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A Preliminary Study on Shore Protection from Erosion around Seoguipo Coastal Waters (서귀포 연안해역의 침식대책 수립을 위한 기초연구)

  • Jeon Min-Su;Lee Joong-Woo;Lee Hak-Seung;Hwan Ho-Dong;An Do-Kyung
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.29 no.6 s.102
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    • pp.537-545
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    • 2005
  • Traditionally Jeju island has a mild oceanic climate throughout the year and famous as worldwide resort area bemuse of its pure natural environment and dramatic coastal scenery. But unpredicted coastal erosion problem, mused by variation of environmental conditions from construction of coastal structure and renovation of the existing ports, has raised its head above the water, and is becoming serious these days just like other coastal area in Korea. The phenomena happen here along the seaside of southern part of the island show that severe changes in coastal line from erosion and even witnessed the coastal cliff failure. In advanced countries, coastal engineers and researchers have studied deeply about this kind of problem for a long time. However, as it is not sot active in Korea and lack of research data, there exists difficulties on building protection methods and thoughtless constructions might make it more complicated and fatal to the coastal environment. In this study, we investigated some case studies of other countries and intended to induce and propose some integral protection methods for coastline erosion, considering environmentally sound and water friendly way of development such as artificial reef, floating breakwater, and double cellblock breakwater. Finally, we made analysis on the proposed methods with numerical model test and evaluation on the feasibility of each method.

A Preliminary Study on Shore Protection from Erosion around Seoguipo Coastal Waters (서귀포 연안해역의 침식대책 수립을 위한 기초연구)

  • Jeon, Min-Su;Lee, Joong-Woo;Lee, Hak-Seung;Hwang, Hwang;An, Do-Kyung
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.11-19
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    • 2005
  • Traditionally Jeju island has a mild oceanic climate throughout the year and famous as worldwide resort area bacause of its pure natural environment and dramatic coastal scenery. But unpredicted coastal erosion problem, caused by variation of environmental conditions from construction of coastal structure and renovation of the existing ports, has raised its head above the water, and is becoming serious these days just like other coastal area in Korea. The phenomena happen here along the seaside of southern part of the island show that severe changes in coastal line from erosion and even witnessed the coastal cliff failure. In advanced countries, coastal engineers and researchers have studied deeply about this kind of problem for a long time. However, as it is not sot active in Korea and lack of research data, there exists difficulties on building protection methods and thoughtless constructions might make it more complicated and fatal to the coastal environment. In this study, we investigated some case studies of other countries and intended to induce and propose some integral protection methods for coastline erosion, considering environmentally sound and water friendly way of developement such as artificial reef, floating breakwater, and double cellblock breakwater. Finally, we made analysis on the proposed methods with numerical model test and evaluation on the feasibility of each method.

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40Ar-39Ar Age Determination for the Quaternary Basaltic Rocks in Jeongok Area (전곡 지역 제4기 현무암질 암석의 40Ar-39Ar 연대 측정)

  • Kim, Jeongmin;Choi, Jeong-Heon;Jeon, Su In;Park, Ul Jae;Nam, Seong Soo
    • The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.385-391
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    • 2014
  • Quaternary basaltic rocks occur as volcanic plateau and/or river cliff in the watershed area of Hantan River in Jeongok, central Korea. We measured $^{40}Ar-^{39}Ar$ ages for the basaltic rocks from Jeongok area using the multi-collector noble gas mass spectrometer and laser heating device introduced for the first time in Korea. The basaltic rocks from the river cliff in Eundae-ri area show the systematic change in $^{40}Ar-^{39}Ar$ ages from $0.54{\pm}0.07Ma$ through $0.48{\pm}0.01Ma$ to $0.12{\pm}0.01Ma$ toward the top. The other sample from Jeongok-ri area yields the age of $0.43{\pm}0.04Ma$. This results suggest that there might be a episodic volcanic eruption between 0.12-0.54 Ma in Jeongok area.

Forming processes and the Value of the Natural Heritage of the Guksubawi in Ulleung Island, Korea (울릉도 국수바위 주상절리의 형성과정과 자연유산적인 가치)

  • Woo, Hyeon Dong;Park, Jin Soo;Oh, Han Sol;Jang, Yun Deuk
    • The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.9-17
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    • 2013
  • Trachytic cliff showing a unique appearance like noodle is located in the Mt. Bipa, Seo-myeon, Ulleung island. This cliff is named 'Guksubawi'(means noodle-like rock) by its appearance. There is cliffs on three sides except north side and each side shows semi-vertical columnar joints obviously. This columnar joint has different character in appearance and mineralogy according to their direction and this tendency is remarkable in contrast between the east side and the west side. The consideration of the cooling processes after eruption of trachytic lava based on the contrast of both columnar joints dealt in the full text. In the morphological approach, the columnar joint on the east side has narrower space and chisel-like marks than the west side. And the joint walls are sharper on the east side than west side too. In the mineralogical approach, then, trachyte on the west side has bigger phenocrysts than the east side and is showing glomeroporphyritic texture and weak trachytic textures of lath of plagioclase. Around these differences between the east side and the west side, it modelled the typical temperature gradient while the cooling processes of hot rocks and the east side, consequently, corresponds to exterior of the entire trachytic volume. The columnar joint of the Guksubawi has the value of landscape and scientific importance about the forming processes of the columnar joint of trachytic lava, and so supposed it has enough values to preserved as natural heritage.

Global Environmental Changes and the Antarctic (지구환경변화와 남극)

  • Lee, Bang-Yong;Chung, Ho-Sung;Kang, Sung-Ho;Chang, Soon-Keun
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.216-233
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    • 2003
  • This study delineates the phenomena related with global environmental changes such as global warming, ozone depletion, and El Ni${\tilde{n}}$o/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) noted in the Antarctic. Retreat of ice cliffs, glaciers, and calving of ice shelves indicate the effects of recently aggravated global warming. The ice cliff located at Marian Cove, King George Island, South Shetland Islands off the Antarctic Peninsula has been observed to be retreating faster in the last 7 years than in the previous 38 years since 1956. There are some indications of temperature and precipitation changes associated with ENSO around King Sejong Station. The regression analyses indicate significant trends such as a decrease in the total amount of ozone and an increase in ultraviolet radiation which was seen by a satellite (TOMS-EUV) in September and October which correspond to ozone-hole season over King Sejong Station. Increase of UV radiation due to the ozone depletion in the Antarctic has changed the growth rate of marine organisms. It may also result in changes to the productivity, biomass, and species composition of marine organisms which can affect the whole marine ecosystem. The recent ice-core drilling over Lake Vostok has been reviewed with emphasis on the four cycles of glacial stages over the past 420,000 years. It is time to show more interest in mainland Antarctica through investigations of the coring and vast ice sheet, terrestrial geology, and upper atmospheric sciences in order to understand the past environmental changes and to predict possible changes to the environment in the future.

Topographical Landscapes and their Controlling Geological Factors in the Juwangsan National Park: Welding Facies and Columnar Joints (주왕산 국립공원의 지형경관과 지질학적 지배 요인: 용결상과 주상절리)

  • Hwang, Sang-Koo;Kim, Jae-Ho
    • The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.195-209
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    • 2009
  • Juwangsan area($107.4km^2$) has been designated as the twelfth National Park in 1976, because it has magnificent aspect and seasonally spectacular landscapes. Juwang valley($9,177.5m^2$) has been designated as Noted Scenery No. 11 in 2003, because it has the same topographical landscape as rock domes, rock cliffs, caves, waterfalls and plunge pools. The most spectacular landscapes are exhibited in the densely welded zone of the Juwangsan Tuff. The rock cliffs generated from vertical joints in the densely welded zone, in which there are the same many rock cliffs as Geupsudae, Haksodae, Sinseondae, Mangwoldae, Giam and Byeongpungbawi, three caves such as Juwanggul, Mujanggul and Yeonhwagul in the cliff. The cliffs and caves are landscapes that were generated from vertical joints in the densely welded zone, and the rock domes and waterfalls are landscapes of erosional vertical joint planes in the zone. The vertical joints are columnar joints formed during cooling of the Juwangsan Tuff. Therefore the topographical features cause the cooling columnar joints that are vertically intersected in the densely welded zone of the Juwangsan Tuff.

Reading Korean and Chinese Paintings Expressing the Ideas of Classical Literary Works - Focused on Interpretation of The Text (한국과 중국의 시의화(詩意畵) 읽기 - 텍스트의 해석을 중심으로 -)

  • Kang, KyungHee
    • (The)Study of the Eastern Classic
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    • no.50
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    • pp.261-294
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of this paper lies how the original text of Chinese classical literary works have been implemented in the paintings of China and Korea, and inspect the ways how of these original text interpreted in paintings. It is an experiment of trying to analyze through literature with painting and read again painting through literature. Qu Yuan(屈原) Prose Poem of Fisherman("漁父辭"), Tao Yuanming(陶淵明) Prose Poem of Returning Home("歸去來辭") and the prose with a poem on the peach blossom spring("桃花源記幷詩"), Du Fu(杜甫), Song of Eight Drunken Celestials("飮中八仙歌"), Su Shi(蘇軾), Odes on the Red Cliff("赤壁賦"), Ou Yangxiu(歐陽脩), Odes of the Sounds of Autumn("秋聲賦") and the paintings which based on these texts were the target of examination. These literary texts shared by Chinese and Korea have been compared in the aspects of acceptance and enjoyment. And on the basis of this process the characteristics of korean paintings expressing the ideas of classical literary works was induced. As a result, the following facts are derived. First, By the emergence of the typical style which was formed historically in China at the korean painting shows that korean painters not only actively embraced the art style of China also did not lose the international sense. Second, through the profound study for chinese painting, they transformed it in accordance with korean aesthetic view and finally revealed typical korean characteristics. Third, the results as described above showed the difference of perception and interpretation of literary works between China and Korea.

A study on Orientation and Morphology of clasts in Rockfall Talus in the Sukam area, Bukpyoung-eup, Gangwon-do, South Korea (테일러스 역의 방향성 및 형태 분포에 대한 연구 - 강원도 정선군 북평읍 숙암리 지내 사면을 중심으로 -)

  • Kim, Seung-Hyun;Koo, Ho-Bon;Baek, Yong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2003.03a
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    • pp.469-474
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    • 2003
  • Talus topography is that rock clasts that is weathered is accumulated dropping in steep slope to action of gravity. Rock fall talus is formed by the accumulation of rock debris falling as individual particles from a cliff. If the collapse is produced in talus slope, it will be possible the loss of manpower and country. Despite correct access about talus is required, domestic research was scientific access about talus short. The aim of the present study is to review and compare fabric data derived from rock fall talus about orientation, distribution and morphology in Sukam area. These deposits tend to have approximately equal amounts of clasts oriented parallel and perpendicular to the dip direction of the slope. And, platy-shaped clasts dominate the proximal and intermediate parts of the talus, whereas blocky-shaped clasts is more common in the distal part.

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The Excavation and Application of Geomorphic Resources: A Case of Yeongyang Map Sheet (지형자원 발굴과 활용방안 -영양 도엽을 대상으로-)

  • Jeon, Young-Gweon
    • Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.328-336
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    • 2009
  • This study aims to figure out the first-class geomorphic resources included in Yeongyang map sheet. The fieldwork shows that the first-class geomorphic resources are found mainly along the Banbyeoncheon(incised meander) and The Soojungsa(temple) valley that retain beautiful landscapes such as river cliff(including river bluff), water fall, pot hole. tafoni, canyon Such geomorphic resources are highly concerned with Bulguksa intrusive rocks (Cretaceous). Especially The Seonbawi and The Namipo(Yeongyang county), The Punghojung and its vicinities (Cheongsong county), and The Soojungsa(temple) valley are important in viewpoint of story telling tour marketing.

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A Sediment Transport of Cape Cod Coast, Massachusetts, USA (미국 매사추세츠주 Cape Cod 해안의 퇴적물 이동)

  • 김동주;은고요나
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.6 no.6
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    • pp.589-594
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    • 1997
  • A total of 24 surface sediment samples collected from coastal region and fronting of sea cliff on Cape Cod In southeastern Massachusetts, were analyzed to Investigate the sediment transport mechanism. According to the result of grainsize analysis, the overall trend of g.k size decreases from the north(Wood End Beach) to the south(Nauset Light Beachy. The coarser materials tend to be deposited at the foreshore than at the backshore. Especially gavel content(%) Is very high in northern beaches. The lavel fraction tended to concentrate at the toe of the beach. In addition to gravel. the beach and nearshore bar also tended to be deposite of very coarse sand and the Inner fraction accumulate in the offshore bar, Grainsize analyses of sediment Indicates that the coarsest sands Including gravel accumulate In the beach and nearshore bar, the finer fraction winnowed out by wave action to be deposited In the offshore bar. The beach and nearshore bar sands and gavel are subsequently transported laterally by the wave-driven longshore drift, and finally they come to rest in the distal end of Provincetown Hook. The faller offshore sands are trnasported laterally to the south by net southward-directed longshore current.

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