• Environmental Sciences Bulletin of The Korean Environmental Sciences Society
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.103-110
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• 2000

In order to understand the wintertime intermittent characteristics of the trans-boundary air pollutant transport observed in East Asia, a numerical simulation of the long-range transport of pollutants was applied using an atmospheric transport model(STEM-II). The numerical simulation was carried out for the entire month of January 1997 and specific atmospheric aerosol (including sulfate, nitrate, and other ion compounds0 observation data were compared from four observation sites(Cheju Island, Kanghwa Island, Dazaifu, and Fukue Island). The observation data revealed that concentration peaks were intermittently observed at 3 to 4-day intervals plus the four observation sites exhibited a very similar spatial variation. The horizontal and spatial scale of the heavily polluted air masses was analyzed based on numerical results. The mechanism of the intermittent transport of air pollutants was clearly explained by a comparison of the observed data with the numerical output. It was found that the wind pattern variations associated with the synoptic scale pressure system changes play an extremely important role in the transport of pollutants in this region.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.73-86
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• 2011

Haze phenomena were analyzed to assess the impact of long range transport process on the air quality of Seoul and Busan. We statistically classified haze days observed in both Seoul and Busan into two types of haze cases: stagnant case and long-range transport case, and analyzed the air pollutant levels comparatively for each of the two cases for the period of 2000~2007. The results showed that the long-range transport haze case occurs less frequently with the occurrence frequency of 35.5% than stagnant case with the occurrence frequency of 64.5%. During the observed all haze days, all pollutants have high concentration in comparison with those under other meteorological conditions (Rain, Mist, Dust, Clear, Rain+Mist) except for only $PM_{10}$ of Dust case where its level shows highest among total 6 categorized conditions. The long range transport haze case shows similar levels of $PM_{10}$ and $NO_2$, but higher $SO_2$ and lower $O_3$ compared with stagnant haze cases, suggesting the importance of sulfur chemistry for long range transport haze case and local photochemistry for stagnant haze case. In addition, by employing the NOAA/HYSPLIT-4 backward trajectory model, we subdivided the long range transport haze cases into two different sources: urban anthropogenic high emission areas of central China, and natural emission sources over north China and/or Mongolia. The former long range transport haze case shows higher occurrence (with Seoul 70% and Busan 85%) than the latter haze case (with Seoul 30% and Busan <10%). This is also implying that the long haze phenomena occurred over Korea have been influenced by not only the anthropogenic emissions but also the natural dust emissions. These both emission sources can be good contributors in calculating the source-receptor relationship over Korean atmospheric environment.

• 한국대기환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국대기환경학회 2000년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.193-194
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• 2000

To investigate the characteristics of fine particles and the relationships between pollutant concentrations and long-range transport patterns in Asia area, continuous every 6-day sampling (case 1) and an intensive field sampling (case 2) had been carried out between March 1998 and July 1999 at Taean, Korea. Anionic ($Cl^{-}$, ${NO_{3}}^{-}$, ${SO_{4}}^{2-}$) and Cationic ($Na^+$, ${NH_{4}}^{ +}, $K^+$, $Mg^{2+}$, $Ca^{2+}$) concentrations of $PM_{2.5}$ particle were analyzed. The major objective of this study is to investigate the relationships between the chemical compounds of $PM_{2.5}$ and the long-range transport patterns during intensive sampling period.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2003년도 Proceedings of ACRS 2003 ISRS
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• pp.738-740
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• 2003

A method for identifying the released region and time of Asian dust using the long-range inverse transport model that traces the wind field in the backward direction from positions where Asian dust was observed is described. Initial conditions for the inverse transport simulation were obtained from the time variation of the density distribution of the suspended particulate matter (SPM) in the air measured at various places in Japan. Based on a concentration of trajectories of the air mass computed by the inverse transport model, the source region of Asian dust clouds observed at meteorological stations in Japan on March 17 to 18, 2002 was estimated. As a result, it was found that dust particles were released at about 6h on March 15 in the neighborhood of Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region.

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• 제10권E호
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• pp.357-370
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• 1994

지역 규모 대기 모형과 결합된 오일러 장거리수송 모형이 제시되었다. 이 모형을 Cross-Appalachian Tracer Experiment (CAPITX)의 2개 사례에 나타난 추적물 농도 분포 모사에 적용하였다. 기상장은 CSU RAMS에 4차원 자료 동화 기법을 도입하여 도출하였고, 추적물 수송은 오일러 확산 모형으로 계산된다. 4차원 자료 동화 기법을 포함한 대기 모형은 관측과 잘 일치하는 기상장을 도출하였으며, 장거리 수송 예측에 이용될 다양한 기상 자료의 도출을 위한 매우 적절한 도구가 될 수 있음을 보였다. 이 연구에서 개발된 수송 모형은 관측 농도 분포가 복잡한 구조를 보인 사례에 대해서는 부분적인 성공을 거두었으나, 대체로 관측된 추적물 수송을 유사하게 모사하였다. Bott's 2nd-order scheme을 사용한 결과는 Bott's 4th-order scheme을 사용하고 명시적인 수평 확산을 증가시킨 경우와 유사한 수행 능력을 보였다. 이 대기 모형과 수송 모형은 상세한 구름 및 화학 과정들을 고려한 산성 침적 모형의 훌륭한 기본 틀이 될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• Environmental Sciences Bulletin of The Korean Environmental Sciences Society
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• 제10권S_4호
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• pp.197-206
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• 2001

The long-range transport mechanisms of Asian dust were analyzed based on the synoptic weather system and numerical simulation by using NCEP/NCAR reanalysis and TOMS data during the periods of 1996-2001. We classified the whole weather types of eastern Asia during spring and created the representative weather types during the yellow sand events using cluster analysis and weather charts for the last 6 years(1996~2001). These long-range transport mechanisms were related to various pressure patterns including high and low, trough and ridge, and upper-level fronts. Case studies of the yellow sand events have performed by the simulation of MM5 with meteorological elements such as the horizontal wind of u and v component, potential temperature, potential vorticity, and vertical circulation during the episodic days(2~8 March 2001). In addition, the origin of the long-range transport was examined with the estimation of backward trajectory using HYSPLIT4 Model. In this paper, we concluded that three weather types at 1000 hPa, 850 hPa, 500 hPa, and 300 hPa levels were classified respectively. The dominant features were the extending continental outflow from China to Korea at 1000 hPa and 850 hPa levels, the deep trough passage and cold advection at 500 hPa and 300 hPa levels during the yellow sand events. And also, we confirmed the existence of pola $r_tropical jets in the upper-level, the behavior of potential vorticity over Korea, the estimation of potential vorticity through vertical cross section, and the transport of yellow sand through backward trajectories.es.

• Environmental Sciences Bulletin of The Korean Environmental Sciences Society
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.111-116
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• 2000

Transboundary air pollution has recently become an area of increasing scientific interest and political concern as countries are receiving air pollutants from their neighbors. In order to gain a better understanding of the long-range transport processes of air pollutants and the source-receptor relationships among neighboring countries, an atmospheric transport model coupled with a RAMS(Regional Atmospheric Modeling System) model was applied to the East Asia region during the entire month of January 1993. The scalar transport option of the RAMS model was used to calculate special atmospheric constituents such as trace gases or aerosols. The sulfate production in clouds and rainwater and its removal processes by dry and wet deposition were considered. The sulfate budget from source regions to receptor regions was estimated by analysing the source-receptor relationships. When a specific receptor site revealed a sulfate value higher than the sulfate concentration based on its own source origin, this was taken to indicate long-range transport from another source region. The contribution ratio from various source region was calculated. The contribution ratio of dry and wet deposition was higher on the main continent of the East region. Furthermore, the high deposition amounts were identified on the west coast of Korea and the East China Sea.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.171-179
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• 2002

대기 중으로 방출된 방사성물질의 이동 확산 현상을 이해하기 위하여 3차원 장거리 확산 모델이 개발되었다. 모델은 수평방향으로 방출점으로부터 수천 키로 미터의 거리까지 공기중 농도와 지표면 침적을 계산하도록 설계되었다. 수직 난류운동은 혼합층 내와 혼합층 위로 분리하도록 고려하였다. 시험계산은 동북 아시아권의 영역을 고려하였고, 방출점은 중국의 동쪽 지점을 가정하였다. 계산된 농도분포는 바람장에 의해 방출점의 남동방향을 향해 주로 이동되었다. 개발된 모델은 원전 사고시 방사선 피해를 추정하기 위하여 이용될 것이며, 모델은 장거리 야외확산실험의 자료를 이용하여 비교 검증 연구를 통하여 보완될 것이다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.135-151
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• 2013

This study has been carried out to analyze the sensitivity of ozone concentrations by employing different options of cumulus parameterization schemes (CPSs) and microphysics schemes in MM5 models. These sensitivity tests were applied to long-range transport case of higher ozone over Northeast Asia. Employed CPS schemes are Betts-Miller (BM), Grell (GR), Kain-Fritsch2 (KF2), Anthes-Kuo (AK), None scheme (grid scale physics only), and four microphysics used here are Simple ice, Reisner1, Reisner2, Schultz scheme in MM5. We chose two cases of high ozone long range transport case by employing both concentrations ozone level and backward trajectory model. The results showed that modeled ozone concentrations indicated about 10% differences among CPSs. Of the all options, GR and KF2 (for CPS), and Rersiner-1 and Resiner-2 (for microphysics) showed relatively good and stable variations against ensemble mean values. For both CPS and microphysics schemes, the difference of precipitation arising from different parameterization schemes was significant by itself, but the resultant ozone variations showed only marginal. But the cloud fraction differences arising from different parameterization schemes showed better correlation with ozone variations than precipitation differences, indicating that the photochemical ozone generation variations is more dominant by cloud fraction than wet removal process for high and long-ranged transported ozone cases over Northeast Asia.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.9-15
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• 2006

대기 중으로 방출된 방사성 물질의 이동 확산 현상을 이해하기 위하여 장거리 대기 확산 모델 LADAS가 개발되었다 개발된 수치모델의 검증을 위하여 ETEX 장거리 확산실험 결과와 비교하였다. 비교결과 LADAS모델 내 혼합층 높이를 일정하게 준 경우보다 Richardson number를 이용하여 혼합층 높이를 계산한 결과가 관측 값에 가장 근접함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 일부 포집 지점에서 관측된 농도의 시계열 자료와 비교한 바 계산 값은 어느 정도 일치하고 있었다.