, to increased water and land security. This study therefore aimed at analyzing the impact of virtual water import through food trade on the water and land savings in Korea. It was concluded that over the period 2000 - 2017, significant amounts of national water and land was saved through the importation of major upland crops. In addition, we estimated the virtual water trade (VWT) that refers to the trade of water embedded in food products. The results showed a significant increase in the amount of virtual water traded over the study period.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제53권spc1호
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• pp.765-772
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• 2020

수자원 수급계획은 보통 물수지분석에서 파악된 수자원의 양에 따라 수립한다. 그러나 그것은 상품의 이동과 같은 국제교역을 고려하지 않은 폐쇄적인 수급계획이다. 물수지분석에 가상수 개념을 도입하면 상품의 수출량과 수입량을 고려한 수자원 수급계획을 수립할 수 있다. 기존에 활용하는 직접적인 물 사용(지역 내에서 가용한 각종 수자원)과 가상수를 고려한 간접적인 물 사용(지역 외에서 수입한 상품생산에 소요된 타 지역의 수자원)을 종합적으로 고려하기 때문이다. 그러나 한국에서는 아직 가상수의 개념이 국가 수자원계획 수립에 본격적으로 반영되고 않고 있다. 국내외에서 발표된 가상수 산정연구 논문에서는 가상수 산정과정이 생략되거나 일부만 제시된 사례가 많다. 따라서 가상수의 산정과정 및 거래량의 적절성을 파악하여 실무에 활용하는데 큰 어려움이 존재하고 있다. 본 연구는 한국에서 수출입하는 가상수량 산정을 위한 물발자국 적용값을 구체적으로 제시하고자 한다. 농축산물의 국제 이동량, 물발자국 적용값, 가상수 거래량을 파악하는 과정을 기술하고, 이를 기존연구와 비교하고자 한다. 따라서 본 연구에서 제시한 산정과정과 산정기준은 물발자국 및 가상수 연구를 수행하는 연구자들에게 유용한 기초자료를 제공할 것이다.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2006년도 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.1636-1640
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• 2006

SMAC method, one of the computational fluid dynamics techniques, is modified from the original MAC method for the time-dependent variation of flow analysis. The Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible time-dependent viscous flow are applied, and also marker particles that present the visualization of flow analysis are used. In this study SMAC technique is used to analyze the flow behavior in the water-filling of virtual channel. Then by changes of diameter of two ingates, the change of velocity and discharge when two ingates are filled the water to virtual channel are simulated. As a result, water-filling flow pattern in the virtual channel is simulated very well. Therefore, this numerical simulation will also be applied for the design of structures as open flume and porous breakwater.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제53권9호
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• pp.691-699
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• 2020

한국은 좁은 국토에 많은 인구가 거주하여 1인당 가용 수자원량이 세계 평균에 비하여 매우 적다. 이에 따라 국민 개개인이 안정적인 생활을 영위하는데 필요한 수자원의 확보가 절실하다. 더구나 한국은 이미 선진화된 공업국가로서 농업에 대한 국가경제의 의존도가 크게 낮아졌다. 따라서 한국은 외국의 수자원을 활용하지 않으면 국민 개개인에게 현재와 같은 식생활 수준에 맞는 농축산물의 제공이 불가능하다. 그럼에도 불구하고 한국은 아직 가상수에 대한 연구가 미흡하여 수자원계획 수립에서 가상수의 국제교역을 고려하지 못하고 있다. 본 연구는 이러한 상황을 타개하기 위하여 한국을 중심으로 교류하는 가상수의 국제적인 흐름을 분석하였다. 이를 위하여 한국과 세계 248개국과의 국가별, 품목별 가상수 수출입 거래량을 파악하였다. 본 연구의 결과에 따르면, 우리나라의 농축산물 가상수의 국제교역은 수입량이 수출량보다 월등히 많고, 수입 가상수는 농산물 부산물을 수입하면서 발생하는 양이 월등히 많았다. 2018년 한국이 전 세계에서 수입한 가상수량은 722억 ㎥으로 수출한 가상수량 25억 ㎥에 비해 무려 29배나 많다. 본 연구의 결과는 향후 국내에서 수립되는 국가 수자원계획의 수립에 필요한 기초자료를 제공하게 될 것이다.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.35-40
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• 2000

SMAC method is, one of the numerical simulation techniques, modified from the original MAC for the time-dependent variation of fluid flows. The Navier-Stokes equation for incompressible time-dependent viscous flow is applied and, also marker particles which move with the fluid are used. Two-dimensional numerical computations of fluid flow are carried out in a virtual water tank. This paper has shown very well the movements of marker particles using SMAC method.