• Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.248-253
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• 2002

This study was to provide information about snow falling phenomenon in Korea for 1934 years from BC 6 to 1928 based on the records of old literatures, which are the true record of the Chosun dynasty, records of king Kojong and Soonjong, and some data including history of the Koryo in internet home page of Korea meteorological administration. Key words used in search procedure were totally 20 words such as snow, heavy snow, big snow, snow pellets, snowstorm, avalanche, etc. The searching contents consisted of the time of the first and the last snow, the amount of snow falling, snow damage, the thought about heavy snow phenomenon, and unusual weather conditions related to snow. The earliest record for the first snow was July of the rural calendar in 733 and the latest record for the last snow was June 11 of the lunar calendar. From these records, it could be estimated that there were some snow falling even in summer season. The amount of almost heavy snow ranged from 1.2 m to 1.5 m, but sometimes there were some records about the amount of snow falling higher than 3 meters. It was also found that there were three records about big heavy snow damages. In 1524 and 1525, approximately 100 and 140 peoples in Kyungsung, Hamgyung Province were dead due to heavy snowstorm. It was also recorded that 91 people in Jeiu island were dead in 1670 because of snow damage. Some singular records about snow were also found in old literatures. There was a congratulatory ceremony of new snow when the first snow was falling in the year. There was also a ritual praying for snow when there was no snow in the year. It was also found that there was snow falling with worms and red snow falling.

• Proceedings of The Korean Society of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.89-92
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• 2002

동일 주제를 대상으로 현시대의 것과 지난 수 백년 전 과거의 것을 서로 비교하는 연구는 차이점을 발견할 수 있으리라는 기대감 하나 때문만이라도 흥미를 갖게 한다. 본 논문은 $\boxDr$국역 조선왕조실록$\boxUl$ 과 $\boxDr$국역 고종순종실록$\boxUl$ (서울 시스템간) 및 인터넷을 검색하여 과거 1934년 간의 우리나라 강설현상을 추적하여 그 특징을 정리하여 본 것이다.(중략)