• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.319-326
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• 2007

Coastal marine ecosystems continue to suffer unrelenting pressures from human population growth, increased development, and climate change. Moreover, these systems' capacity for self-repair is declining with such increases in anthropogenic production of various pollutants. What is the present health status or condition of the coastal ecosystem? If our coastal areas are unhealthy, which conditions are considered serious? To answer such questions, the United States, Canada, and Australia are currently assessing coastal ecosystem health using systematic monitoring programs as well as identifying and implementing management plans to improve the health of degraded coastal ecosystems. To evaluate marine environments, Korea is currently using a limited number of factors to estimate water quality. In fact, we are ill-prepared for assessing coastal ecosystem health because no biologically specific criteria are in place to measure the responses to various pollutants. We should select ecosystem-specific indicators from physicochemical stressors and evaluate the subsequent biological responses within each ecosystem. Furthermore, a set of practical indicators should be generated by considering the characteristics and uses of a local coastal area and the key issues at hand. The values of indicators should be presented as indices that allow understanding by the general public as well as by practitioners, policy makers, environmental managers and other stakeholders.

• 한국항만학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.303-312
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• 1998

It is necessary to quantitatively asses the influence of tidal currents to analysis the coastal current patterns before or after constructing offshore structures like as breakwaters. This assesment can be made through the use of simulation models designed to reproduce the water movements of the area. And it is very important to predict a phenomenon of pollutant dispersion in the area. In this study, in order to predict the changes of sea water quality for the port development plan, Ilgwang harbour, located at the east coast of Pusan, the numerical computations were carried out. The flow patterns were investigated before and after the development of the harbour bay and coastal area connected on it. The computational models are an extension of earlier work on the flow which used the ADI Method (Alternating Direction Implicit Method) in appling to Osaka Bay by KANEKO et al. The transport of pollutant constituents depends upon the currental characteristics of the water-transporting medium. In the currental flow model, water velocities and water levels are computed throughout the regions of it. These value are then used in the mass-balance equation to obtain the pollutant-constituent transport. As a result of this research, the present water quality of Ilgwang harbour and the coastal areas connected on it was proved out some good condition. The changes of sea water quality due to the port development plan of the Ilgwang habour bay and the coastal area were not large compared with the present condition, but it will be likely able to get worse by increasing the semi-enclosed areas in the harbour bay. In order to improve the water quality of the area after development, the method to activate tidal exchange in the area can be needed, as a mitigation technique.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.357-365
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• 2010

This study evaluated current status of marine sand mining and related assessment systems in Korea for supporting effective policy development. The estimated total deposit of sand was ca. 10 billion $m^3$, while the estimated minable amount was ca. 5.5 billion $m^3$, in which marine sand accounted for 21%. The proportion of marine sand to the total mined aggregates has steadily increased by 15% in 1992 to 28% in 2002, but recently slightly decreased. Marine sand mining is regulated under a consultation system on the coastal development according to the "Marine Environmental Management Act". During 2002-2009, a total of 184 million $m^3$ of marine sand was mined, and the annual amount ranged from 17,440,000-33,698,000 $m^3$ the coastal area accounted for 64.5% and the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) 35.5%. In the coastal area, the major area supplying the marine sand was Gyeonggi Bay (>62%) followed by some southwestern coastal areas. The South and the West EEZ explained 23.9% and 11.6% of the total mined sand. The extent of marine sand mining in Korea was evaluated to be greater compared with other countries. Large-scale concentrated and repeated sand mining can damage environmental changes and ecology with long-term accumulated impacts.

• 한국측량학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국측량학회 2007년도 춘계학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.225-230
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• 2007

Currently, looking at the field of producing national coastlines, the lengths of coastlines are inaccurate due to the vague definition of dividing coastline boundaries and insufficient observation data. The level of accuracy and reliability of previous data are also in the very low. This paper used aerial photographs with certain intervals to monitor the change in coastal areas of Songjeong, Haeundae, Kwanganri, Songdo and Dadaepo. The local area subjected for this research was limited to areas near Busan. Launching quantitative/time series analyses on the change of coastal areas using aortal photographs, satellite image data and RTK-GPS surveys. And developing an automatic edge detection program to extract coastlines, suggesting the performance of the program and analyzing the efficiency of the program.

• 해양환경안전학회:학술대회논문집
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• 해양환경안전학회 2017년도 추계학술발표회
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• pp.193-193
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• 2017

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.26-36
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• 2003

낙동강 하구의 사주 발달 과정을 과거 관측 자료를 토대로 분석하고, 수치해석기법을 도입하여 파랑의 변화와 이로 인한 해빈류를 계산하여 낙동강 하구역 및 그 인접해역에서의 3차원적인 지형변화를 예측, 하구의 해안선 변화와 사주의 발달과정을 관련시켜 보았다. 실제 지형변화와 수치 실험의 결과를 분석해 본 결과, 이들 해역에서의 해안선 변화 및 사주의 발달은 하구둑의 건설과 같은 인위적인 요소 외에 해빈류의 영향이 크게 작용하며, 장래에는 진우등 하단부와 다대포 해수욕장 전면에서 사주의 발달과 이동이 예상된다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.513-516
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• 2006

The feasibility study for tidal power plant (TPP) has been carried out for the Siwha area inside the Kyunggi bay of the Kyunggi Bay of the Yellow and East china Seas, by KORDI (Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute) and continuing research works for tidal energy development are under progress in the several sites inside the Kyunggi Bay. In this paper we describes some results of the modeling efforts in relation the tidal regime change by Siwha TPP operation, as well as other coastal oceanographic research works involved in TPP development in the coastal region.

• 한국해안해양공학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.211-224
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• 2006

주문진항에서 2002년부터 2005년까지 월별로 관측한 COD, 총질소(TN), 총인(TP) 항목의 정점별, 계절별 변화 양상을 분석하였다. 전반적으로 상층의 오염도가 하층에 비하여 높게 나타났으며, 상층과 하층의 COD 및 TN, TP 항목 농도차이는 주문진항 내부영역이 방파제 전면해역에 비하여 크게 나타났다. COD 농도는 변화 폭이 시기에 따라 다르지만 계절별 변동양상이 뚜렷하고, 암모니아성질소 및 TN 항목도 계절별 변동양상이 뚜렷하게 나타난다. 지점별, 월별 자료를 영역별, 연도별로 평균하여 해수교환시설 및 하수종말처리시설의 수질개선효과를 정량적으로 분석한 결과, COD 항목은 2003년도에는 미미한 변화를 보이고 있으며, 2004년, 2005년에는 모든 영역에서 $34{\sim}47%$ 정도 COD 농도저하가 계산되었다. 또한, TN 항목도 해수교환 시설에 의한 영향이 우세한 것으로 판단되었다. 해수교환 시설이 TN 농도저하에 미친 영향은 영역 1, 영역 2, 영역 3 순서로 각각 $60{\sim}70%,\;40{\sim}60%,\;40%$내외 정도로 산정되었다. 따라서, 해수교환시설이 COD 및 TN 농도저하, 즉 수질개선에 미치는 영향은 주문진항 내부영역으로 국한되지 않고, 주문진항 입구 및 방파제 전면해역으로 확장되고 있는 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국해안해양공학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.244-252
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• 2007

장기간에 걸친 증발량의 변화는 지표-대기간의 수문반응을 변화시키고, 농작물의 경작에도 영향을 미치며, 해안지방에서는 하천유입량 등의 변화로 생태계의 변화를 가져올 수 있다. 최근의 기후 상승에 따라 실제 증발량이 증가할 것으로 판단되나, 외국의 다양한 연구는 남반구와 북반구에 걸쳐 팬증발량이 감소하는 추세를 보여주었다. 이러한 현상은 기후 변화와 어느 정도 관련이 있을 가능성이 충분히 있으므로 외국의 연구 결과에 부응하여 우리나라에서도 팬증발량이 감소하는 추세를 보여 왔는가를 확인할 필요가 있다. 이 연구에서는 우리나라14개 지점에서의 1970년도부터 2000년도까지의 증발량 관측치를 선정하여 심도있게 분석하였으며, 우리나라 해안지역과 내륙지역의 팬증발량 변화를 비교하였다. 증발량 1차 추세선 분석 결과 14개의 지점 중 청주, 여수, 진주를 제외한 11개 지점이 감소하는 추세를 보여주었다. 14개 지점의 총 평균에서는 연간 1.6 mm/yr 감소하는추세를 보여주었으며, 이는 전체 자료의 기간인 30년 동안 연평균 팬증발량 약 50 mm의 감소한 것이다. 연평균증발산량의 값은 내륙지역에 비하여 해안지역에서 10% 가량 큰 값을 보이는 것으로 나타났으며, 증발산량의 연변화량은 내륙지방의 연간 -0.82 mm/yr에 비하여 해안지방에서 연간 -2.46 mm/yr으로 훨씬 빠르게 감소하는 경향을 보였다. Mann-Kendall trend test 결과는 95% 유의수준 내에서 4개 지점이 감소를 보여주며 10개 지점은 95% 유의수준 내에서 변하지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 전 지역에 대한 평균값은 감소추세를 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 이 결과는 외국의 기존 연구 결과와 일치하는 것으로 앞으로 우리나라 기후변화에 따른 다양한 연구에 기여할 것으로 기대한다.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.68-75
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• 2010

Recently, the intensity and frequency of typhoons have been on the increase due to unusual weather phenomena and climate change. In particular, on September 13, 2003, typhoon MAEMI (0314) caused heavy damage in the provinces of Busan and Gyongnam, but also provided an opportunity to perform a variety of studies on storm surge. According to investigation reports on the damage resulting from typhoon MAEMI, the areas where coastal inundation occurred were located in reclaimed land under coastal development. In this study, through an image data analysis of historic and present day typhoons affecting Masan, we found that the inundation damage areas corresponded to reclaimed lands. Therefore, using the area around Busan, including the southeastern coast of Korea where typhoons lead to an increased storm surge risk, we performed a storm surge/inundation simulation, and examined the inundation effect on reclaimed land due to the intensified typhoons predicted for the future by climate change scenarios.