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Development and Application of Animation Module for Learning Earthquake in Elementary School Science (초등학교 과학과 지진 학습에 대한 애니메이션 모듈 개발 및 적용)

  • Kim, Sang-Dal;Kim, Jong-Hee;Lee, Yong-Seob
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.25 no.5
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    • pp.293-302
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    • 2004
  • The earthquake education is the area that students have few opportunities to experience directly in elementary school earth science course. Therefore, I have developed an animation module to make students learn about earthquake efficiently satisfying students's interests and characteristics. I have planned to get the effective learning result by teaching 35 elementary students, using the developed module designed for ICT teaching and learning. The result of this study is that the animation module class gives students opportunity and develop students' attitudes towards earth science.

Numerical Study on the Ozone Formation Sensitivity of Precursors Using Adjoint Model around the South-eastern Area of the Korean Peninsula (수반모형을 이용한 한반도 남동지역의 오존 전구물질의 오존 생성 민감도에 관한 수치연구)

  • Park, Soon-Young;Lee, Soon-Hwan;Lee, Hwa Woon;Kim, Dong-Hyeok
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.34 no.7
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    • pp.669-680
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    • 2013
  • Ozone sensitivity analysis with respect to $NO_x$ is conducted around the south-eastern area of the Korean Peninsula. WRF-CMAQ modeling system is used to simulate a local circulation and high ozone episode day. To analyze the sensitivity, the adjoint model for CMAQ is adopted in this study. The purpose of current study is to investigate the location that affects a day time ozone concentration of these receptors on the high ozone episode day. Adjoint sensitivity analysis for Daegu shows two areas of influence. One is the range from the neighboring location to Pohang and it affects mainly on the same day as receptor time. The other is the remote south-eastern area from Daegu. This remote influence area suggests that $NO_x$ emitted on the previous day can change the ozone concentration at receptor time. The influence area for Busan, on the other hand, is originated only from the emission on the previous day because the sea-breeze occurred on the episode day makes low influence of surrounding emission. The cross sectional analysis reveals that $NO_x$ advection is important not only near the surface of land but also around the height of boundary layer.

Preliminary Tomographic hversion for the Crustal Characteristics in the Central Region of South Korea (남한 중부지역의 지각특성 구명을 위한 토모그라피 역산에 의한 예비적 연구)

  • Lee, Duk-Kee;Kyung, Jai-Bok;Chung, Tae-Woong
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.20-29
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    • 2001
  • P wave traveltime delays has been measured and a preliminary tomouaphic inversion has been performed using the data collected from the network deployed by Korea National University of Education in the southcentral part Korea. The maximum variation in relative traveltime residuals is almost 0.7 seconds. A large azimuthal variation in traveltime residuals is observed at the stations in the northwestern part of the study area. This might indicate the existence of lateral velocity heterogeneity beneath the study area. Although, the inverted tomographic image seems to be correlated with the tectonic boundary between Kyunggi Massif and Okcheon Belt, the confidence level is presently low. We should place on the importance of this study for finding preferable inversion parameters and predicting probable result. Better tomographic image of the study area can be obtained in the near future when the data are accumulated.

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APPLICATION OF SIR-C DATA FOR EXPLORATION OF MINERALIZEDD ZONES (HWANGGANG-Rl, KOREA)

  • Jiang, Wei W.;Park, S.W.;Park, Jeong-Ho;Lee, Cahng-Won;Kim, Duk-Jin;So, Byung-Han;So, C. S.;Moon, Wooil M.
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 1999.11a
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    • pp.158-164
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    • 1999
  • This paper investigated and evaluated the NASA's Shuttle Imaging Radar-C (SIR-C) multiple frequency SAR data for differential backscattering effects of microwave from the surface geological materials overlying the skarn type mineralization. Although an integrated approach in mineral exploration is more cost effective and is well in use, there are still many technical and scientific issues to be further investigated and researched. In this study we have reprocessed several sets of previously surveyed exploration data and experimented with fuzzy logic digital fusion of the preprocessed data with respect to chosen exploration targets. Among the numerous fuzzy logic operators, which are currently available for a data driven integrated exploration strategy, we used varying combinations of fuzzy MIN, fuzzy MAX, and fuzzy SUM operators along with Gamma operator for fusion of exploration data, including the contact metamorphic zone information. The final exploration target tested was a skarn type W-Mo-F mineralization in the study area. The fuzzy logic derived mineral potential anomaly almost exactly matched the differential backscattering anomalies on the C-band and L-band SIR_C data when overlaid on each other. Although this high degree of correlation between these two data sets is remarkable, the differential backscattering anomaly over the skarn type W-Mo-F mineralization in the study area requires further investigation.

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Study of geological structure in area of Hwasan caldera using geophysical method (지구물리학적 방법에 의한 화산 칼데라 지역의 지질구조 연구)

  • Kwon, Byung-Doo;Lee, Heui-Soon;Yang, Joon-Mo;Park, Gye-Soon;Eom, Joo-Young;Kim, Dong-Oh
    • 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.06a
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    • pp.267-272
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    • 2007
  • Uiseong subbasin belonging to Kyungsang basin resulted from volcanic activity in the late Cretaceous. In this study, we carry out MT and gravity survey at the Hwasan caldera, which was formed of volcanic and abyssal rocks complex, then analyze and identify geological substructure. Potential survey such as gravity and magnetic survey has been mainly carried out in former studies, so depth information for understanding substructure was not enough. To complement a potential survey, we use MT method, which has high vertical resolution. Moreover we make a simple 2D model comparing with former study. The result of MT and gravity 2D modeling shows that this area is roughly composed of 3 layers; The bottom layer is a basement. In the second layer, intrusive rocks having high resistivity is placed along the ring faults and the sedimentary layer of low resistivity is inside caldera. The highest layer is alluvium. To comprehend the 3D structure of the Hwasan caldera, we perform 3D gravity inversion, and construct the 3D model from the result of 3D gravity inversion. MT responses are calculated by using the constructed 3D model and the 3D model of the Hwasan caldera's structure is suggested after comparing the calculated values with the observed values at MT line.

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Estimation of Tropospheric Zenith Delay over the Seoul-Jecheon area using GPS (GPS를 이용한 서울-제천 지역의 대류층 천정 지연 평가)

  • Kwon, Young-Cheol;Han, Uk;Park, Pil-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.380-388
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    • 2000
  • The estimation of tropospheric zenith delay over the Seoul-Jecheon area using GPS is presented. Over the past ten years, the world-wide industrial nations have been intensively concerned over increasing GPS surveyings in the various fields of earth science. To preserve precise positioning under various weather conditions, relationships between tropospheric zenith delay and GPS accuracy are analyzed. GPS accuracies are compared with tropospheric zenith delay produced by Bernese 4.0 software. Errors of tropospheric delay are 20cm in mean and reduced up to 5cm when tropospheric correction models are used. Correlation between error of GPS and tropospheric zenith delay plays a positive role to monitor the migration of weather front in the established Korean GPS network.

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Analysis of Earth Science Area among Competency-Based Elementary Science Gifted Education Programs (역량중심 초등과학 영재교육 프로그램 지구과학 영역 분석)

  • Kim, Ye-Bin;Kim, Soon-Shik
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Earth Science Education
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.136-145
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    • 2021
  • The Gifted Education Program is re-constructured into core competency-based program in line with fourth industrial revolution, where talented people with comprehensive ability are required. Therefore, competency-based elementary science gifted education program which is provided from Gifted Education Database(GED) is developed in accordance with 2015 revised edition in science and 5 main core-abilities; scientific thinking ability, scientific investigation ability, scientific problem solving ability, scientific communication ability and scientific participation and lifelong learning ability. This research, which is provided from GED, is focused on earth science area among competency-based elementary science gifted education program and analyse quantitatively and qualitatively how science and core-ability is appeared in 3 programs developed in science area. This research can be another guideline when someone would like to use competency-based earth science gifted education program in gifted education. Also, the purpose of this research is to help suggesting a right direction for competency-based earth science gifted education program. The conclusion based on research problem is as follow; Firstly, in competency-based earth science gifted education program, influence rates of scientific communication ability and scientific thinking ability are highest, where influence rates of scientific investigation ability, scientific problem solving ability and scientific participation and lifelong learning ability are relatively low. Secondly, in competency-based earth science gifted education program, single activity may includes several core-abilities. Following research is quite meaningful in aspect of giving out the information to choose topic in core-ability when using competency-based earth science gifted education program in gifted education. Also by supplementing lowly-influenced ability in competency-based earth science gifted education program, it is expected for gifted students to build scientific core-ability.

Analysis of Recent Trends of Particulate Matter Observed in Busan - Comparative Study on Busan vs. Seoul Metropolitan Area (I) (부산지역 미세먼지 최근 경향 분석 - 수도권과 비교연구 (I))

  • Kim, Jong-Min;Jo, Yu-Jin;Yang, Geum-Hee;Heo, Gookyoung;Kim, Cheol-Hee
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.177-189
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    • 2020
  • We analyzed the recent characteristics of Particulate Matter (PM) including PM10 (PM with diameter of less than 10 ㎛) and PM2.5 (PM with diameter of less than 2.5 ㎛) observed in Busan metropolitan area, and compared them with those measured in Seoul metropolitan area. This analysis includes the monthly, seasonal, and annual variations and differences, in emissions and chemical compositions observed in both Busan and Seoul areas. Synoptic meteorological conditions were investigated at the time when high PM concentrations occurred in each of the two areas. The results showed clearly decreasing trends of annual mean concentrations with strong seasonal variations: lower in summer and higher in winter in both areas. In comparison with Seoul, the seasonal variation in Busan demonstrated relatively lower, but showed greater summer fluctuations than in Seoul metropolitan area. This is implying the importance of secondary generation of PM in summer via active photochemical reaction in Busan area. In high concentration days, Busan's chemical composition of sulfate was higher than that of nitrate in summer, whereas nitrate was higher than sulfate in Seoul. The ratios of NO3- to SO42-(N/S ratio) showed lower in Busan approximately by a factor of 1/2(half of N/S ratio) in Busan compared with that in Seoul. Others such as synoptic characteristics and emission differences were also discussed in this study.

Rare earth element geochemistry of shelf sediments in the western part of Jeju Island, korea

  • Youn, Jeung-Su;Kim, Tae-Joung
    • 한국지구과학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2010.04a
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    • pp.58-58
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    • 2010
  • The sediment geochemistry, including REE of surface and core samples in the western part off Jeju Island have been carried out in order to understand the provenance and hydrolic sorting. The sediment in the study area were primarily composed of coarse silt with a mean grain size of $2.8{\sim}82.8{\mu}m$. The ratios of TOC over total nitrogen (TN) showed that the study area sediments contained more organic matters of marine origin than those of terrigenous origin. The total A1203, Fe203, K20, MgO, and MnO contents and REE concentration of the fine sediments are higher than those of the coarse sediments. The higher Zr/Th and Zr/Yb ratios in coarse sediments relative to fine-grained detritus indicates sedimentary sorting. Grain size influence the REE concentrations of the study area sediment significantly. The < $63{\mu}m$ fraction of the sediment has higher REE concentration and different REE patterns when compared with those in bulk samples, due to the presence of REE-enrich heavy minerals. The REE distribution patterns of the western part of Jeju Island sediments are relatively enriched in most LREEs than the Yellow River sediment and depleted in the Changjiang River, but the LaN/YbN ratios are similar to the Changjiang sediment. The Eu/Eu* ratios ranged from 0.594~0.665(0.631) is much similar to the Yellow River sediment, possibly mixture of the sediments from these two rivers.

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Hydrochemical Characteristics and Nitrate-Nitrogen Contamination in Shallow Groundwater in Two Agricultural areas in Korea

  • Sul-Min Yun;Hang-Tak Jeon;Ji-Min Hwang;MoonSu Kim;HyunKoo Kim;Se-Yeong Hamm
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.44 no.4
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    • pp.291-306
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    • 2023
  • Shallow groundwater in rural areas is primarily polluted by agricultural activities. Nitrate-nitrogen is an indicator of artificial pollution. In this study, the hydrochemical characteristics and nitrate-nitrogen pollution of shallow groundwater were examined in two agricultural villages (Hyogyo-ri and Sinan-ri) in Chungcheongnam-do Province, Korea. Physicochemical quality analysis of shallow groundwater and stream water in the field, and chemical analysis in the laboratory were conducted from July 2020 to October 2021. In Hygyo-ri and Sinan-ri villages, shallow groundwater mainly belonged to the Ca-Cl, Ca-H CO3, Na-HCO3, and Na-Cl types, whereas stream water predominantly belonged to the Ca-HCO3 type. The nitrate-nitrogen concentration in shallow groundwater varied depending on the season, displaying an increased concentration of nitrate-nitrogen in the dry season compared to the rainy season. Stream water may be influenced by runoff into villages from the surrounding area, although both shallow groundwater and stream water are affected by artificial pollution. In addition, the nitrate-nitrogen concentration in stream water was lower than that in shallow groundwater.