• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• 제19권E2호
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• pp.83-88
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• 2003

The present study details air pollution measurements in the Yellow Sea of East Asia. Large-scale air pollution was observed through satellite images and ground monitors in Chongju-Chongwon of central Korea. Evidence of a duststorm transport and resulting dustfall from the Gobi Desert in north China and Mongolia is shown. Also, transport of anthropogenic air pollutants from China to the Yellow Sea, Korea, and Japan was detected and discussed. It was found that the level of air pollution concentrations at a regional back-ground site increased 2 ∼ 4 times than the values observed with the relatively clean air, when massive air pollution from China moved to the Korean Peninsula. Satellite measurements will be useful for monitoring regional- and global-scale air pollution in the future.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.123-135
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• 2007

동아시아에서 광역적인 대기오염 이동과 한반도 유입을 인공위성과 지상 관측을 통해 5개의 사례를 분석하였다. 이 사례들은 주로 중국 대륙의 도시와 산업지대에서 배출된 오염물질들이 황해를 지나 한반도에 상륙 및 통과하는 광역적인 대기오염 이동이다. NOAA인공위성 관측 자료의 분석은 가시영역과 적외선 영역의 3개 채널을 합성하여 영상을 만들고, 황해 위에서 대기오염의 분포와 이동을 구별해 낼 수 있었다. 또한 청원의 배경관측지점에서 대기오염의 지상 관측 자료는 인공위성 관측 자료와 비교하여 검증하는데 매우 가치가 있었다. 특히, 광역적 대기오염의 이동 사례에서는 $PM_{10}$과 $PM_{2.5}$ 농도의 차이가 적으면서, $PM_{2.5}$값이 높게 증가한다. 그러나 황사의 경우는 $PM_{10}$ 농도가 훨씬 높게 관측되어 $PM_{2.5}$와의 차이가 매우 큼이 특징적이다. 2006년 1월 27일의 사례에서는 중국 발원의 광역적 대기오염이 한반도의 중부 및 남서지역으로의 유입을 인공위성뿐 아니라 여러 지상관측소들에서 순차적으로 관측할 수 있었다. 북북서 기류가 제주도 한라산을 넘어서 풍하측 멀리까지 구름을 소산시키고 대기오염을 감소시키며, 카르만 소용돌이를 만들고 있었다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.143-151
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• 2001

The atmospheric conditions and the transport mechanism of long-range transport of air pollutants from coastal area to inland area were investigated using regular meteorological data and air pollution data obtatined from the southeastern area of Korea. Daytime temperature over the inland area(Taegu) was higher than that over the coastal area(Pusan) and the temperature difference of about 5~6$^{\circ}C$ when the thermal low most fully developed and the sea level pressure over Taegu was lower than that over Pusan by about 4~5hPa at that time. Therefore this low pressure appeared to the thermally induced low. Air mass polluted from the coastal area during the morning period was transported inland area, at first by the sea breeze and by the large scale wind system toward the thermal low generated in the mountainous inland region. This was explained by the fact that the concentration of air pollutants over Taegu increased throughtout the late afternoon.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.643-652
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• 2006

동아시아에서 일산화탄소의 지역적 배경 농도 수준을 분석하기 위해, 1991년부터 2004년까지 장기간 중국 Waliguan(WLG), 몽골이아의 Ulaan Uul(UUM), 한국의 태안반도(TAP), 일본의 Ryori(RYO)에서 관측한 일산화탄소 농도를 분석하였다. 연평균 일산화탄소 농도는 $WLG(135{\pm}22ppb),\;UUM(155{\pm}26ppb),\;RYO(171{\pm}36ppb),\;TAP(233{\pm}41ppb)$ 순서로 높은 농도를 보이고 있었다. WLG를 제외하고 전체적으로 봄철에 높고 여름철에 낮은 계절 변동의 특징은 동아시아 다른 지점들에서도 공통적으로 나타나고 있다. TAP는 WLG, UUM, RYO와 비교하여 전체 계절에 높은 일산화탄소 농도를 보이고 있으며 히스토그램에서 넓은 농도 분포를 보이는데 동아시아 대륙, 특히 중국의 가까운 풍하측에 위치하고 있어 광역적 대기 오염의 영향이 크기 때문이다. TAP는 중국 동부 지역을 경유하는 RPC가 봄, 가을, 겨울에서 높은 농도를 나타내었고, 여름철에는 저위도 북태평양으로부터의 OBG에 의해 낮은 일산화탄소 농도를 갖고 있는 해양성 기단의 영향을 받고 있다. NOAA 위성 영상과 GEOS-CHEM 모델 시뮬레이션은 중국 남동부 연안으로부터 황해를 거쳐 한반도와 동해로 확산하고 있는 광역적 대기오염 이동 사례를 확인하고 있다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.855-863
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• 2012

This study analyzed mass concentrations of TSP, PM10 and PM2.5 and elemental constituents according to the isentropic backward trajectories of air parcel from Cheongwonin East Asia during the period January - October, 2011. Mass concentrations of the continental polluted airflow (CP) showed levels of TSP and PM10 mass concentrations higher than the continental background airflow (CB). Also, PM2.5 mass concentrations of anthropogenic fine particles ran higher in CP than in CB. The elemental constituents and elemental constituent ratio ended up varying depending on the origin of atmospheric aerosols generated. The average absolute content of elemental constituents reached its height in CB, the ratio of anthropogenically originating elements (PE) among the all elements (AE) analyzed marked a high in CP, and Mg+Na/AE reached its height in the oceanic airflow (OA). At the same time, TSP, PM10 and PM2.5 mass concentrations, the ratio of PM2.5/TSP and PE/AE element ratio ran higher in CP than CB. Episodes of large-scale transport of atmospheric pollutants as observed at Cheongwon were 8 cases and 22 days. The ratios of PM10, PM2.5 among TSP mass concentrations showed different results and the ratios of PM2.5 showed an increasing trend in the episodes of anthropogenic air pollution transport. Overall, dustfall episodes show a level of elemental constituents higher than those of anthropogenic air pollution.Dustfall episodes were observed to contain more of Fe, Al and Ca originating from continental soils and those of air pollution were observed to contain more of Zn, Mn, Cu and Pb. By difference in contents of absolute elemental constituents, episodes of anthropogenic air pollution showed a high PE/AE rate, and dustfall episodes a high SE/AE rate.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2003년도 Proceedings of ACRS 2003 ISRS
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• pp.615-617
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• 2003

Carbon monoxide (CO) is one of the important trace gases because its concentration in the troposphere directly influences the concentrations of tropospheric hydroxyl (OH), which controls the lifetimes of tropospheric trace gases. CO traces the transport of global and regional pollutants from industrial activities and large scale biomass burning. The distributions of CO were analyzed using the MOPITT data for East Asia, which were compared with the ozone distributions. In general, seasonal CO variations are characterized by a peak in the spring, which decrease in the summer. The monthly average for CO shows a similar profile to that for O$_3$. This fact clearly indicates that the high concentration of CO in the spring is possibly due to one of two causes: the photochemical production of CO in the troposphere, or the transport of the CO into East Asia. The seasonal cycles for CO and O$_3$ in East Asia are extensively influenced by the seasonal exchanges of different air mass types due to the Asian monsoon. The continental air masses contain high concentrations of O$_3$ and CO, due to the higher continental background concentrations, and sometimes to the contribution from regional pollution. In summer this transport pattern is reversed, where the Pacific marine air masses that prevail over Korea bring low concentrations of CO and O$_3$, which tend to give the apparent summer minimums.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2020

도로이동 오염원 대기환경 빅데이터는 상시 교통량 조사장비인 AVC, VDS, WIM, DTG를 활용한 차종, 속도, 하중 등 실시간 교통류 데이터와 GIS를 활용한 도로형상(오르막, 내리막, 회전구간) 데이터를 연계한 교통류 데이터로 구성되어 있다. 또한, 일반적인 데이터와 달리 단위시간 당 데이터가 많이 발생하고, 다양한 포맷을 가지고 있다. 특히, 이들 상세 교통류 정보로 수집되는 대용량의 실시간 데이터들은 약 총 740만 건/시간 이상이 수집되어 저장 및 가공되기 때문에 효율적으로 데이터를 처리할 수 있는 시스템이 필요하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 도로이동 오염뭔 대기환경 빅데이터 시각화를 위한 오픈소스 기반의 데이터 병렬처리 성능 최적화 연구를 수행한다.

• 환경분석과 독성보건
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.281-291
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• 2018

Recently, long-range atmospheric transport (LRAT) from China is regarded as a major reason for elevated levels of particulate matter (PM) in Korea. However, local emissions also play an important role in PM pollution, especially in large-scale industrial cities. In this study, PM samples were collected at suburban, residential, and industrial sites in Ulsan, Korea. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals were analyzed, and a potential human health risk assessment was conducted. The concentrations of PAHs and heavy metals in total suspended particles (TSP) increased during high $PM_{10}$ episodes, and backward trajectory analysis verified the influence of LRAT from China during the high episodes. Furthermore, the concentrations of PAHs and heavy metals in $PM_{2.5}$ and $PM_{10}$ at the industrial site were higher than those at the residential site. The risk assessment of PAHs and heavy metals in $PM_{2.5}$ suggested no significant health effects. The highest levels of PAHs were measured in the particle size of $0.32{\sim}0.56{\mu}m$ at the residential site, and those of heavy metals were detected in the particle size of 1.8~5.6 and $>18{\mu}m$, reflecting different major emissions sources for both groups. On the basis of this preliminary study, we are planning long-term monitoring and modeling studies to quantitatively evaluate the influence of industrial activities on the PM pollution in Ulsan.