• 대기
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.393-402
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• 2018

This study investigated future changes in the Arctic permafrost features and related biogeochemical alterations under global warming. The Community Land Model (CLM) with biogeochemistry (BGC) was run for the period 2005 to 2099 with projected future climate based on the Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) A2 scenario. Under global warming, over the Arctic land except for the permafrost region, the rise in soil temperature led to an increase in soil liquid and decrease in soil ice. Also, the Arctic ground obtained carbon dioxide from the atmosphere due to the increase in photosynthesis of vegetation. On the other hand, over the permafrost region, the microbial respiration was increased due to thawing permafrost, resulting in increased carbon dioxide emissions. Methane emissions associated with total water storage have increased over most of Arctic land, especially in the permafrost region. Methane releases were predicted to be greatly increased especially near the rivers and lakes associated with an increased chance of flooding. In conclusion, at the end of $21^{st}$ century, except for permafrost region, the Arctic ground is projected to be the sink of carbon dioxide, and only permafrost region the source of carbon dioxide. This study suggests that thawing permafrost can further to accelerate global warming significantly.

• 한국시뮬레이션학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국시뮬레이션학회 2001년도 The Seoul International Simulation Conference
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• pp.329-334
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• 2001

Many of past studies using physically based numerical climate models indicate that increases in atmospheric $CO_2$could enhance summer dryness over continental region in middle-high latitudes. However the models used in those studies do not take account of permafrost in high latitudes. We have carried out a set of experiments applying a version of global climate model that can reproduce realistic distribution of the permafrost. From the results, it is indicated that permafrost functions as a large reservoir in hydrologic cycle maintaining dry, hot summer over continents in northern middle-high latitudes, and that the $CO_2$warming would reduce this function by causing climatological thawing of permafrost, which would result in moister and cooler summer, and warmer winter in the same region. The present study indicates that an inclusion of very simple description of soil freezing process can make a large difference in a model simulation.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.93-103
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• 2011

극한지에 적합한 지반구조물의 설계를 위해서는 일반적으로 영구동토지반의 공학적 특성에 대한 고려가 필요하다. 동상현상은 가장 대표적인 동토지반의 공학적 특성으로, 구조물 설계에 있어서 동착 및 크리프 현상과 함께 주요한 설계정수로서 고려된다. 그러므로 극한지 지반구조물 설계에 관한 연구를 위해서는 동상현상에 대한 기초적 연구가 선행되어야 한다. 이미 다양한 동상 관련 실험장비가 개발되어 연구에 활용되고 있지만, 기존의 동상 연구를 위한 실험장비들은 기초의 설계정수로서 동상현상을 분석하기에는 한계점이 나타난다고 판단된다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 동상현상을 비롯하여 토사의 동결현상을 보다 면밀히 분석할 수 있도록 개발된 실내 동결 실험장비를 소개하고, 장비의 활용성을 검증하기 위한 실내실험 결과를 제시한다. 검증 실험결과로부터, 개발된 고효율 동결실험장비의 다양한 동결현상 모사성능과 동상시험에의 활용 가능성을 검증하였다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.429-442
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• 2017

Dry bridges have been widely applied in the Qinghai-Tibet Railway (QTR) to minimize the thermal disturbance of engineering to the permafrost. However, because the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is an area with a high potential occurrence of earthquakes, seismic action can easily destroy the dry bridges. Therefore, a three-dimensional numerical model, with consideration of the soil-pile interactions, is established to investigate the thermal characteristics and their impact on the seismic response of the dry bridge in permafrost region along the QTR. The numerical results indicate that there exist significant differences in the lateral displacement, shear force, and bending moment of the piles in different thermal conditions under seismic action. When the active layer become from unfrozen to frozen state, the maximum displacement of the bridge pile reduces, and the locations of the zero and peak values of the shear force and bending moment also change. It is found that although the higher stiffness of frozen soil confines the lateral displacement of the pile, compared with unfrozen soil, it has an adverse effect on the earthquake energy dissipation capacity.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.589-600
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• 2018

For foundations in permafrost regions, the displacement characteristics are uncertain because of the randomness of temperature characteristics and mechanical parameters, which make the structural system have an unexpected deviation and unpredictability. It will affect the safety of design and construction. In this paper, we consider the randomness of temperature characteristics and mechanical parameters. A stochastic analysis model for the uncertain displacement characteristic of foundations is presented, and the stochastic coupling program is compiled by Matrix Laboratory (MATLAB) software. The stochastic displacement fields of an embankment in a permafrost region are obtained and analyzed by Neumann stochastic finite element method (NSFEM). The results provide a new way to predict the deformation characteristics of foundations in permafrost regions, and it shows that the stochastic temperature has a different influence on the stochastic lateral displacement and vertical displacement. Construction disturbance and climate warming lead to three different stages for the mean settlement of characteristic points. For the stochastic settlement characteristic, the standard deviation increases with time, which imply that the results of conventional deterministic analysis may be far from the true value. These results can improve our understanding of the stochastic deformation fields of embankments and provide a theoretical basis for engineering reliability analysis and design in permafrost regions.

• 지질공학
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.275-291
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• 2023

지구온난화로 인해 극지방에 대한 접근성이 높아짐에 따라 석유자원이 풍부한 영구동토 지역에서 자원개발 플랜트 건설의 수요가 증가하고 있다. 동토 지역에서의 자원개발 플랜트 건설 입지는 동토 활성층의 융해와 동결에 기인하는 지표변위가 필수적으로 고려되어야 한다. 그러나 동토의 변위를 고려하여 자원개발 플랜트 건설의 입지를 선정한 연구 사례는 거의 없다. 이 연구에서는 캐나다 앨버타 주의 Athabasca 남부 지역에서 최적의 오일샌드 개발 플랜트 건설 입지를 선정하기 위해 지표변위를 비롯한 다양한 공간정보를 활용하여 계층화 분석(Analytical Hierarchy Process)을 수행하였고, 동토 지역에서의 자원개발 플랜트 건설 활동에 있어 지표변위의 중요성을 논의하였다. 2007년 2월부터 2011년 3월까지 획득된 시계열 ALOS PALSAR 영상에 Small BAseline Subset-Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar 기법을 적용하여 지표변위 속도 정보를 구축하였고, ERA5 재분석 자료로부터 2000~2010년 기간에 대한 평균 기온, 지표온도, 지중온도 정보를 구축하였다. 도로 및 철도와 토지피복 공간정보는 각각 캐나다 연방 통계청과 북미환경협력위원회에서 제공하는 자료를 구축하여 활용하였다. 토지피복, 지표변위, 도로 접근성을 가장 중요한 공간정보로 설정하여 수행한 최적 입지 분석 결과는 2010년 이후 건설된 오일샌드 플랜트 건설지와 비교하여 그 타당성이 확인되었고, 입지 적합도 평가에 대한 지표변위의 민감도는 매우 높은 것으로 분석되었다. 이 연구를 통하여 동토 지역에서 최적의 자원개발 플랜트 건설지를 선정하는데 지표변위가 필수적으로 고려되어야 함이 확인되었다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.230-235
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• 2016

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the gas leakage for a 30-inch ball valve. The ball valve was designed and manufactured for a natural gas transportation through a long-distance pipeline mainly installed in the permafrost region. The gas leakage assessment is based on the pressure testing criteria of international standards. Pressure conditions of the gas leakage test was employed 70 bar, 100 bar, and 110 bar. The amount of the gas leakage at each pressure condition was small and had a value under the pressure testing criteria, ISO 5208. Gas leakage with respect to the test pressure was predicted by the polynomial curve fitting using the experimental results. It is found that the gas leakage rate according to the pressure is proportion to a second order curve.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.49-54
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• 2016

동토지반을 구성하는 지층 중 표층에 분포하는 활동층은 계절에 따라 동결과 융해를 반복하여 지표면의 동상을 야기한다. 동상 높이는 활동층의 두께에 큰 영향을 받으므로, 동토지반 상부 인프라시설의 안전한 설계 및 시공을 위하여 활동층의 두께 산정은 매우 중요한 부분을 차지한다. 본 연구에서는 경량화된 원위치 관입시험 방법인 동적 콘 관입기를 이용하여 동토지반에서 활동층이 분포하는 심도를 평가하고자 하였다. 동적 콘 관입시험을 적용하기 위한 대상현장으로서 알래스카에 위치한 솔로몬 지역의 동토지반이 선택되었으며, 해당 지역의 두 개소에서 지중온도계측 및 동적 콘 관입시험이 수행되었다. 적용실험 결과 동적 콘 관입시험으로부터 획득된 동적 콘 관입지수는 활동층 및 영구동토층에서 서로 상이한 값을 나타내는바 동적 관입특성에 따른 활동층과 영구동토층의 경계부 심도가 산정되었으며, 경계부 심도에서 아이스 렌즈층으로 판단되는 구간이 감지되었다. 해당 개소에서 획득된 지중온도분포도에서 영상 및 영하 온도의 경계 심도는 본 연구의 동적 콘 관입시험으로부터 획득된 활동층 분포 심도와 부합하는 결과를 보였다. 본 연구에서 적용된 동적 콘 관입기는 대형장비의 접근 및 적용에 한계가 있는 극한지 동토 지역의 활동층 심도평가를 위하여 활용될 수 있을 것이라 기대된다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.289-298
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• 2010

A number of characteristics of the Lake H$\ddot{o}$vsg$\ddot{o}$l watershed, such as the lake's location at the edge of the Central Asian continuous permafrost zone, provide a unique opportunity to evaluate possible anthropogenic impacts in this remote area in northern Mongolia. In this study, we compared stream solute concentrations in six sub-watersheds in the Lake H$\ddot{o}$vsg$\ddot{o}$l watershed. Water samples were collected during the summer months between 2003 and 2005. Concentrations of $Cl^-$ ranged from 9.8 to $51.3\;{\mu}mol/L$; average nitrate concentrations were very low and ranged from undetectable to $1.1\;{\mu}mol/L$ and average ${SO_4}^{2-}$ concentration at sampling stations with minimal animal grazing ranged from 66 to $294\;{\mu}mol/L$. Average dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations ranged from 642 to $1,180\;{\mu}mol$ C/L. We did not find statistically significant differences in DOC concentrations among the six streams, although DOC concentrations tended to be higher in the two northernmost streams, possibly related to differences in the active layer above the permafrost. Dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) concentrations were correlated with DOC concentration, and followed the same spatial pattern as those for DOC. In streams in this remote watershed, total dissolved nitrogen was made up of mostly organic N, as has been found for other regions distant from anthropogenic N sources. Overall, these results suggest that future research on the dynamics of DOC and DON in this watershed will be especially insightful in helping to understand how changes in climate and land use patterns will affect transformations, retention, and export of dissolved organic matter within these sub-watersheds in the Lake H$\ddot{o}$vsg$\ddot{o}$l region.

• Acta Via Serica
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.133-162
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• 2017

The Bering Strait crossing would link the entirety of Eurasia to the entirety of the Americas, and it can be seen as a natural extension of the historical Silk Road. There are some immense geopolitical benefits to such a project. It would bring about a profound and lasting change to the global economic and political outlook. The most valued function of the Bering Strait crossing and the extension of the associated railroad network would be to release the massive natural resources trapped underneath the tundra and permafrost for the benefit of Russia and the world. Moreover, the railroad project(s) would also build development corridors in those underdeveloped parts of the Russian Federation. The development of the resources and their rapid transportation to the global markets would contribute not only to the overall development of the region but also would be valuable for the resource-poor countries of Northeast Asia such as Japan, Korea, and China (relative to its economic size). This paper will explore the possible impact(s) of the Bering Strait crossing as a formidable infrastructure project for the economic development of the Russian Far East (RFE) from the Russian perspective under the frame of geopolitics. Furthermore, it will equally scrutinize the implications for the adjacent countries in the region.