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A Study on the Rainfall Infiltration Capacity of Soil (A Study on the Mid-Mountain Area of Jeju Island) (강우의 토양 침투 투수성 연구(제주도 중산간 지역을 중심으로))

  • Jeon, Byeong Chu;Lee, Su Gon;Kim, Sung Soo;Kim, Ki Su;Kim, Nam Ju
    • The Journal of Engineering Geology
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.99-112
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    • 2019
  • Rainfall infiltration through the unsaturated zone is influenced by a range of factors including topography, geology, soil, rainfall intensity, temperature and vegetation; the actual infiltration varies largely in time and space. The infiltration capacity of soil is a critical factor in identifying groundwater recharge and leakage of surface water. It may differ depending on soil types and geological features of a particular basin or territory as well as on the usage of the land. This study was conducted in forest and farmland region of the mid-mountain area (EL. 50~300 m) of Jeju Island to test soil infiltration capacity of the area where rainfall contributes to groundwater. Results were analyzed using the four soil group classification methods presented by Jeong et al. (1995) and NAS (2007) to discover that the method offered by NAS (2007) is more reliable in the mid-mountain area of Jeju Island. The study compares and reviews the existing classification methods using the results of infiltration capacity tests executed on different soil groups throughout the whole region of the Jeju mid-mountain area. It is expected that this work will serve as a guideline for evaluating surface water recharge and hydraulic characteristics of Jeju Island.

Numerical study on the characteristics of TKE in coastal area for offshore wind power (해상풍력발전을 위한 연안지역의 난류에너지 특성 수치연구)

  • Yoo, Jung-Woo;Lee, Soon-Hwan;Lee, Hwa-Woon
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.23 no.9
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    • pp.1551-1562
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    • 2014
  • To clarify the characteristics of TKE (Turbulence Kinetic Energy) variation for offshore wind power development, several numerical experiments using WRF were carried out in three different coastal area of the Korean Peninsula. Buoyancy, mechanical and shear production term of the TKE budget are fundamental elements in the production or dissipation of turbulence. Turbulent kinetic energy of the south coast region was higher than in other sea areas due to the higher sea surface temperature and strong wind speed. In south coast region, strong wind passing through the Korea Strait is caused by channelling effect of the terrain of the Geoje Island. Although wind speed is weak in east coast, because of large difference in wind speed between the upper and lower layer, the development of mechanical turbulence tend to be predominant. Since lower sea surface temperature and smaller wind shear were detected in west coastal region, the possibility of turbulence production not so great in comparison with other regions. The understanding of the characteristics of turbulence in three different coastal region can be reduced the uncertainty of offshore wind construction.

Analysis of Low-frequency Reverberation Inshallow Water (천해에서의 저주파 잔향음 분석)

  • 박길선;나정열;최지웅;오선택;박정수
    • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.94-100
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    • 2001
  • In October 1997, low-frequency reverberation was measured at an experimental site off the west coast of the Jeju island using the explosive charge, Signals Underwater Sound (SUS). Received signals were separated into the noise, the reflection, and the scattering region, and then were analyzed for the spectral and statistical characteristics of each region. In the analysis of the spectrum we verified that each region had a unique frequency band and statistical characteristics as well. The results of this analysis showed that the real and imaginary portions were shown to be both normal distributions in each frequency bin. The reverberation envelope had a Rayleigh distribution and the phase had a uniform distribution.

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A Systematic Review of Cervical Cancer Incidence and Mortality in the Pacific Region

  • Obel, J.;Souares, Y.;Hoy, D.;Baravilala, W.;Garland, S.M.;Kjaer, S.K.;Roth, A.
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.15 no.21
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    • pp.9433-9437
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    • 2014
  • This study provides the first systematic literature review of cervical cancer incidence and mortality as well as human papillomavirus (HPV) genotype prevalence among women with cervical cancer in the Pacific Island countries and territories. The cervical cancer burden in the Pacific Region is substantial, with age standardized incidence rates ranging from 8.2 to 50.7 and age standardized mortality rate from 2.7 to 23.9 per 100,000 women per year. The HPV genotype distribution suggests that 70-80% of these cancers could be preventable by the currently available bi- or quadrivalent HPV vaccines. There are only few comprehensive studies examining the epidemiology of cervical cancer in this region and no published data have hitherto described the current cervical cancer prevention initiatives in this region.

Management of Water Pumping System in Coastal Area of Jeju City Based on Coastal Landscape (제주시 해안경관을 고려한 해수인수관 관리방안)

  • Cho, Eun-Il;Lee, Byung-Gul
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.15 no.9
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    • pp.871-880
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    • 2006
  • Water management treatment of coastal region has been an important problem in Jeju city since the distributions of pipeline of the pumping system made a bad view in coastal region. To solve the problem, we observed the pipelines that are on the surface around the coastal region from Tapdong to Doduhang. From the observations, we found that Todong and Dodu areas were not unsightliness because the all pipelines were located in underground. However, the other areas, such area Yongdam, Handugi, Yongdam fishing village, had a serious problem for the coastal landscape view. To solve the problem, at we estimated coastal land color characteristics of Jeju city based on the observation of the pipelines. The estimated color panel shows that the green, blue and grey colors are a dominant factors of the Jeju coastal region. Based on the color panel, we proposed two methods, that is, one is a short time treatment, the other is a long time one. The short is based on the colour treatment, which is pipeline colour changing into surround natural one. The long time is the construction plan design method. Although the later method was very useful in Jeju island. However, it takes a lot of time and money. Therefore, in the situation, the short time is the better than the long time one.

A Study on Ways of Improvement to Effectively Control the Flight Information Region focusing on air space of IEODO (비행정보구역(Flight Information Region)의 효율적 관리를 위한 개선방안 연구 : 이어도(IEODO) 상공을 중심으로)

  • Kim, Choon-San;Bang, Jang-Kyu
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.43-53
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    • 2011
  • It is well known some Foreign aircraft used to fly INCHEON FIR(Flight Information Region), especially the island of IEODO without a flight plan, even though foreign aircraft is subject to submitting a flight plan to Flight Information Center(FIC) before its flight. IEODO is a sunken rock 4.6m beneath the sea level, 149km away from Marado. Facing the Yangtze river's sea entrance horizontally and military zones of Korea and China vertically, IEODO is a very important place for national security of North East Asia because it is located at the boundary between China East Sea and Yellow Sea of South Korea. Moreover, JDZ(the 7th mine lot) is just 77NM from IEODO, which possesses natural gas eight times bigger than the gulf region and oil 4.5 times bigger than that of the U.S. In addition, INCHEON FIR, managed by MLTM(Air Traffic Control Center) and Japanese Self-Defense Force's JADIZ(Japanese Air Defense Identification Zone) are overlapping on IEODO whose air space is very complex. This paper focuses on air space, FIR, ADIZ(Air Defense Identification Zone) and related airspace system and suggests strategic implications of how to prevent foreign aircraft from invading INCHEON FIR without permission and of how to utilize the airspace efficiently.

A Study on the Hydraulic Factors of Groundwater Level Fluctuation by Region in Jeju Island (제주도 지역별 지하수위 변동 요인에 대한 고찰)

  • Jeong, Jiho;Park, Jaesung;Koh, Eun-hee;Park, Won-bae;Jeong, Jina
    • The Journal of Engineering Geology
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    • v.32 no.2
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    • pp.257-270
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    • 2022
  • This study evaluated the hydraulic factors contributing to the decreasing groundwater levels across Jeju island. Time-series data for groundwater level, precipitation, and groundwater usage and information on land use were acquired, and the correlations among them were analyzed to evaluate the causes of the decreasing groundwater. The effects of precipitation and groundwater usage on the fluctuations of groundwater level were quantified using response surface analysis and sensitivity analysis, and methods for groundwater quantity management by region were proposed. The results showed that the rate of groundwater decrease in the western region was larger than that in the eastern region. For the eastern region, the influence of precipitation was large and the rate of decrease in the groundwater level was relatively small. The geological formation of this part of the island and continuous seawater intrusion suggest that although the absolute amount of groundwater extracted for use was large, the decrease in the groundwater level was not seen to be great due to an increase in pressure by seawater intrusion. Overall, precipitation and groundwater usage had the greatest effect on the amount of groundwater in the western region, and thus their data would be most useful for informing groundwater management, whereas other factors (e.g., sea level and the location of the freshwater-seawater transition zone) must be considered when understanding Jeju's eastern region. As the characteristics of groundwater level fluctuations in the eastern and western regions are distinct, an optimal management plan for each region should be proposed to ensure the efficient management of groundwater quantity.

A New Record of an Emmelichthyid Fish, Emmelichthys struhsakeri Heemstra and Randall (Perciformes, Pisces) from Korea

  • Kim Jin Koo;Ryu Jung Hwa;Kim Yong Uk
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.33-36
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    • 2000
  • One specimen of Emme1ichthys struhsakeri Heemstra and Randall belonging to the family Emmelichthyidae was collected for the first time from Cheju island, Korea. E. struhsakeri is similar to Erythroc1es schlegelii, but differs in some morphological characters: the presence of the keel on the caudal peduncle region, the presence of the three isolated short spines between spinous and soft dorsal fins.

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A Study on the Advanced Communication Network for Island Region (도서지역 통신망 구성 현황 및 고도화 방안)

  • 손홍민
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2001.05a
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    • pp.615-618
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    • 2001
  • 모든 국민에 대한 기본통신의 보편적 서비스 제공 정책에 힘입어 기본통신 서비스에 대한 지역간의 격차는 상당히 해소되었으나, 정보화가 급격히 추진됨에 따라 고도 정보통신분야의 서비스에 있어서는 지역별로 편중현상을 나타내고 있다. 특히, 도서지역은 환해성과 격리성 등의 지리적 특성 및 상대적으로 낮은 인구밀도, 소득 및 통화량으로 인해 육지에 비해 가입자망 고도화가 이루어지지 않고 있다. 본 논문은 우리나라 도서지역의 통신망 구성, 운용 현황 등을 분석하고 고도 정보서비스를 경제적, 효율적으로 제공하기 위한 가입자 망 고도화 방안에 대해 검토하였다.

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