• 한국농림기상학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농림기상학회 2011년도 학술발표회
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• pp.20-27
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• 2011

A system for fine-resolution long-range weather forecast is introduced in this study. The system is basically consisted of a global-scale coupled general circulation model (CGCM) and Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) regional model. The system makes use of a data assimilation method in order to reduce the initial shock or drift that occurs at the beginning of coupling due to imbalance between model dynamics and observed initial condition. The long-range predictions are produced in the system based on a non-linear ensemble method. At the same time, the model bias are eliminated by estimating the difference between hindcast model climate and observation. In this research, the predictability of the forecast system is studied, and it is illustrated that the system can be effectively used for the high resolution long-term weather prediction. Also, using the system, fine-resolution climatological data has been produced with high degree of accuracy. It is proved that the production of agrometeorological variables that are not intensively observed are also possible.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제57권6호
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• pp.173-183
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• 2015

The aim of this study was to develop a soil moisture simulation model equipped with meteorological data enhanced by WRF (Weather Research and Forecast) model, and this soil moisture model was applied for quantifying soil moisture content and irrigation requirement. The WRF model can provide grid based meteorological data at various resolutions. For applicability assessment, comparative analyses were conducted using WRF data and weather data obtained from weather station located close to test bed. Water balance of each upland grid was assessed for soils represented with four layers. The soil moisture contents simulated using the soil moisture model were compared with observed data to evaluate the capacity of the model qualitatively and quantitatively with performance statistics such as correlation coefficient (R), coefficient of determination (R2) and root mean squared error (RMSE). As a result, R is 0.76, $R^2$ is 0.58 and RMSE 5.45 mm in soil layer 1 and R 0.61, $R^2$ 0.37 and RMSE 6.73 mm in soil layer 2 and R 0.52, $R^2$ 0.27 and RMSE 8.64 mm in soil layer 3 and R 0.68, $R^2$ 0.45 and RMSE 5.29 mm in soil layer 4. The estimated soil moisture contents and irrigation requirements of each soil layer showed spatiotemporally varied distributions depending on weather and soil texture data incorporated. The estimated soil moisture contents using weather station data showed uniform distribution about all grids. However the estimated soil moisture contents from WRF data showed spatially varied distribution. Also, the estimated irrigation requirements applied WRF data showed spatial variabilities reflecting regional differences of weather conditions.

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• 제28권1호
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• pp.85-97
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• 2018

This study evaluates the performance of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model in reproducing the present-day (1981~2005) precipitation over Far East Asia and South Korea. The WRF model is configured with 25-km horizontal resolution within the context of the COordinated Regional climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) - East Asia Phase 2. The initial and lateral boundary forcing for the WRF simulation are derived from European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast Interim reanalysis. According to our results, WRF model shows a reasonable performance to reproduce the features of precipitation, such as seasonal climatology, annual and inter-annual variabilities, seasonal march of monsoon rainfall and extreme precipitation. In spite of such model's ability to simulate major features of precipitation, systematic biases are found in the downscaled simulation in some sub-regions and seasons. In particular, the WRF model systematically tends to overestimate (underestimate) precipitation over Far East Asia (South Korea), and relatively large biases are evident during the summer season. In terms of inter-annual variability, WRF shows an overall smaller (larger) standard deviation in the Far East Asia (South Korea) compared to observation. In addition, WRF overestimates the frequency and amount of weak precipitation, but underestimates those of heavy precipitation. Also, the number of wet days, the precipitation intensity above the 95 percentile, and consecutive wet days (consecutive dry days) are overestimated (underestimated) over eastern (western) part of South Korea. The results of this study can be used as reference data when providing information about projections of fine-scale climate change over East Asia.

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.164-178
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• 2022

주요 곡물 생산 지역에 대한 작황 계절 예측을 위해 작물모형과 기상 예보자료들이 활용되고 있다. 이 때, 작물모형의 입력자료로 활용되는 기상자료의 불확실성이 작황 예측 결과에 영향을 줄 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 기상 예보자료에 따른 작물모형 결과에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였다. 주요 곡물 생산 지역인 미국의 콘벨트 지역을 대상으로 중규모 수치예보 모형인 Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF)로 10km 해상도의 계절 예측 자료를 생산하였다. 보다 상세한 기상 예보자료 생산을 가정하기 위해 통계적 기법인 Parameter-elevation Regressions on Independent Slopes Model (PRISM) 기법을 활용하여 WRF 자료를 기반으로 5km 해상도로 예측 자료를 생산하였다. WRF와 PRISM 계절 예측 자료로 CROPGRO-SOYBEAN 모형을 구동하여 두 기상 예보자료에 따른 작물 생육 모의 결과를 얻었다. 2011~2018 기간에 대하여 4월 10일부터 8일 간격으로 11개의 파종일을 설정하였으며, 3개의 콩 성숙군에 대한 품종 모수가 사용되었다. 기상 자료의 불확실성을 파악하기 위해 작물 재배기간 동안의 누적 생육도일과 누적 일사량을 비교하였다. 예측된 수량 및 성숙일 등의 주요 변수들을 비교하였다. 두 기상 자료로부터 얻어진 변수들 사이의 일치도 통계량 계산을 위해 root mean square error (RMSE), normalized root mean square error (NRMSE) 및 structural similarity(SSIM) index가 사용되었다. WRF와 PRISM에서 계산된 누적 생육도일 사이의 일치도가 낮았던 연도에 콩 성숙일 모의 값에 대한 오차가 크게 나타났다. 콩 모의 수량 또한 성숙일 및 온도의 오차가 크게 나타났던 연도에 상대적으로 낮은 일치도를 가졌다. 또한 파종일이 수량 및 성숙일 예측의 일치도에 상당한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 WRF와 PRISM 자료 사이에 온도 자료의 불확실성이 작황 예측의 불확실성에 영향을 주었으며, 재배 시기에 따라 그 불확도의 크기가 상이할 수 있음을 암시하였다. 따라서 신뢰도 높은 작황 예측 자료 생산을 위해 작물별 재배기간을 고려한 불확실성 평가 등의 추가적인 연구가 진행되어야 할 것으로 보인다.

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• 제27권1호
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• pp.105-118
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• 2017

This study assesses the performance of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model in reproducing regional climate over CORDEX-East Asia Phase 2 domain with different cumulus parameterization schemes [Kain-Fritch (KF), Betts-Miller-Janjic (BM), and Grell-Devenyi-Ensemble (GD)]. The model is integrated for 27 months from January 1979 to March 1981 and the initial and boundary conditions are derived from European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast Interim Reanalysis (ERA-Interim). The WRF model reasonably reproduces the temperature and precipitation characteristics over East Asia, but the regional scale responses are very sensitive to cumulus parameterization schemes. In terms of mean bias, WRF model with BM scheme shows the best performance in terms of summer/winter mean precipitation as well as summer mean temperature throughout the North East Asia. In contrast, the seasonal mean precipitation is generally overestimated (underestimated) by KF (GD) scheme. In addition, the seasonal variation of the temperature and precipitation is well simulated by WRF model, but with an overestimation in summer precipitation derived from KF experiment and with an underestimation in wet season precipitation from BM and GD schemes. Also, the frequency distribution of daily precipitation derived from KF and BM experiments (GD experiment) is well reproduced, except for the overestimation (underestimation) in the intensity range above (less) then $2.5mm\;d^{-1}$. In the case of the amount of daily precipitation, all experiments tend to underestimate (overestimate) the amount of daily precipitation in the low-intensity range < $4mm\;d^{-1}$ (high-intensity range > $12mm\;d^{-1}$). This type of error is largest in the KF experiment.

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• 제18권4호
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• pp.299-316
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• 2008

The intensive upper-air observation network was organized over southwestern region of the Korean Peninsula during the Korea Enhanced Observing Program in 2005 (KEOP-2005). In order to examine the effect of additional upper-air observation on the numerical weather forecasting, three Observing System Experiments (OSEs) using Korea Local Analysis and Prediction System (KLAPS) and Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model with KEOP-2005 data are conducted. Cold start case with KEOP-2005 data presents a remarkable predictability difference with only conventional observation data in the downstream and along the Changma front area. The sensitivity of the predictability tends to decrease under the stable atmosphere. Our results indicates that the effect of intensive observation plays a role in the forecasting of the sensitive area in the numerical model, especially under the unstable atmospheric conditions. When the intensive upper-air observation data (KEOP-2005 data) are included in the OSEs, the predictability of precipitation is partially improved. Especially, when KEOP-2005 data are assimilated at 6-hour interval, the predictability on the heavy rainfall showing higher Critical Success Index (CSI) is highly improved. Therefore it is found that KEOP-2005 data play an important role in improving the position and intensity of the simulated precipitation system.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제32권5B호
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• pp.267-272
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• 2012

기후변화로 증가하는 홍수피해를 대처하기 위해 여러 예측 방법들이 개발되고 있다. 홍수예측의 가장 핵심 요소는 홍수예측을 위한 수문모델의 입력자료로 사용하는 강우에 대한 정확하고 신속한 예측이다. 기존의 레이더 강우를 이용한 Nowcasting 보다 더 많은 대응시간을 확보할 수 있는 중소규모의 기후모델인 WRF(Weather Research Forecast)-ARW(Advanced Research WRF)를 소개하고, 이를 한반도 중부지방의 청미천 지역에 적용하려 한다. WRF-ARW의 적용기간은 2006년 7월 11일부터 7월 23일까지이며 이 결과를 청미천 유역에 있는 강우 관측소들(생극, 삼죽, 설성)의 실제 강우관측소의 관측 값과의 비교에 의해 이 강우 사상에 대해 Thomson scheme(미세물리)와 Kain-Frisch scheme(적운형 매개변수)의 조합이 청미천유역에서 가장 적합한 기후물리 조합이며 Mean Absolute Relative Error를 통해 세 개의 강우관측지점이 0.45 이상의 값을 나타내었다.

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.201-217
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• 2022

미국은 전 세계 주요 곡물(밀, 옥수수, 콩 등)의 생산 및 수출 국가로 알려져 있다. 따라서 신뢰할 만한 기상 예측 정보를 바탕으로 해당 지역에 대한 작황을 추정하는 것은 우리나라의 곡물 수급을 안정적으로 계획하기 위해서 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 지역 규모의 일 기온 및 이를 기반으로 산출되는 농업기후지수의 계절 예측성을 향상시키는 데 목적을 두었다. 이를 위해 먼저 역학적 규모축소법을 위한 지역기후모형으로 WRF가 사용되었으며, 해당 모형의 초기 및 측면 경계조건으로 PNU CGCM에서 생산된 시간 별 전지구 예측자료가 활용되었다. WRF의 적분은 22년(2000~2021년) 동안 매년 하반기를 포함하는 기간(6~12월)에 대해 수행되었다. 본 연구에서는 WRF에 의해 모의된 일 평균⋅최저⋅최고기온에 대해 EQM을 적용하여 모형이 갖는 편의를 보정하였다. EQM을 이용하여 보정된(보정되지 않은) 자료들은 WRF_C (WRF_UC)로 명명하였다. WRF_UC는 미국 내 대부분의 지역에서 일 최저기온(최고기온)을 과대(과소) 모의했는데, 이는 저온(고온) 범위를 과소 모의한 특징에서 비롯되었다. WRF_C는 WRF_UC에 나타난 일 평균⋅최저⋅최고기온의 편의가 감소하고 공간분포에 대한 예측성이 향상되었기 때문에 결과적으로 일 기온을 기반으로 산출되는 농업기후지수의 예측성 향상을 유도했다.

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• 제18권3호
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• pp.237-248
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• 2008

A thermal index which considers metabolic heat generation of human body is proposed for operational forecasting. The new thermal index, Perceived Temperature (PT), is forecasted using Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) mesoscale model and validated. Forecasted PT shows the characteristics of diurnal variation and topographic and latitudinal effect. Statistical skill scores such as correlation, bias, and RMSE are employed for objective verification of PT and input meteorological variables which are used for calculating PT. Verification result indicates that the accuracy of air temperature and wind forecast is higher in the initial forecast time, while relative humidity is improved as the forecast time increases. The forecasted PT during 2007 summer is lower than PT calculated by observation data. The predicted PT has a minimum Root-Mean-Square-Error (RMSE) of $7-8^{\circ}C$ at 9-18 hour forecast. Spatial distribution of PT shows that it is overestimated in western region, while PT in middle-eastern region is underestimated due to strong wind and low temperature forecast. Underestimation of wind speed and overestimation of relative humidity have caused higher PT than observation in southern region. The predicted PT from the mesoscale model gives appropriate information as a thermal index forecast. This study suggests that forecasted PT is applicable to the prediction of health warning based on the relationship between PT and mortality.

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• 제23권3호
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• pp.347-356
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• 2013

The climate projection with a high spatial resolution is required for the studies on regional climate changes. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) has provided downscaled RCP (Representative Concentration Pathway) scenarios over Korea with 1 km spatial resolution. If there are additional climate projections produced by dynamically downscale, the quality of impacts and vulnerability assessments of Korea would be improved with uncertainty information. This technical note intends to instruct the methods to downscale the climate projections dynamically from the Community Earth System Model (CESM) to the Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) model. In particular, here we focus on the instruction to utilize CAM2WRF, a sub-program to link output of CESM to initial and boundary condition of WRF at Linux platform. We also provide the example of the dynamically downscaled results over Korean Peninsula with 50 km spatial resolution for August, 2020. This instruction can be helpful to utilize global scale climate scenarios for studying regional climate change over Korean peninsula with further validation and uncertainty/bias analysis.