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• 제29권4호
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• pp.451-461
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• 2019

Medium-range forecast is highly dependent on ensemble forecast data. However, operational weather forecasters have not enough time to digest all of detailed features revealed in ensemble forecast data. To utilize the ensemble data effectively in medium-range forecasting, representative weather patterns in East Asia in this study are defined. The k-means clustering analysis is applied for the objectivity of weather patterns. Input data used daily Mean Sea Level Pressure (MSLP) anomaly of the ECMWF ReAnalysis-Interim (ERA-Interim) during 1981~2010 (30 years) provided by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Using the Explained Variance (EV), the optimal study area is defined by 20~60°N, 100~150°E. The number of clusters defined by Explained Cluster Variance (ECV) is thirty (k = 30). 30 representative weather patterns with their frequencies are summarized. Weather pattern #1 occurred all seasons, but it was about 56% in summer (June~September). The relatively rare occurrence of weather pattern (#30) occurred mainly in winter. Additionally, we investigate the relationship between weather patterns and extreme weather events such as heat wave, cold wave, and heavy rainfall as well as snowfall. The weather patterns associated with heavy rainfall exceeding 110 mm day^-1 were #1, #4, and #9 with days (%) of more than 10%. Heavy snowfall events exceeding 24 cm day^-1 mainly occurred in weather pattern #28 (4%) and #29 (6%). High and low temperature events (> 34℃ and < -14℃) were associated with weather pattern #1~4 (14~18%) and #28~29 (27~29%), respectively. These results suggest that the classification of various weather patterns will be used as a reference for grouping all ensemble forecast data, which will be useful for the scenario-based medium-range ensemble forecast in the future.

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• 제34권1호
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• pp.23-34
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• 2024

The Korea Meteorological Administration has improved medium-range weather forecasts by implementing post-processing methods to minimize numerical model errors. In this study, we employ a statistical correction technique known as the minimum continuous ranked probability score (CRPS) to refine medium-range forecast guidance. This technique quantifies the similarity between the predicted values and the observed cumulative distribution function of the Unified Model Ensemble Prediction System for Global (UM EPSG). We evaluated the performance of the medium-range forecast guidance for surface air temperature and relative humidity, noting significant enhancements in seasonal bias and root mean squared error compared to observations. Notably, compared to the existing the medium-range forecast guidance, temperature forecasts exhibit 17.5% improvement in summer and 21.5% improvement in winter. Humidity forecasts also show 12% improvement in summer and 23% improvement in winter. The results indicate that utilizing the minimum CRPS for medium-range forecast guidance provide more reliable and improved performance than UM EPSG.

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• 제26권1호
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• pp.59-72
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• 2016

The comparison of prediction errors in geopotential height, temperature, and precipitation forecasts is made quantitatively to evaluate medium-range forecast skills between Global Seasonal Forecasting System version 5 (GloSea5) and Unified Model (UM) in operation by Korea Meteorological Administration during 2014. In addition, the performances in prediction of sea surface temperature anomaly in NINO3.4 region, Madden and Julian Oscillation (MJO) index, and tropical storms in western north Pacific are evaluated. The result of evaluations appears that the forecast skill of UM with lower values of root-mean square error is generally superior to GloSea5 during forecast periods (0 to 12 days). The forecast error tends to increase rapidly in GloSea5 during the first half of the forecast period, and then it shows down so that the skill difference between UM and GloSea5 becomes negligible as the forecast time increases. Precipitation forecast of GloSea5 is not as bad as expected and the skill is comparable to that of UM during 10-day forecasts. Especially, in predictions of sea surface temperature in NINO3.4 region, MJO index, and tropical storms in western Pacific, GloSea5 shows similar or better performance than UM. Throughout comparison of forecast skills for main meteorological elements and weather extremes during medium-range, the effects of initial and model errors in atmosphere-ocean coupled model are verified and it is suggested that GloSea5 is useful system for not only seasonal forecasts but also short- and medium-range forecasts.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.53-63
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• 2021

Changes in a marine environment have a broad socioeconomic implication on fisheries and their relevant industries so that there has been a growing demand for the medium-range (months to years) prediction of the marine environment Using a medium-range ocean prediction model (Ocean Mid-range prediction System, OMIDAS) for the northwest Pacific, this study attempted to assess seasonal difference in the mid-range predictability of the sea surface temperature (SST), focusing on the Korea seas characterized as a complex marine system. A three-month re-forecast experiment was conducted for each of the four seasons in 2016 starting from January, forced with Climate Forecast System version 2 (CFSv2) forecast data. The assessment using relative root-mean-square-error was taken for the last month SST of each experiment. Compared to the CFSv2, the OMIDAS revealed a better prediction skill for the Korea seas SST, particularly in the Yellow sea mainly due to a more realistic representation of the topography and current systems. Seasonally, the OMIDAS showed better predictability in the warm seasons (spring and summer) than in the cold seasons (fall and winter), suggesting seasonal dependency in predictability of the Korea seas. In addition, the mid-range predictability for the Korea seas significantly varies depending on regions: the predictability was higher in the East Sea than in the Yellow Sea. The improvement in the seasonal predictability for the Korea seas by OMIDAS highlights the importance of a regional ocean modeling system for a medium-range marine prediction.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제57권5호
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• pp.333-346
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• 2024

수량과 수질 및 수생태를 동시에 고려한 수자원 관리를 위해서는 신뢰도 높은 중기 유량 예측 기술이 필수적이다. 이를 위해서는 기상자료의 특성에 대한 이해와 더불어, 시공간 해상도가 낮은 기상예측 정보를 고해상도 분포형 수문모형에서 효과적으로 활용하는 기술이 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 분포형 수문모형 WRF-Hydro와 선행시간 288시간까지의 기상정보를 제공하는 Global Data Assimilation and Prediction System (GDAPS)를 활용해 고해상도 중기 유량 예측을 수행하고 적용성을 검토하였다. 이를 위해 대상 유역인 낙동강 지류 금호강 유역에 대해 100 m 공간해상도의 WRF-Hydro모형을 구축하고 기상지상관측자료 Automatic Weather Stations (AWS)& Automated Synoptic Observing Systems (ASOS), 기상수치예보모형 GDAPS, 기상재분석자료 Global Land Data Assimilation System (GLDAS)를 입력자료로 적용한 유량 예측 모의 결과를 비교하였다. 2020~2022년 기간 3개의 강우사상에 대해 유역 평균 누적 강우량을 분석 결과, AWS&ASOS대비 GDAPS는 36%~234%, GLDAS 재분석자료는 80%~153% 범위의 과소 및 과대 산정되었음을 확인하였다. AWS&ASOS입력자료로 한 유량 예측 결과는 KGE, NSE지표가 유역 말단 강창교 지점 기준 0.6이상이었으나, GDAPS 기반 유량 모의는 강우 사상에 따라 KGE 값이 0.871~-0.131로 큰 변동성이 확인되었다. 한편, 첨두 유량 오차는 GDAPS가 GLDAS보다 크거나 비슷했지만, 첨두 홍수 발생시간의 오차는 AWS&ASOS, GDAPS, GLDAS가 각각 평균 3.7시간, 8.4시간, 70.1시간으로, 첨두 발생시간 측면에서는 GDAPS의 오차가 GLDAS보다 적었다. GDAPS를 입력자료로 한 WRF-Hydro 고해상도 중기 유량 예측은 첨두 유량의 불확실성은 크지만, 첨두 유량 발생시점에 대한 정확도는 상대적으로 높아 수자원 시설 운영에 효과적으로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

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• 제22권3호
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• pp.287-298
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• 2012

The predictability of heavy precipitation over the Korean Peninsula is studied using THORPEX Interactive Grand Global Ensemble (TIGGE) data. The performance of the six ensemble models is compared through the inconsistency (or jumpiness) and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) for MSLP, T850 and H500. Grand Ensemble (GE) of the three best ensemble models (ECMWF, UKMO and CMA) with equal weight and without bias correction is consisted. The jumpiness calculated in this study indicates that the GE is more consistent than each single ensemble model. Brier Score (BS) of precipitation also shows that the GE outperforms. The GE is used for a case study of a heavy rainfall event in Korean Peninsula on 9 July 2009. The probability forecast of precipitation using 90 members of the GE and the percentage of 90 members exceeding 90 percentile in climatological Probability Density Function (PDF) of observed precipitation are calculated. As the GE is excellent in possibility of potential detection of heavy rainfall, GE is more skillful than the single ensemble model and can lead to a heavy rainfall warning in medium-range. If the performance of each single ensemble model is also improved, GE can provide better performance.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.275-288
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 GDAPS(T213) 중기 기상 수치예보 자료를 활용한 ESP (Ensemble Streamflow Prediction) 기법을 개발하여 미래에 발생할 수 있는 댐 유입량의 중장기적 확률예측을 위해 초과 확률구간별 댐 유입량을 예측하고 RPSS 검증기법으로 예측결과의 정확도를 분석하였다. 개발된 ESP시스템을 적용한 결과 일단위 개념의 확률예보는 높은 불확실성을 내포할 수 있고, 중장기 확률예보에 초점을 맞추어 1, 3, 7일 등의 예측시간 해상도에 대한 ESP정확도의 민감도를 분석한 결과 예측시간 해상도 간격이 증가할수록 예측결과의 불확실성이 감소하면서 그 정확도가 전반적으로 증가함을 살펴볼 수 있었다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 GDAPS 자료를 활용한 1주 단위의 한달(28일)예보를 수행한 ESP 결과는 각 초과 확률구간 분포의 적절한 증가 및 감소로 인하여 그 시간적 변동성이 안정적으로 예측되고 예측결과의 불확실성을 감소시킬 수 있어 그 활용가치가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 관점에서 본 연구의 ESP 시스템은 중장기적 측면에서 GDAPS 자료의 활용가치를 높일 수 있고, 기존 ESP 결과보다 향상된 정확도로 댐 유입량을 예측할 수 있으므로 실시간 댐 유입량 예측에 적용한다면 수자원 관리 차원에서 유용한 수단이 될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국농공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농공학회 2001년도 학술발표회 발표논문집
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• pp.295-299
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• 2001

To protect the flooding damages in Medium and Small watershed, it needs to set up flood warning system and develope Flood forecasting Model in real-time basis for medium and small watershed. In this study, it was able to minimize the error range between forecasted flood inflow and actual flood inflow, and forecast accurately the flood discharge some hours in advance by using simplex method recursively for the determination of the best parameters of RETFLO model. The result of RETFLO performance applied to several storm of Yugu river during 3 past years was very good with relative errors of 10% for comparison of total runoff volume and with one hour delayed peak time.

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• 제28권2호
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• pp.141-151
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• 2018

The KIAPS global model and data assimilation system were extended to assimilate brightness temperature from the Sondeur $Atmosph{\acute{e}}rique$ du Profil $d^{\prime}Humidit{\acute{e}}$ Intertropicale par $Radiom{\acute{e}}trie$ (SAPHIR) passive microwave water vapor sounder on board the Megha-Tropiques satellite. Quality control procedures were developed to assess the SAPHIR data quality for assimilating clear-sky observations over the ocean, and to characterize observation biases and errors. In the global cycle, additional assimilation of SAPHIR observation shows globally significant benefits for 1.5% reduction of the humidity root-mean-square difference (RMSD) against European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) Integrated Forecast System (IFS) analysis. The positive forecast impacts for the humidity and temperature in the experiment assimilating SAPHIR were predominant at later lead times between 96- and 168-hour. Even though its spatial coverage is confined to lower latitudes of $30^{\circ}S-30^{\circ}N$ and the observable variable is humidity, the assimilation of SAPHIR has a positive impact on the other variables over the mid-latitude domain. Verification showed a 3% reduction of the humidity RMSD with assimilating SAPHIR, and moreover temperature, zonal wind and surface pressure RMSDs were reduced up to 3%, 5% and 7% near the tropical and mid-latitude regions, respectively.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제28권9호
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• pp.765-784
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• 2019

The synoptic structural characteristics associated with heavy snowfall (Bukgangneung: 31.3 cm) that occurred in the Yeongdong area on 20 January 2017 was investigated using surface and upper-level weather charts, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) reanalysis data, radiosonde data, and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) cloud product. The cold dome and warm trough of approximately 500 hPa appeared with tropopause folding. As a result, cold and dry air penetrated into the middle and upper levels. At this time, the enhanced cyclonic potential vorticity caused strong baroclinicity, resulting in the sudden development of low pressure at the surface. Under the synoptic structure, localized heavy snowfall occurred in the Yeongdong area within a short time. These results can be confirmed from the vertical analysis of radiosonde data and the characteristics of the MODIS cloud product.