• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.133-142
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• 2018

Objectives: The pathogenic Vibrios genus denotes halophilic bacteria that are distributed in aquatic environments, including both sea and freshwater. Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio vulnificus, and Vibrio parahaemolyticus are the most important species since they can be potent human pathogens and leading causes of septicemia, wound infections, and seafood borne gastroenteritis. The recent emergence of a potential pandemic clone, V. cholera serotype O1 and the cholera outbreak in South Korea in 2016 indicates the importance of consistent surveillance of pathogenic Vibrio genus within coastal areas. Methods: The present study was undertaken to determine where and how vibrios live in the aquatic environment adjacent to coastal areas of South Korea. For this survey, a total of 838 samples were obtained at 35 different sites in South Korean coastal areas during the period from January 2016 to December 2016. Pathogenic vibrios was determined using the real-time PCR method, and its clones were isolated using three selective plating media. We also monitored changes in seawater and atmospheric temperature, salinity, turbidity, and hydrogen ion concentration at the collection points. Results: The total isolation rates of V. vulnificus, V. cholera (non-pathogenic, non-O1, non-O139 serogroups), and V. parahaemolyticus from seawater specimens in 2016 were 14.2, 13.48, and 67.06%, respectively. Conclusions: The isolation rates of pathogenic vibrios genus showed a positive correlation with temperature of seawater and atmosphere but were negatively correlated with salinity and turbidity.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.7-17
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• 2009

Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) was used to assess the impact of potential future climate change on the water cycle and soil loss of the Daecheong reservoir watershed. A sensitivity analysis using influence coefficient method was conducted for two selected hydrological input parameters and three selected sediment input parameters to identify the most to the least sensitive parameters. A further detailed sensitivity analysis was performed for the parameters: Manning coefficient for channel (Cn), evaporation (ESCO), and sediment concentration in lateral (LAT_SED), support practice factor (USLA_P). Calibration and verification of SWAT were performed on monthly basis for 1993~2006 and 1977~1991, respectively. The model efficiency index (EI) and coefficient of determination ($R^2$) computed for the monthly comparisons of runoffs were 0.78 and 0.76 for the calibration period, and 0.58 and 0.65 for the verification period. The results showed that the hydrological cycle in the watershed is very sensitive to climate factors. A doubling of atmospheric $CO_2$ concentrations was predicted to result in an average annual flow increase of 27.9% and annual sediment yield increase of 23.3%. Essentially linear impacts were predicted between two precipitation change scenarios of -20, and 20%, which resulted in average annual flow and sediment yield changes at Okcheon of -53.8%, 63.0% and -55.3%, 65.8%, respectively. An average annual flow increase of 46.3% and annual sediment yield increase of 36.4% was estimated for a constant humidity increase 5%. An average annual flow decrease of 9.6% and annual sediment yield increase of 216.4% was estimated for a constant temperature increase $4^{\circ}C$.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2024

Busan is the 6th largest port city in the world, where nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) emissions from transportation and port industries are significant. This study aims to assess the NO₂ products of the Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) over Busan using ground-based instruments (i.e., surface in-situ network and Pandora). The GEMS vertical column densities of NO₂ showed reasonable consistency in the spatiotemporal variations, comparable to the previous studies. The GEMS data showed a consistent seasonal trend of NO₂ with the Korea Ministry of Environment network and Pandora in 2022, which is higher in winter and lower in summer. These agreements prove the capability of the GEMS data to monitor the air quality in Busan. The correlation coefficient and the mean bias error between the GEMS and Pandora NO₂ over Busan in 2022 were 0.53 and 0.023 DU, respectively. The GEMS NO₂ data were also positively correlated with the ground-based in-situ network with a correlation coefficient of 0.42. However, due to the significant spatiotemporal variabilities of the NO₂, the GEMS footprint size can hardly resolve small-scale variabilities such as the emissions from the road and point sources. In addition, relative biases of the GEMS NO₂ retrievals to the Pandora data showed seasonal variabilities, which is attributable to the air mass factor estimation of the GEMS. Further studies with more measurement locations for longer periods of data can better contribute to assessing the GEMS NO₂ data. Reliable GEMS data can further help us understand the Asian air quality with the diurnal variabilities.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.567-587
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• 2018

A severe haze event occurred in October 2015 in Gwangju, Korea. In this study, the driving chemical species and the formation mechanisms of $PM_{2.5}$ pollution were investigated to better understand the haze event. Hourly concentrations of $PM_{2.5}$, organic and elemental carbon, water-soluble ions, and elemental constituents were measured at the air quality intensive monitoring station in Gwangju. The haze event occurred was attributed to a significant contribution (72.3%) of secondary inorganic species concentration to the $PM_{2.5}$, along with the contribution of organic aerosols that were strongly attributed to traffic emissions over the study site. MODIS images, weather charts, and air mass backward trajectories supported the significant impact of long-range transportation (LTP) of aerosol particles from northeastern China on haze formation over Gwangju in October 2015. The driving factor for the haze formation was stagnant atmospheric flows around the Korean peninsula, and high relative humidity (RH) promoted the haze formation at the site. Under the high RH conditions, $SO{_4}^{2-}$ and $NO_3{^-}$ were mainly produced through the heterogenous aqueous-phase reactions of $SO_2$ and $NO_2$, respectively. Moreover, hourly $O_3$ concentration during the study period was highly elevated, with hourly peaks ranging from 79 to 95ppb, suggesting that photochemical reaction was a possible formation process of secondary aerosols. Over the $PM_{2.5}$ pollution, behavior and formation of secondary ionic species varied with the difference in the impact of LTP. Prior to October 19 when the influence of LTP was low, increasing rate in $NO_3{^-}$ was greater than that in $NO_2$, but both $SO_2$ and $SO{_4}^{2-}$ had similar increasing rates. While, after October 20 when the impact of haze by LTP was significant, $SO{_4}^{2-}$ and $NO_3{^-}$ concentrations increased significantly more than their gaseous precursors, but with greater increasing rate of $NO_3{^-}$. These results suggest the enhanced secondary transformation of $SO_2$ and $NO_2$ during the haze event. Overall, the result from the study suggests that control of anthropogenic combustion sources including vehicle emissions is needed to reduce the high levels of nitrogen oxide and $NO_3{^-}$ and the high $PM_{2.5}$ pollution occurred over fall season in Gwangju.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.378-388
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 강원도 인제지역의 가래나무의 수액 출수와 영향인자들을 분석하여 고로쇠나무 수액의 대체자원으로서 최적의 수액 출수 조건을 얻고자 출수량, 흉고직경, 시험지의 기온과 상대습도를 2008년 2월 1일~3월 31일의 기간에 측정하여 출수량과 다른 측정값들과의 상관성 분석을 수행하였고 고로쇠나무의 경우와 비교 분석하였다. 가래나무 수액의 출수는 고로쇠나무 경우와 유사한 출수 시기와 출수 기간을 가지고 있었으나 가래나무 수액 출수는 출수 기간의 초기에 집중되었다. 동일 지역의 고로쇠나무 수액의 출수량은 나무의 흉고직경이 증가할수록 증가한 것과 달리 가래나무 수액의 출수량은 흉고직경 증가에 따른 뚜렷한 증감을 관찰할 수 없었다. 수액 출수량이 높은 개체의 경우 고로쇠나무와 가래나무 모두 단위 흉고직경 당 출수량은 높은 것으로 나타났으며, 고로쇠나무의 흉고직경 당 출수량은 전체 평균 $0.9{\pm}0.1{\ell}/cm$으로 가래나무의 평균 $0.3{\pm}0.1{\ell}/cm$에 대비하여 3배에 달하였다. 수액이 많이 출수되는 날의 기온와 상대습도는 고로쇠나무와 가래나무 경우 모두 서로 유사하게 나타나 가래나무 수액 출수는 고로쇠나무의 경우와 같이 외부 기후 조건에 많이 영향받는 것으로 판단되었다. 수액출수량과 기온 및 대기 습도와의 상관 분석에서 가래나무의 경우 일중 최저 기온(P < 0.05)이, 고로쇠나무의 경우 기온차(P < 0.01)가 수액 출수량에 가장 유의적으로 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과를 볼 때 가래나무의 수액 출수는 고로쇠나무와 유사한 기후 조건에서 발생하나 그 수액 출수량은 고로쇠나무보다 적고 이에 영향하는 주요 인자 또한 다른 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.417-430
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• 2014

본 연구는 현재 NASA에서 제공되는 operational OMI HCHO 관측 값에서 에러를 발견하여, 월평균 HCHO 자료의 시계열에 4 차 다항식을 피팅함으로써 구한 배경 모수화(parameterization)값을 이용하여 OMI HCHO 자료의 보정을 수행하였다. 보정후의 OMI HCHO는 동태평양과 서태평양 지역에서 -1.48%, 0.65%/year 경향성을 보였으며 이 수치는 GOME(-0.99%, 1.1%/year)과 SCAIMACHY(-0.92%, 0.03%/year)의 경향성과 유사한 결과이며 적절하게 비정상적인 배경 HCHO 농도의 증가가 제거되었음을 나타낸다. 이 자료의 검증과 분석은 EOF와 SVD 통계적 분석 방법을 사용하여 아프리카 지역에서 다양한 위성 관측 값과의 (HCHO, CO, $NO_2$ 그리고 firecount) 시공간 변동성의 일치성을 비교 분석함으로써 수행되었다. 아프리카에서 MOPITT CO, OMI $NO_2$, SCIAMAHCY 그리고 OMI HCHO의 EOF와 SVD 분석 결과는 생태계화재(biomass burning)의 시공간 변동성 분포와 매우 높은 일치성을 보여준다. 그러나 OMI HCHO 관측 값은 화재가 가장 강하게 발생하는 지역의 풍하측에서 최대 값이 보이며, 화재 발생이 가장 높은 1월에 다소 낮은 HCHO 값이 보이는 등 시공간적으로 생태계 화제 분포와 차이를 보인다. 이것의 원인으로 우리는 이 지역의 열대우림의 식물활동(biogenic activity)영향으로는 설명할 수 없고, biomass burning 에어로졸에 의한 잘못된 AMF 계산이 OMI HCHO 산출에 사용됨으로써 발생한 오차라는 것을 밝혔다. AMF와 관련된 오차가 적절하게 보정된다면, 아프리카 지역의 HCHO 시공간 변동성은 생태계 화제의 변동성을 따를 것이라 예상된다. 따라서 본 연구는 통계적 기법이 위성 자료를 평가하는데 매우 효율적인 방법임을 제안한다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제18권10호
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• pp.1089-1101
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• 2009

In this paper, changes in the intensity (e.g., central pressure and maximum sustained wind speed) of Tropical Cyclone (TC) in summer in the regions located at $30^{\circ}N$ in East Asia from 1988 to 1991 were found. The intensity of TC from 1991 to 2007 was much higher than that of TC from 1965 to 1988. The reason for this was that the frequency of TCs passing China from 1991 to 2007 was much lower than that of TCs from 1965-1988 because a northeasterly wind caused by high-pressure circulation in East Asia got severer along the East Asian coast. Instead, TCs moved from the eastern region of the Tropical West Pacific to Korea and Japan mainly after passing the East China Sea due to the low-pressure circulation strengthened in the subtropical waters of East Asia. In addition, low Vertical Wind Shear (VWS) was created along the mid-latitude regions of East Asia and the main path of TCs from 1991 to 2007. Most of the regions in the Northwestern Pacific showed higher Sea Surface Temperature (SST) from 1991 to 2007, and had a good environment where TCs were able to maintain a higher intensity on the mid-latitude. In particular, a low sensible heat flux occurred due to high snow depth in East Asia in the spring of 1991 to 2007. Accordingly, the lower layer of East Asia showed high-pressure circulation, and the sea surrounding East Asia showed low-pressure circulation. Thus, the typical west-high, east-low pattern of winter atmospheric pressure was shown. The possibility of snowfall in East Asia in spring to be used as a factor for predicting the summer intensity of TC in the mid-latitude regions of East Asia was insinuated. The characteristics of TC in a low-latitude region were the same in Korea. The latest intensity of TCs got higher, and the landing location of TCs gradually changed from the west coast to the south coast.

• 한국대기환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국대기환경학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.281-282
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• 2003

The significant spring-time phenomenon known as the "Yellow Sand" influences not only regional but also global climate. It′s believed that frequency of yellow-sand events has increased in recent years. To investigate the possible factors inducing these special strong weather phenomenon and its impacts on meteorological elements, intensive sampling will be conducted by ADEMRC/KJIST from March to May 2003. Lagrangian trajectory (forward and backward), cluster analysis, factor analysis and satellite remote sense (SRS) techniques will be employed to inspect the mechanisms of yellow-sand. (omitted)

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.325-334
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• 2008

A biogeochemical model was used to estimate air-sea $CO_2$ exchange over the East China Sea. Since fresh water discharge from the Changjiang River and relevant chemistry were not considered in the employed model, we were not able to produce accurate results around the Changjiang River mouth. This factor aside, the model showed that the East China Sea, away from the Changjiang River mouth, takes approximately $1.5{\sim}2\;mole\;m^{-2}yr^{-1}$ of $CO_2$ from the atmosphere. The model also showed that biological factors modify the air-sea $CO_2$ flux by only a few percent when we assumed that biological activity increased two-fold. Therefore, we can argue that the biological effect is not strong enough over this area within the framework of the current phosphate-based biological model. Compared to the preindustrial era, in 1995 the East China Sea absorbed $0.4{\sim}0.8\;mole\;m^{-2}yr^{-1}$ more $CO_2$. If warming of the sea surface is considered, in addition to the increase in atmospheric $CO_2$ concentration, by 2045 the East China Sea would absorb $0.2{\sim}0.4\;mole\;m^{-2}yr^{-1}$ less $CO_2$ compared to the non-warming case.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.281-290
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• 2015

Recent climate change has led to fluctuations in agricultural production, and as a result national food supply has become an important strategic factor in economic policy. As such, in this study, panel data was collected to analyze the effects of seven meteorological elements on the production of five types of grain with error component panel data regression method following the test results of LM tests, Hausman test. The key factors affecting the production of rice were average temperature, average relative humidity and average ground surface temperature. The fluctuations in the other four grains types are not well explained by meterological elements. For other grains and beans, only average temperature and time (year) affect the production of other grains while average temperature, ground surface temperature, and time (year) influence the production of beans. For barley and millet, only average temperature positively affects the production of barley while ground surface temperature and time (year) negatively influence the production of millet. The implications of this study are as follow. First, it was confirmed that the meteorological elements have profound effects on the rice production. Second, when compared to existing studies, this study was not limited to rice but encompassed all five types of grains and went beyond other studies that were limited to temperature and rainfall to include various meteorological elements.