• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2004

Ice cliff retreat and sea-ice formation around King Sejong Station in King George Island were analysed and compared with air temperature change. Analysis of 33-year (1969-2001) air temperature records at Bellingshausen Station has revealed regional atmospheric warming, and the increasing rate of air temperature Is equivalent to a warming of $1^{\circ}C$ for 27-year period. Here we present time-series of observations for the areal extent of the ice cliff and ice sheet, showing that they have retreated dramatically in the past 45 years (1956-2001). Retreat of 1,050 m in length of the ice clifr has changed the Marian Cove into a low rectangular form of 4 km in length and 1 to 1.3km in width. The retreat rates have since increased from 6 m/yr of the Primary investigated Period to 54 and 81m/yr in the recent years. Exceptionally, the ice cliff had been advanced of 21m in length for a year between 1987 and 1988 of cold winters. Ice sheet in King George Island also shows a similar decrease, and the decreasing extent is much larger at the southern part of the Main Cove, relatively more exposed to the sun, than at the northern part. Comparing sea-ice formation in winter with air temperature data shows a pattern starting to freeze below $-5^{\circ}C$ and to thaw over $-3^{\circ}C$. It is conclusively estimated that the patterns and magnitudes of ice cliff retreat and sea-ice formation are consistent with fluctuations of the air temperature, and that the recent rapid retreat of ice cliff and less formation of sea-ice are caused especially by the warming trends in autumn accompanied with expansion of summer thawing period.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.41-52
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• 2003

Sediment trap samples were collected to find out characteristic behaviors of metals in the settling particles by using time-series sediment traps at 678m and 1678m water depths in the Bransfield Strait from December 27th, 1999 to December 26th, 2000. Total mass fluxes at the intermediate water depth (678m water depth) were high in the austral summer and low in the austral winter, whereas at the deep water depth (1678m water depth) they showed high values in both the summer and winter. Total mass fluxes were generally higher in the deep water depth than in the intermediate water depth, which indicates that a substantial amount of sediments are laterally transported by strong currents into the deep basin from the shallow water depths. Aluminium contents also showed large seasonal variations with high values in the winter and low values in the summer. On the contrary, organic carbon contents were high in the summer and low in the winter. Al contents were negatively correlated with organic carbon contents, which may be ascribed that detrital particles are diluted by organic matter produced by phytoplankton in the surface waters. Metals measured in this study exhibited three characteristic behaviors; 1) a positive correlation with Al-Ti, Fe, Mn, V, Co, and Ba, 2) a negative correlation with Al-Cd and Zn, 3) no relationship with Al-Sr, Cu, Cr, Ni. Terrestrial materials may act as a major source fer metals that are positively correlated with Al, and organic matter may be a major source for metals that are negatively correlated with Al. Enrichment factor (EF) of Fe, Mn, Ba, Vi Co, Sr, Cr, and Ni ranged from 0.5 to 1.5, whereas EF of Zn, Cu, and Cd showed much higher values than 1.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.133-143
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• 2004

For the purpose of understanding the cloud scattering effect of UV radiation at King Sejong station In West Antarctica, we analyzed the data measured by UV-Biometer at surface and compared its result with solar radiation model. The parameterization of UV radiation by cloud ice crystal was applied to solar radiation model and the sensitivity of this model for the variation of ice crystal was tested. The cloud optical thickness was calculated by using this solar radiation model. It was compared the result from calculation with CERES satellite data. In solar radiation model, the UV radiation was less scattered with increase of ice crystal size in cloud and this scattering effect was more important to UV-A radiation than Erythemal UV-B radiation. But scattering effects by altitude of cloud was not serious. The calculated cloud optical thicknesses in Erythemal UV-B and UV-A region were compared with CERES satellite data and the result by UV-A was more accurate than Erythemal UV-B region.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.87-95
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• 2005

The vertical profiles of radiative flux and heating rate at King Sejong Station in West Antarctica were calculated with radiative transfe model by Chou and Suarez (1999) and Chou et al (2001). To run this model, the profiles of temperature, mixing ratios of water vapor and ozone at King Sejng Station were derived from ECMWF Reanalysis data. The surface temperature and albedo were also derived from NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis and CERES data. The radiative flux strongly depends on the cloud optical path length that was calculated using the measured W-h data and model by Chou and Lee(1996). Durins the period of $2000{\sim}2001$ (12 and 18 UTC), the correlation coefficient between calculated and measured downward solar fluxes at surface was 0.90 and the coefficient for downward longwave flux was 0.61. The calculated net heating rates of surface layer decreased during the same period, the trend of which was in accordance with the decrease of measured temperature.

• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2003

A time-series sediment trap was deployed at a depth of 1034 m in the eastern Bransfield Strait from December 25, 1998 to December 24, 1999. Particle fluxes showed large seasonal variation; about 99% of the annual total mass flux (49 g m/sup -2/) was collected during the austral summer and fall (January-March). Settling particles consisted primarily of biogenic silica, organic carbon, calcium carbonate, and lithogenic material. Biogenic silica and lithogenic material predominated settling particles, comprising 36% and 30% of the total mass flux, respectively, followed by organic carbon, 11% and calcium carbonate, merely 0.6%. The annual organic carbon flux was 5.4 g C m/sup -2/ at 1000 m in the eastern Bransfield Strait, which is greater than the central Strait flux. The relatively lower flux of organic carbon in the central Bransfield Strait may be caused by a stronger surface current in this region. Organic carbon flux estimates in the eastern Bransfield Strait are the highest in the Southern Ocean, perhaps because of the fast sinking of fecal pellets, which leads to less decomposition of organic material in the water column. Approximately 5.8% of the organic carbon produced on the surface in the eastern Bransfield Strait is exported down to 1000 m; this percentage exceeds the maximum EF/sub 1000/ values observed in the Atlantic and Southern Oceans. The eastern Bransfield Strait appears to be the most important site of organic carbon export to the deep sea in the Southern Ocean.

• 지구물리
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.27-36
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• 2006

연직 공기 기둥에 대한 복사 및 대류 과정이 포함된 일차원 복사-대류 평형 모형을 구축하였고, 이 모형을 이용하여 남극 세종기지에서 복사-대류 평형 온도를 계산 하고 분석하였다. 이 모형의 반응도에서 지표면 알베도와 태양 천정각의 코사인 및 이산화탄소 증가는 지표면에서의 복사-대류 평형 온도를 감소시켰다. 그리고 구름 광학두께가 비교적 큰 하층운은 지표면 온도를 감소시키나, 구름 광학두께가 작은 상층운은 온실효과 때문에 지표면 온도를 증가시켰다. 남극 세종기지의 44년 (1958∼2001)의 기간에 대하여 계산된 지표면에서의 복사-대류 평형 온도의 연변화는 0.012oC/년이었다. 마찬가지로 13년 동안(1989∼2001)의 자료에 대한 복사-평형 온도 변화는 0.01oC/월이었으며, 동일한 기간의 관측 자료 분석 결과로는 0.005oC/월의 변화를 나타내었다.

• 지구물리
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.397-408
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• 2006

남극 반도와 그 주변에서의 온난화는 시간적, 공간적 변동이 크기 때문에 이 지역에서의 국지 기후를 이해하는 것이 필요하다. 이 연구의 목적은 남극 세종 기지 주변에서의 지표 복사, 기온 그리고 풍향의 특징을 밝혀내고, 그 변수들간의 상관 관계를 조사하는 것이다. 연구지는 연간 15-20 Wm-2의 복사 에너지를 흡수하지만, 여름 (12월-1월)에는 평균적으로 85 Wm-2의 복사 에너지를 흡수하였다. 이 흡수량은 남극의 다른 지역에 비해 상당히 큰 값이다. 월 평균 기온은 -7.7-2.8oC 이었으며, 매년 다른 변동을 보였다. 북서, 서 및 동풍이 주풍이었으며, 풍향의 변동이 기온 변동을 설명할 수 있었다. 찬 동풍과 따뜻한 북서 및 북풍 빈도의 변동이 특히 여름철 지표 복사 수지에도 크게 영향을 주었으며, 이 시기의 대기와 지면 간의 에너지 교환에 풍향이 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 보인다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.653-662
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• 2003

Changes in the area of geo-ecosystem $(62^{\circ}09'S,\;58^{\circ}31'w)$ reflect climatic changes in the South Shetland Islands. Air temperature and deglaciation will increase. The ice-free space area at the SSSS 8- (ASPA 121) site has enlarged threefold during the last 21 years, thus creating conditions for inhabitation and succession. Wind, water and snow play important roles in transportation of geochemical components. They distribute nutrients, mineral substances, seeds, fragments of plants and animals, etc. Plant and animal colonization is patchy and it happens at random in an 'island' - like manner. The colonization pattern is dependant, to a high degree on physical factors. The newly uncovered ice-free areas are at first inhabited by a vascular plant known as the Deschampsia antarctica. The border of the land-oasis with Admiralty Bay is the place where the processes related to animal feeding at the sea and reproduction on the land take place. Bird colonies and pinniped lairs form centers of fertilization surrounded by high chemical gradients dependent on the direction of the flow of nutrients $(e.g.\;NH_4)$. During the last 25 years, the numbers of penguins in this region have decreased, and thus the amount of materials excreted on land has diminished. The numbers of fur seals change in multi-annual cycles, and their migration into this area is related to the E1 $Ni\~{n}o$ phenomenon. The numbers of elephant seals in the area did not change. Organic matter deposited by the sea onto the shore are a source of nutrients and deficient chemical elements on land. Mineral matter is washed out into the waters of Admiralty Bay. These processes change seasonally, and multi annually. Negative effects on the environment at Arctowski Station induced by man are slight, but noticeable nevertheless. Physical processes have the largest influence on the living conditions and distribution of plants and animals, and as a consequence, on the functioning of the geo-ecosystem in the coastal-shore zone of the Maritime Antarctic.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.255-261
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• 2002

We investigated the distribution of sea ice using Topex/Poseidon (T/P) and ERS-1 .ada. altimeter data in the northwest Weddell Sea, Antarctica, between the area $45-75^{\circ}W\;and\;55-66^{\circ}S$. Using the Geo_Bad_1 flag of the Merged GDR of the T/P, we classified the surface into ocean, land, and sea. Total 257 cycles of altimeter measurements between Oct. 1992 and Sep. 1999 (for nearly 2570 days) were used to analyze the distribution of the Antarctic sea ice. We then calculated the surface area of ice coverage using SUTM20 map projection to monitor the periodic variations. Each year, the maximum and minimum coverage of the sea ice were found in late August and February in the study area, respectively. We also studied the sea ice distribution using ERS-1 altimeter data between $45-75^{\circ}W\;and\;55-81.5^{\circ}S$ to compare with the T/P Using the Valid/Invalid flag of the Ocean Product, we analyzed the sea ice distribution between March and August of 1995, which showed very good coherence with the T/P measurements. Our preliminary results showed that the altimeter measurements can be effectively used to monitor the distribution of the sea ice in the polar region. However, the size of radar footprint, typically 2-6km depending on the roughness of the sea surface, may be too big to monitor the sharp boundary between ice and water/land. If more other altimeter mission data with dense coverage such as Geosat GM are analyzed together, this limitation can be significantly improved. If we also combine other microwave remote sensing data such as radiometer, and SSM/I, the result will be significantly enhanced.

• 암석학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.73-81
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• 2005

남극 드레이크 해협에서 작은 해양판으로 존재하는 피닉스판의 확장 작용 소멸 시기를 보다 명확하게 이해하고자 해령의 각 구역에서 체계적으로 채취된 현무암편을 대상으로 K-Ar 연대 측정을 실시하였다. 남서쪽 P3 구역 열극 사면 현무암의 K-Ar 연령은 3.5-6.4Ma이고 해령 축부 거대 화산체의 연령은 1.5-3.1Ma이다. 중앙의 P2 구역 열극 사면 현무암의 연령은 2.1 Ma이고, 축부 중앙고지대 현무암의 연령은 1.4-1.9Ma이다. 해령 축으로부터의 거리와 지체구조 특성에 기초한 확장작용 소멸시기는 P3 구역이 3.3Ma, P2 구역이 2.0Ma로 해석된다. 이 결과는 기존의 여러 지구물리 자료가 제시하는 '3.3Ma 동시 소멸설'과는 배치되며 해령의 P3 구역에서 P2 구역을 향해 확장작용이 단계적으로 소멸되었다는 것을 지지한다.