• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• v.42 no.4
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• pp.350-357
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• 2017

Purpose: In-situ monitoring of water quality is fundamental to most environmental applications. The high cost and long delays of conventional laboratory methods used to determine water quality, including on-site sampling and chemical analysis, have limited their use in efficiently managing water sources while preventing environmental pollution. The objective of this study was to develop an on-site water monitoring system consisting mainly of an Arduino board and a sensor array of multiple ion selective electrodes (ISEs) to measure the concentration of $NO_3$ ions. Methods: The developed system includes a combination of three ISEs, double-junction reference electrode, solution container, sampling system consisting of three pumps and solenoid valves, signal processing circuit, and an Arduino board for data acquisition and system control. Prior to each sample measurement, a two-point normalization method was applied for a sensitivity adjustment followed by an offset adjustment to minimize the potential drift that could occur during continuous measurement and standardize the response of multiple electrodes. To investigate its utility in on-site nitrate monitoring, the prototype was tested in a facility where drinking water was collected from a water supply source. Results: Differences in the electric potentials of the $NO_3$ ISEs between 10 and $100mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ $NO_3$ concentration levels were nearly constant with negative sensitivities of 58 to 62 mV during the period of sample measurement, which is representative of a stable electrode response. The $NO_3$ concentrations determined by the ISEs were almost comparable to those obtained with standard instruments within 15% relative errors. Conclusions: The use of the developed on-site nitrate monitoring system based on automatic sampling and two-point normalization was feasible for detecting abrupt changes in nitrate concentration at various water supply sites, showing a maximum difference of $4.2mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ from an actual concentration of $14mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$.

• The Journal of Natural Sciences
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.11-34
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• 2005

It is no exaggeration to say that the productivity of a research using computer simulations on complex molecular systems like biomolecules depends on the ability of the sampling algorithm to explore the relevant parts of configuration space. In this study, we investigate the properties on the mutiensemble sampling (MES) which is one of the solutions that surmount limitations of conventional sampling algorithms. Works for finding out practical systematic ways of using the MES efficiently to explore distantly separated regions in configuration space are performed. In this work, the more generalized form of weighting function for MES is used and 'cavity formation in water' is simulated using Monte Carlo. investigating the correlation of simulation parameters and the efficiency of the method, we propose a practical way of maximizing the power of the MES. We applied the way to 'cavity formation in water' and were able to explore the parts of configuration space relevant to cavities of radius from 0 to 5.6A in a single simulation.

• Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.67-80
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• 1993

This survey was carried out to take the status of seawater intrusion into groundwater wells located in the eastern area of Chejudo, to get the elementary data which may evaluate the level of would-be groundwater contamination, and to perform effective the effort that will supply the clear water for the residents. The sampling sites were northeastern districts of Haengwon, Handong, and Sangdo, southeastern districts of Susan, Nansan, and Samdal, and northwestern districts, as reference, of Aewol, Keumnung, Panpo, Kosan, Shindo, and Bosung. We collected the samples from the public tap water by month, and analysed electrical conductivity, sodium(Na), potassium(K), magnesium(Mg), calcium(Ca), bicarbonate($HC0_{3^-}$), and items of the criteria as drinking water. In the northeastern districts we also added the sampling sites to survey the fluctuations of dissolved solids according to distance from seashore, including two private boreholes and one public tap water of Dukchun. The result is as follows 1) In the northeastern district, the concentration of chloride ion showed large fluctations from 40mg/l to 100mg/l, but suitable for the criteria of drinking water. It was thought that the drought influenced. 2) In the Sangdo of the northeastern districts, similar tendancy to Hangwon and Handong was showed only in the concentration of chloride ion, but different tendancy was showed in chloride-bicarbonate ratio, calcium-magnesium ratio, and sodium adsorption ratio(SAR). Considering these facts, it was not thought that seawater intruded. 3) The components of Na and Cl showed rapid slope in the northeastern districts above 3km from seashore. 4) In the northwestern districts as reference, the concentration of chloride ion fluctuated slightly according to the sampling sites and dates, and the concentration of nitrate-nitrogen in some sites exceeded the criteria of drinking water. These were thought that the surface contaminants rather than the intrusion of seawater influenced mainly the groundwater, considering the correlation(r=0.732) of chloride ion and nitrate-nitrogen. 5) Then we must consider the regional characteristies of soil profile in order to prevent the contamination of groundwater, and moniter also the movement of main components within the sol1 profile, not only the research of the intrusion of seawater.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.56 no.6
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• pp.899-908
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• 2023

Droughts can alter the dynamics of aquatic ecosystems, including fish communities. This study compared the variations in fish communities in Juam reservoir before and after drought events. Fish sampling was conducted five times from April 2021 to April 2023 using three different sampling methods (kick net, cast net, and gill net). The water level in the reservoir reached its peak (103.73 EL.m, 62.2% capacity) in September 2021, before the drought, and dropped to its lowest point (88.84 EL.m, 17.6% capacity) in April 2023. The dissolved oxygen content in the reservoir decreased from 27 to 6.3 mg/L between the period with the lowest water level (April 2023) and the period with the highest water level (September 2021). In September 2021, 466 fish were collected, but after one year of drought, the number of individuals decreased to 105. Further, the number of fish collected and water levels were positively correlated. Dominant species exhibited a population decline of over 60% with decreasing water levels. These findings highlight the importance of fishery resource management during drought periods.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.21 no.8
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• pp.24.1-24.9
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• 2018

The Korean bottom trawl survey has been deployed on a regular basis for about the last decade as part of groundfish stock assessments. The regularity indicates that they sample groundfish once per grid cell whose sides are half of one latitude and that of one longitude, respectively, and whose inside is furthermore divided into nine nested grids. Unless they have a special reason (e.g., running into a rocky bottom), their sample location is at the center grid of the nine nested grids. Given data collected by the survey, we intended to show how to appropriately estimate not only the survey index of a fish stock but also its uncertainty. For the regularity reason, we applied the systematic sampling theory for the above purposes and compared its results with a reference, which was based on the simple random sampling. When using the survey data about 11 fish stocks, collected by the spring and fall surveys in 2014, the survey indices of those stocks estimated under the systematic sampling were overall more precise than those under the simple random sampling. In estimates of the survey indices in number, the standard errors of those estimates under the systematic sampling were reduced from those under the simple random sampling by 0.23~27.44%, while in estimates of the survey indices in weight, they decreased by 0.04~31.97%. In bias of the estimates, the systematic sampling was the same as the simple random sampling. Our paper is first in formally showing how to apply the systematic sampling theory to the actual data collected by the Korean bottom trawl surveys.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2005.05b
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• pp.1328-1332
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• 2005

본 연구는 경안천유역의 최적 수질 측정망 구성을 위하여 분석을 수행하였다. 분석을 위해서 필요한 수질데이터는 Qua12e 모형을 이용하여 모의하였으며, Kriging과 최적화 기법인 Branch & Boundary 방법을 이용하여 최적화된 수질 측정지점을 제시하였다. 또한 측정횟수는 신뢰구간과 유의수준을 고려하여 Proportional Sampling 방법을 적용하였다. 적용 결과 경안천에는 21개의 측정지점이 적합한 것으로 판단되며, 측정 빈도는 1년간 유량을 월별로 구분 하였을때 상위6달의 경우는 한달에 $1\~3$회, 하위 6달은 $1\~4$회를 측정하는 것이 적합하다는 결론을 얻었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.555-558
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• 2003

This study carried out to analyze the characteristics of water concentration for Saemangeum reclaiming area during two seasons. Total nitrogen appeared by thing which all mean values are the biggest at two survey at ST.4 that is near with Mangyoung river. At the same time, change by range of tide was seen. Therefore, is thought that ST.4 suffers impact of river and seawater at the same time. But is thought that water of Mangyoung river exerts bigger effect than seawater because ST.4 appears that concentration is high clearly with different Sampling point. Therefore, is thought that pollution occurs better than different sampling point if ST.4's flowing deters.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.21 no.12
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• pp.1679-1689
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• 1997

In this paper, a precise description is given to the basic theory as well as the detailed algorithms for the numerical treatment of the method of POD (proper orthogonal decomposition). This method is then applied to analysing the numerical solutions of one-dimensional shallow-water equations to show how the method is affected by various parameters such as the sampling time, sampling numbers, and the spatial resolution for the autocorrelation function. A few curious features associated with this flow model found through the analysis are further explained and discussed.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2004.05b
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• pp.277-281
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• 2004

수자원장기종합계획에서는 물의 과부족 또는 가용한 물을 정량적으로 평가하기 위해 물수지 분석을 실시한다. 물수지 분석은 미래 예측되는 용수수요량과 공급가능량을 비교하는 단순한 과정이지만, 분석 과정에 포함되어 있는 자료와 모형의 불확실성으로 인하여 물수지 분석을 실시한 각종 보고서마다 서로 다른 결과를 보여주고 있어 국민의 신뢰를 얻지 못한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 Monte Carlo simulation 기법 중 Latin Hypercube Sampling에 기반한 확률적 모사로 물수지의 불확실성을 표현하고, 이를 기존에서 제시한 단일 물부족량과 비교하여 불확실성의 범위와 특성을 분석하였다. 또한 민감도 분석을 수행함으로써 입력변수들 간의 상대적 중요도를 산정하여 수자원계획 수립시 투자 우선순위를 제시하였다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.348-356
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• 2005

Water quality sampling surveys and continuous measurement of flow were conducted to identify wastewater flow characteristics for representative catchment of O and M treatment basins in A city. For HS-1 station representing commercial area, wastewater flow rises in the beginning of office-working hours, moves up and down within narrow range, and lasts till office-leaving hour, and falls gradually reflecting worker's returning home. However, in HS-2 station representing residential area, wastewater flow has two peaks, which are before office-going hour and after office-leaving hour. In residential area, the flow rate of weekends is higher than that of weekdays because it reflects population, being not contributed to generate wastewater during the working hours of weekdays, stay home and produce wastewater for weekends period. To determine the priority for rehabilitation of sewer system, infiltration rate was computed by dividing infiltration flow by mean diameter and total length of sewer, and HS-1 station ranked the first.