• The Korean Journal of Quaternary Research
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.15-30
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• 2011

Three sediment cores from two different locations (UJ-03 and UJ-12 cores of valley sediment in Paju area, and CL-4 core of wetland sediment in Cheollipo area) along the western Korean Peninsula yield crucial information on the timing and spatial pattern of century-scale climate changes and subsequent surficial responses during the Holocene. In Paju area, the sediments included abundant coarse-grained sediment (coarse sands and pebbles) from 7100 to 5000 cal. yrBP, total organic carbon (TOC) values showed a marked increase from 5000 to 2200 cal. yrBP, several intermittent depositional layers were observed from 2200 cal. yrBP. In Cheollipo area, lake environment developed from 7360 to 5000 cal. yrBP, the deposition of organic materials increased from 5000 to 2600 cal. yrBP, peatland formed from 2600 cal. yrBP. The two patterns of surficial responses to the climate changes through the Holocene are different to each other. This might be due to the dissimilarity in geomorphic conditions. However, the approximate simultaneity of environmental changes in two areas shows that they both can be correlated to the major climate changes. Two areas which have undergone significant changes indicated that the hydrological factors including precipitation and strength of water flow were most responsible for the landscape and geomorphic evolutions. Although the upwards trend in relative sea-level also played a primary role for environmental changes in coastal area (Cheollipo area), detailed studies have still to be undertaken.

• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.179-191
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• 2009

This study analyzes and compares the geomorphic characteristics and environmental changes of coastal plains such as the Anju and Hamheung Plains located in the west and east coasts of North Korea, respectively, based on topographic maps of the 1910s and satellite images of the 2000s. The Anju Plain, so called by as Yeoldusamcheonribeol, can be divided into alluvial plains, coastal plains and erosional plains. The Hamheung Plain can be regarded as alluvial plains formed by Seongcheon-river. Approximately 84.98$km^2$ tidal flats have been reclaimed to farmlands and saltpans, and the most channels of medium and small rivers have been straightened at the Anju Plain during the last one hundred years. At the Hamheung Plain, on the other hands, approximately 3.40$km^2$ land has been increased by the advances of coastal line of the Seongcheon-river delta with a maximum of 800m, and channels of Seoseongcheon-river which showed anastomosing channels have been disappeared by reclamation. Gwang-po has been decreased by artificial reclamations and river sedimentary processes.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.49 no.1
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• pp.73-81
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• 2016

This study investigates the development of lower channels and sediment sorting processes in the vegetated channels with the mixed sediment. The sediment discharges fluctuate with time and decrease with vegetation density. The bed changes with irregular patterns, and the sediment particles in the vegetated zone at the surface of bed are fine. The dimensionless geometric mean decreases with vegetation density. The fine sediment particles are trapped by vegetation, and the bed between main steam and vegetated zone increases. Moreover, the particle sizes are distributed irregularly near the zone. The hiding functions decrease with dimensionless particle size. However, the functions increase with vegetation density, which is confirmed by decreasing sediment discharge with vegetation. The lower channel is stable and the migration decreases in the condition of $0.5tems/cm^2$. However, the migration of the lower channel in the condition of $0.7stems/cm^2$ increases due to the increased sinuosity and new generated channels in the sedimentated vegetation zone.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.52 no.spc2
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• pp.801-810
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• 2019

This study analyzes the impact on geomorphic changes downstream due to alternate bars developed weir upstream through laboratory experiments. The disturbance, such as a spur in the side wall, of the flow at the inlet of the channel triggers the development of alternate bar upstream at the beginning of the experiment, and gradually moved downstream with keeping their shapes over time. The bed in the downstream of weir in the mid of channel scoured due to the scarcity of sediment inflow because weir upstream traps it. Moreover, bar migration speed decreases as the bars approaches to the weir with time. However, as time increases, the alternate bars upstream migrate over the weir, and sediment in the eroded bed of the weir downstream are deposited. The phase of the bar upstream changes oppositely after passing through the weir. The phase of the bar downstream changes rapidly as the shape of alternate bar is clear upstream, which is affected by the strong disturbance. The phase of bar changes, and the bar migration speed decreases gradually with time, and finally stopped due to forcing effects on the bar by the disturbance. The faster the reaction of alternate bar with a long spur, the larger the bar height formed downstream and the shorter the bar length. This means that the larger the forcing effect of bar, the more it affects the bar migration. In addition, although the size of the alternate bar increases over time, the bar doesn't migrate downstream and a forced bar is generated.

• Journal of The Geomorphological Association of Korea
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.31-42
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• 2019

The geomorphological changes of an unvegetated part of the Okjukdong coastal dune were analyzed between 2008 and 2018. Its natural landscape has been destroyed after artificial forestation, but there is no quantitative evidence on these changes. In this study, we measured the unvegetated area using a total station and a network RTK-GPS in 2008, 2014, and 2018. Using Krging method for the three point data sets, we constructed digital elevation models (DEMs) and analyzed topographic changes between the three years. The results showed that the sand of the study area decreased in volume from 2008 to 2014, because sand supply from the nearby beach was blocked by coastal forests. The sand volume temporarily increased from 2014 to 2018, because of the dune nourishment conducted in 2017. It seems that the upper part of the sand dune has shrunk, but the sand at the bottom has increased over the last decade.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.179-190
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• 2015

This study was carried out to suggest fundamental concepts and data ideas for biodiversity and confrontation strategy on global environmental changes by analyzing geomorphic milieu and geotop in Mt. Jeombong experimental forest. Elements of landform were classified as landform sets by scale. Scale for classification could be decide on four categories. We could classify landforms which scale zero is seven elements, scale one is twelve elements, scale two is fifteen elements, scale three is twenty nine elements. Especially mountain wetlands were classed as valley and channel types in Mt. Jeombong. Geotop by clustering methods could be four spatial units as 2, 3, 5, and 7 classes, and analyzed geodiversity as landform sets for explanation of vegetation distribution. Rate of rise of temperature was $0.031^{\circ}C$ per year, change ratio was increased $1.25^{\circ}C$, and also precipitation was increased 320mm during forty year(from year 1973 to year 2012). The result of this research can be affordable to provide information for forest management of mountainous areas.

• The Sea:JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF OCEANOGRAPHY
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.148-156
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• 2002

The coastline of Hampyung Bay, southwestern coast of Korea, was examined and measured in the field for the understanding of geomorphic changes and sea-cliff erosion processes. The Hampyung-Bay coastline is characterized by steep-face slope and soft soil and/or intensively weathered rock composition. Saw teeth-shaped coastline, and relict weathered basement-rock and "Island Stack" exposed on the beach surface are peculiar geomorphic features indicating active sea-cliff erosion. The coastline in the study area is continuously retreating with the following cyclic process: erosion of cliff base, gravitational landslide or mass wasting, formation of talus, and then erosion and removal of talus. In this study, sea-level rise during summer in the west coast of Korea is suggested as one of the key factors fur the removal of soil taluses and, thereby, accelerating sea-cliff erosion.f erosion.

• Journal of The Geomorphological Association of Korea
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.37-51
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• 2011

Geomorphic changes and sedimentary changes are investigated by sediment analysis from estuarine tidal flat, Mosan Bay Estuary, which is a tide-dominated and rias estuary. Sediments separatedly deposited during the early Holocene and the late Holocene. There are unconformities between the early Holocene sediment unit and the late Holocene sediment unit. Developments of these unconformities were related with fluctuated sea level change during the mid Holocene. Three deposit zones are spatially classified, which are named "intermittent tide channel deposit zone"(A1, B1, D3), "flood-dominated deposit zone"(A3, B3, C1, C3), and "fluvial sediment deposit zone"(A2, B2). This classification is explained by three main effects; laterally restricted migration of a tidal channel, diffract flood effect and settling lag effect, and fluvial induced reworking. These effects are deserved as main factors which have formed estuarine geomorphology in tidedominated and rias estuary. This study suggests research directions in reconstructing estuarine geomorphic and sedimentary change in west coast of Korea. Furthermore, it gives useful data for making a "land-ocean interaction" model for west coast of Korea.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.9-13
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 실내실험을 통하여 보의 경사변화에 따른 흐름특성과 보 상류에서 유사의 퇴적과정을 정량적으로 분석하고, 보 하류에서 세굴 및 지형변화 과정을 분석하였다. 보의 설치각도가 커질수록 보에 의항 굴절되는 유선의 각도가 증가하며, 하류에서 수충부가 형성되고 사수역의 크기가 증가한다. 즉, 보의 길이 대 수로 폭의 비로 정의되는 무차원 수로폭이 증가할수록 무차원 유효길이는 감소하였다. 보 상류에서는 보에 의하여 형성된 배수의 영향이 끝나는 지점에서 delta가 형성되며, 보 하류에서는 흐름이 집중되어 보 직하류 하상은 세굴되고 반대쪽에서는 이동성이 없는 교호사주가 형성되었다. 또한 충부에서는 깊게 세굴되었으며, 보의 설치 각도가 커질수록 수충부가 집중되면서 깊게 세굴되고, 세굴범위는 좁게 나타났다. 무차원 하상고가 증가할수록 유속과 delta의 이동속도의 비인 무차원 속도는 감소하며, 무차원 보의 길이가 증가함에 따라, 무차원 사주의 파장이 감소하였다. 무차원 보의 길이가 증가함에 따라 보에 의하여 굴절되는 흐름의 각이 크므로, 흐름이 집중되어 하상이 깊게 세굴되고 무차원 사주의 파고가 증가하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.132-132
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 식생대 퇴적과 침식, 하안침식을 고려한 식생대의 발달과정을 실내실험을 수행하여 정량적으로 분석하고 하도의 지형변화를 해석하는데 중요한 결과를 도출하였다. 식생대 입구와 중류부에서 식생대 좌완과 우안으로 흐름이 집중되며, 유속이 빠르다. 식생대와 식생이 없는 좌안과 우안의 유속차에 의하여 전단층이 형성되고 조직와가 발생하였다. 식생하도의 지형변화는 초기에 하안침식이 발생하고, 하폭이 증가하면 상류 유입구에서 중앙사주가 발달하였다. 시간이 증가하면서 사주는 하류로 이동하였다. 식생대에서 흐름이 분리되면서, 좌안와 우안에서수충부가 형성되고 하안이 침식되었다. 식생대 전면부에서 유사가 퇴적되며, 후면부에서 침식이 발생하였다. 식생밀도가 증가하면서 퇴적량은 증가하지만, 한계 이상으로 증가하면 퇴적량은 감소하였다. 수치모의 결과, 식생의 밀도가 증가함에 따라, 식생대 전면부에서 유사가 퇴적이 되고, 사주가 상류로 성장하면서 하안침식이 발생하였다. 또한 식생대에 의해 유사가 포착되면서, 식생대 후미에서 하상이 침식되었다. 식생대의 밀도가 증가하면서, 식생대 후미에서 침식이 발생하는 지점은 상류로 전파되었다. 식생대에 의해 발달한 사주는 실내실험에서 식생대 하류에서 성장하지만, 수치모의 결과는 식생대 상류에서 성장하는 특성을 보여주었다.