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Identification of an ISR-Related Metabolite Produced by Pseudomonas chlororaphis O6 against the Wildfire Pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci in Tobacco

  • Park, Myung-Ryeol;Kim, Young-Cheol;Park, Ju-Yeon;Han, Song-Hee;Kim, Kil-Yong;Lee, Sun-Woo;Kim, In-Seon
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.18 no.10
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    • pp.1659-1662
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    • 2008
  • Pseudomonas chlororaphis O6 exhibits induced systemic resistance (ISR) against P. syringae pv. tabaci in tobacco. To identify one of the ISR metabolites, O6 cultures were extracted with organic solvents, and the organic extracts were subjected to column chromatography followed by spectroscopy analyses. The ISR bioassay-guided fractionation was carried out for isolation of the metabolite. High-resolution mass spectrometric analysis of the metabolite found $C_{9}H_{9}O_{3}N$ with an exact mass of 179.0582. LC/MS analysis in positive mode showed an $(M+H)^{+}$ peak at m/z 180. Nuclear magnetic resonance ($^{1}H,\;^{13}C$) analyses identified all protons and carbons of the metabolite. Based on the spectroscopy data, the metabolite was identified as 4-(aminocarbonyl) phenylacetate (4-ACPA). 4-ACPA applied at 68.0 mM exhibited ISR activity at a level similar to 1.0 mM salicylic acid. This is the first report to identify an ISR metabolite produced by P. chlororaphis O6 against the wildfire pathogen P. syringae pv. tabaci in tobacco.

Illite Polytypes: The Characteristics and the Application to the Fault Age Determination (일라이트 폴리타입: 그 특성과 단층 활동연대 결정에의 활용)

  • Song, Yun-Goo
    • Economic and Environmental Geology
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    • v.45 no.2
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    • pp.181-188
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    • 2012
  • The 1M and $2M_1$ stacking sequences are the most frequently encountered in the illite species among the possible 6 polytypes. The $1M_d$, derived from the 1M polytype which exhibits a variable degree of disorder in the stacking sequence, is also observed in illite samples. In this paper, the author introduces and reviews the theoretical background of the quantitative analysis method of illite polytypes, and considers the possibility to determine the fault age and its reactivation age using K/Ar age-dating based on the quantification of illite polytypes in the fault system. For the increase of the accuracy and precision of the illite age analysis method, the occurrence, identification, and mineralogical characterization of illite polytypes should be defined in detail. The broadening effect of (hkl) reflections, due to disordering of 1M polytype and the presence of I/S minerals with expandability, are also considered as the main parameters controlling the quantification of illite polytypes using the WILDFIRE(C)simulation.

Wireless Sensor Network for Wildfire Monitoring (산불 감시를 위한 무선 센서네트워크)

  • Sohn, Jung-Man;Seok, Chang-Ho;Park, Whang-Jong;Chang, Yu-Sik;Kim, Jin-Chun
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.846-851
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    • 2007
  • The wireless sensor network is one of the most practical and cost-effective solutions for monitoring systems covering wild and wide area such as wildfire monitoring. However, the RF distance between sensor nodes is very short due to the need of low power consumption of the sensor node, so the number of sensor nodes to be deployed in the target area is more than tens of thousands. In this paper, we design and analyze the deployment issues as well as re-deployment problem occurred when the battery is exhausted. We also propose the needs and solutions for coverage problem in dynamic deployment. By the experimental evaluations, we analyze the packet success ratio between sensor nodes under various environments such as obstacles and variable distances.

Estimation of Forest Productivity for Post-Wild-fire Restoration in East Coastal Areas (동해안 산불피해지 복구를 위한 산림생산력의 추정)

  • Koo, Kyo-Sang;Lee, Myung-Jong;Shin, Man-Yong
    • Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.36-44
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    • 2010
  • In order to rehabilitate forest sites damaged by wildfire via natural or artificial restoration, it is important to determine right tree species, which can acclimate to biogeoclimatic environment at the sites. The objectives of this study were to develop site index equation of different tree species for estimating forest productivity and to provide information on species selection for post-wildfire restoration. Site index equation was developed based on environmental information from wildfire damaged areas in Gangneung, Goseong, Donghae, and Samcheok, where were located in east coastal areas of South Korea. Despite the small numbers (4~5) of environmental variables used for the development of the site index equations, statistical analysis (e.g. mean difference, standard deviation of difference, and standard error of difference) showed relatively low bias and variation, suggesting that those equations can provide relatively high capability of estimation and practical applicability with high effectiveness. The small numbers of the variables enabled the model to be applied in a wide range of usages including determination of appropriate tree species for post-wildfire restoration. The estimation of forest site productivity showed the possibility of large distribution in east coastal region as the best site for Korean ash (Fraxinus rhynchophylla) and original oak (Quercus variabilis) that can be used for firebreak in the region. These results imply that damages by forest fire can be reduced significantly by replacing existing pure coniferous forests in the area with ones dominated by broad-leaved deciduous stands, which can play an important role as fire break and/or prevent a transition from surface fire to crown fire.

Characteristics of Marine Algal Communities in Village Fishing Grounds Near Large Wildfires in Uljin-gun (울진군 대형산불 발생 인근 마을어장의 해조류 군집 특성)

  • Jeong Hee Shim;Hee Chan Choi;Hae-Kun Jung;Jong-Ku Gal;Jeong-Min Shim;Sung-Eic Hong;Chul-Hui Kwoun;Sang-Woo Kim
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.87-97
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    • 2023
  • In this study, we examined the effects of a large wildfire in the coastal area of Uljin-gun. The analysis of water quality and the dominant species, species composition, and community structure of marine algal was conducted quarterly in 2022 at Nagok (F-1), Hujeong (F-2), Bongpyeong (F-3), and Gongse Port (F-C) in Uljin-gun. As a result of water quality analysis, the pH, a factor of wildfire impact was 8.07~8.30 and 8.12~8.48 in surface and bottom layers, respectively, which are normal values in coastal waters of the East Sea, suggesting no direct impact from wildfires. By marine algal species composition, the coastal areas show the following order: Rhodophyta (58.1%) > Ochrophyta (25.8%) > Chlorophyta (14.5%) > Magnoliophyta (1.6%). By season, Undaria pinnatifida was the most dominant at Nagok and Hujeong in March and June, which in September and November, Gelidium elegans and Lithophyllum sp. were the most dominant in Bongpyeong and Gongse Port, respectively. In the cluster analysis, the stations were divided into two groups according to presence and absence of specific marine algal by season. The dominant species were U. pinnatifida, G. elegans and D. divaricata in group A, and Lithophyllum sp. was mainly present in group B. Thus, the species composition and group structure reflected the normal seasonal change pattern with water temperature variation and showed little significant difference from the control site, suggesting no direct effects of the wildfire on algae distribution in Uljin.

Applicability evaluation of GIS-based erosion models for post-fire small watershed in the wildland-urban interface (WUI 산불 소유역에 대한 GIS 기반 침식모형의 적용성 평가)

  • Shin, Seung Sook;Ahn, Seunghyo;Song, Jinuk;Chae, Guk Seok;Park, Sang Deog
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.57 no.6
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    • pp.421-435
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    • 2024
  • In April 2023, a wildfire broke out in Gangneung located in the east coast region due to the influence of the Yanggang-local wind. In this study, GIS-based RUSLE(Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation) and SEMMA (Soil Erosion Model for Mountain Areas) were used to evaluate the erosion rate due to vegetation recovery in a small watershed of the Gangneung WUI(Wildland-Urban Interface) fire. The small watershed of WUI fire has a low altitude range of 10-30 m and the average slope of 10.0±7.4° which corresponds to a gentle slope. The soil texture was loamy sand with a high organic content and the deep soil depth. As herbaceous layer regenerated profusely in the gully after the wildfire, the NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) reached a maximum of 0.55. Simulation results of erosion rates showed that RUSLE ranged from 0.07-94.9 t/ha/storm and SEMMA ranged from 0.24-83.6 t/ha/storm. RUSLE overestimated the average erosion rate by 1.19-1.48 times compared to SEMMA. The erosion rates were estimated to be high in the middle slope where burned pine trees were widely distributed and the slope was steep and to be relatively low in the hollow below the gully where herbaceous layer recovers rapidly. SEMMA showed a rapid increase in erosion sensitivity under at certain vegetation covers with NDVI below 0.25 (Ic = 0.35) on post-fire hillslopes. Gentle slopes with high organic content and rapid recovery of natural vegetation had relatively low erosion rate compared to steep slopes. As subsequent infrastructure and human damages due to sediment disaster by heavy rain is anticipated in WUI fire areas, the research results may be used as basic data for targeted management and decision making on the implementation of emergency treatment after the wildfire.

The Study of Burned-Area Analysis Method for Forest-fire Damaged Area - Investigation for ImSil County, GyeongJu City - (산불피해 현장답사를 통한 연소면적 산출 연구 - 임실, 경주 산불을 중심으로 -)

  • Kang, Seo-Young;Lee, Jung-Yun;Kim, Hong
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.27 no.3
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    • pp.176-181
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    • 2012
  • In this research the 2009 spring occurred during forest fire ImSil and research destination GyeongJu has been selected. Research in the field of the target time exploratory Boundary Data through after air photos, satellite photos and topographic map by using the combustion area was calculated. 2009 March 1-forest fire occurs on the day of the weather information and weather changes wildfire in the check in any affected. Study research destination of combustion is ImSil 161 ha, GyeongJu 270.93 ha. The impact of the weather-temperature dry weather forest fires this favorable situation to occur and the wind directions and the spread of the mountain wind speed was less impact has no arguments.

A Study on Winter-Covered Optical Satellite Imagery for Post-Eire Forest Monitoring

  • Kim, Choen;Park, Seung-Hwan
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.274-274
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    • 2002
  • Damage to forest trees, caused by wildfire, changes their spectral reflectance signature. This factor led to the initiation of a research project at the Remote Sensing & GIS Laboratory, Kookmin University, to determine if multispectral data acquired by IKONOS could provide fire scar and bum severity mapping. This paper will present detail mapping of burned areas in the eastern coast of Korea with IKONOS imagery. In addition, a single post-burn Landsat-7 ETM+ data was used to compare with IKONOS, the study area. Burn severity map based on IKONOS image was found to be affected by strong topographic illumination effects in the mountain forest. But it has better the delineation of the bum-scarred area. In this study the NDVI was analyzed for geometric illumination conditions influenced by topography(slop, aspect and elevation) and shadow(solar elevation and azimuth angle).

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Assessment of the Utility of WUI Mapping Techniques for Wildfire Disaster Management (산불 재난관리를 위한 WUI 매핑 기법 활용성 분석)

  • Lee, Si-Hyeong;Lee, Hu-Dong;Baek, Min-Ho
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Disaster Information Conference
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    • 2023.11a
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    • pp.339-340
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    • 2023
  • 본 논문에서는 대형 산불이 자주 발생한 강릉시 지역을 대상으로 원형 이동 창 알고리즘 WUI 매핑 기법에 우리나라 공간정보를 적용하여 분석하는 프로그램을 개발하여 실험 결과 WUI 지역은 14.5%, Non-WUI 지역은 85.2%로 매핑되었고, WUI 매핑 결과에 전국 산불연료지도와 중첩 분석한 결과, 32.8%의 면적이 중첩되었으며, 그 중 WUI 1등급은 8.1%, WUI 2등급은 1.4%, WUI 3등급은 2.2%이 중첩되었고, Non-WUI은 88.3%으로 중첩되었다. 중첩분석 결과는 산불로부터 인명과 재산을 보호하기 위해 산불예방 숲 관리가 필요한 최우선지역을 선정하는 기초자료로 활용이 가능할 것으로 확인하였다.

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UAV Path Creation Tool for Wildfire Reconnaissance in CPS Environment (CPS환경에서 산불 정찰을 위한 무인기 비행경로 생성 도구)

  • Ji-Won Jeong;Chang-Hui Bae;EuTeum Choi;SeongJin Lee
    • IEMEK Journal of Embedded Systems and Applications
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.327-333
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    • 2023
  • Existing studies on the UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)-based CPS (Cyber Physical System) environment lack forest fire monitoring and forest fire reconnaissance using real-world UAVs. So, it is necessary to monitor forest fires early through CPS based on real-world UAVs with high reliability and resource management efficiency. In this paper presents an MFG (Misstion File Generater) that automatically generates a flight path of an UAV for forest fire monitoring in a CPS environment. MFG generates flight paths based on a hiking trail with a high fire probability due to a true story of an entrant. We have confirmed that the flight path generated by MFG can be applied to the UAV. Also, we have verified that the UAV flies according to the flight path generated by MFG in simulation, with a negligible error rate.