• Journal of Ship and Ocean Technology
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.20-28
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• 2004

A dynamic-thermodynamic sea ice model with 50-km spatial and 24-hour temporal resolution is used to investigate the spatial and long-term temporal variability of the sea ice cover the Arctic Basin. The model satisfactorily reproduces the averaged main characteristics of the sea ice and the sea ice extent in the Arctic Basin and its decrease in early 1990th. At times model allows to suppose partial recovery of sea ice cover in the last years of twenty century. The employment of explicit form for description of ridging gives opportunity to assume that the observed thinning is the result of reduction the intensity of ridging processes and to estimate long-term variability of probability the ridge free navigation in the different parts of the Arctic Ocean including the North Sea Route area.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.329-339
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• 2019

Arctic warming is a global issue. The sea ice in the Arctic plays a crucial role in the climate system. We thought that a recent abnormality in many countries in the northern hemisphere could be related to the effects of shrinking sea ice in the Arctic. Many research groups monitor sea ice in the Arctic for climate research. Satellite remote sensing is an integral part of Arctic sea ice research due to the Arctic's large size, making it difficult to observe with general research equipment, and its extreme environment that is difficult for humans to access. Along with monitoring recent weather changes, Korea scientists are conducting polar remote sensing using a Korean satellite series to actively cope with environmental changes in the Arctic. The Korean satellite series is known as KOMPSAT (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite, Korean name is Arirang) series, and it carries optical and imaging radar. Since the organization of the Satellite Remote Sensing and Cryosphere Information Center in Korea in 2016, Korean research on and monitoring of Arctic sea ice has accelerated rapidly. Moreover, a community of researchers studying Arctic sea ice by satellite remote sensing increased in Korea. In this article, we review advances in Korea's remote sensing research for the polar cryosphere over the last several years. In addition to satellite remote sensing, interdisciplinary studies are needed to resolve the current limitations on research on climate change.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.423-434
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• 2009

북극의 환경은 해빙의 변동에 민감하게 반응하며, 해빙(sea-ice)의 증감은 지구 온난화의 지표이기도 하다. 따라서, 지구의 기후변동의 과정을 이해하고 예측하기 위해서는, 북극 해빙의 변동에 대한 지속적인 모니터링이 이루어져야 한다. 이를 위한 방법으로, 1970년대부터 인공위성의 원격탐사방법인 수동마이크로파 센서를 사용해 왔으며, 해빙의 면적과 유형을 판단하는데 효과적이다. 본 논문에서는, 북극 해빙분포의 계절 및 연 변동의 특성을 이해하기 위하여, 북위 60이상의 영역에 대한 2002년 7월부터 2009년 5월까지의 수동마이크로파 센서 AMSR-E 12.5km 해빙농도(SIC)데이터(기존 수동마이크로파 센서보다 5배의 해상도)를 사용하였다. 여름 최저 해빙역 시점의 데이터에 의하면, 북극 해빙면적은 점차 줄어드는 추세를 나타내고 있으며, 그 감소율은 연간 3.1%로 이것은 약 0.2백만$km^2$의 해빙이 줄어들고 있다는 것을 의미한다. 또한 이 경향은 여름철 해수면수온과 기온의 증가와 관련 있는 다년빙(Multi-Hear ice)의 감소와 함께 진행되고 있다는 것이다. 1년빙(First-year ice)의 면적은 최저의 해빙면적을 기록하였던 2007까지 감소하나, 갑작스런 다년빙(Multi-year ice)의 감소는 2008-2009년 기간의 1년빙의 증가로 이어졌다. 계절에 따른 연 변동에 있어서는, 1월-3월기간에 걸처 바렌츠해(Barents Sea)와 래브라도해(Labrador Sea)에서 공간변동이 크고, 8월-10월 기간에는 동시베리아해(East Siberian Sea)에서 북극점에 이르는 범위에서 큰 것으로 나타났다. 7년 동안 녹지 않은 다년빙의 공간분포도에 의하면, 다년빙이 러시아해역의 동시베리아해, 랍데브해(Laptev Sea)와 카라해(Kara Sea)에서 급격하게 감소하고 있어서 가까운 장래에 북동항로(Northeast Passage)의 이용가능성이 커지고 있다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.255-261
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• 2002

We investigated the distribution of sea ice using Topex/Poseidon (T/P) and ERS-1 .ada. altimeter data in the northwest Weddell Sea, Antarctica, between the area $45-75^{\circ}W\;and\;55-66^{\circ}S$. Using the Geo_Bad_1 flag of the Merged GDR of the T/P, we classified the surface into ocean, land, and sea. Total 257 cycles of altimeter measurements between Oct. 1992 and Sep. 1999 (for nearly 2570 days) were used to analyze the distribution of the Antarctic sea ice. We then calculated the surface area of ice coverage using SUTM20 map projection to monitor the periodic variations. Each year, the maximum and minimum coverage of the sea ice were found in late August and February in the study area, respectively. We also studied the sea ice distribution using ERS-1 altimeter data between $45-75^{\circ}W\;and\;55-81.5^{\circ}S$ to compare with the T/P Using the Valid/Invalid flag of the Ocean Product, we analyzed the sea ice distribution between March and August of 1995, which showed very good coherence with the T/P measurements. Our preliminary results showed that the altimeter measurements can be effectively used to monitor the distribution of the sea ice in the polar region. However, the size of radar footprint, typically 2-6km depending on the roughness of the sea surface, may be too big to monitor the sharp boundary between ice and water/land. If more other altimeter mission data with dense coverage such as Geosat GM are analyzed together, this limitation can be significantly improved. If we also combine other microwave remote sensing data such as radiometer, and SSM/I, the result will be significantly enhanced.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.208-215
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• 2011

A full-scale field trial in ice-covered sea is one of the most important tasks in the design of icebreaking ships. The first Korean icebreaking research vessel 'ARAON', after her delivery in late 2009, had a sea ice field trial in the Arctic Sea during July-August, 2010. This paper describes the test procedures and data analysis on the icebreaking performance of the IBRV ARAON. The data gathered from the icebreaking performance test in the Chukchi Sea and the Beaufort Sea during the Arctic voyage of ARAON includes the speed and engine power of the ship as well as sea ice thickness and strength data. The air temperature, wind speed and heading of the ship were also measured during each sea ice trial. The ARAON was designed to break 1 m thick level ice with a flexural strength of 630kPa at a continuous speed of 3knots. She is registered as a KR POLAR 10 class ship. The principal dimensions of ARAON are 110 m, 19 m and 6.8 m in length, breadth and draft respectively. She is equipped with four 3,500kW diesel-electric main engines and two Azipod type propulsion motors. Four sea ice trials were carried out to understand the relationship between the engine power and the ship speed, given the Arctic ice condition. The analysis shows that the ARAON was able to operate at 1.5knots in a 2.5m thick medium ice floe condition with the engine power of 5MW, and the speed reached 3.1 knots at the same ice floe condition when the power increased to 6.6MW. She showed a good performance of speed in medium ice floe compared to the speed performance in level ice. More detailed analysis is summarized in this paper.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.82-89
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• 2015

전지구 해양 해빙 예측시스템인 NEMO-CICE/NEMOVAR의 해빙 초기조건의 특성을 2013년 6월부터 2014년 5월까지 북극영역에 대하여 분석하였다. 이를 위하여 관측 자료와 재분석 자료를 모델의 초기조건과 비교하였다. 모델 초기조건은 관측에서 나타나는 해빙 면적과 해빙 두께의 월 변동을 잘 보이는 반면, 분석 기간 동안 관측과 재분석 자료보다 북극의 해빙 면적을 좁게, 해빙 두께를 얇게 나타내었다. 모델 초기조건의 북극 해빙 면적이 좁은 것은 해빙의 경계 지역에서 해빙 농도 초기조건이 약 20% 정도 재분석자료보다 낮기 때문이다. 또한 북극 평균 해빙 두께가 얇게 나타나는 이유는 연중 두꺼운 해빙이 유지되는 그린란드 및 북극 군도와 인접한 북극해 영역에서 모델의 초기조건이 약 60 cm 정도 얇기 때문이다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제38권6_1호
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• pp.1047-1056
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• 2022

지구 온난화의 중요한 지시자인 북극의 바다 얼음인 해빙은 기후 시스템, 선박의 항로 안내, 어업 활동 등에서의 중요성으로 인해 다양한 학문 분야에서 관심을 받고 있다. 최근 자동화와 효율적인 미래 예측에 대한 요구가 커지면서 인공지능을 이용한 새로운 해빙 예측 모델들이 전통적인 수치 및 통계 예측 모델을 대체하기 위해 개발되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 북극 해빙의 전역적, 지역적 특징을 학습할 수 있는 two-stream convolutional long- and short-term memory (TS-ConvLSTM) 인공지능 모델의 북극 해빙 면적이 최저를 보이는 9월에 대해 2001년부터 2021년까지 장기적인 성능 검증을 통해 향후 운용 가능한 시스템으로써의 가능성을 살펴보고자 한다. 장기 자료를 통한 검증 결과 TS-ConvLSTM 모델이 훈련자료의 양이 증가하면서 향상된 예측 성능을 보여주고 있지만, 최근 지구 온난화로 인한 단년생 해빙의 감소로 인해 해빙 농도 5-50% 구간에서는 예측력이 저하되고 있음을 보여주었다. 반면 TS-ConvLSTM에 의해 예측된 해빙 면적과 달리 Sea Ice Prediction Network에 제출된 Sea Ice Outlook (SIO)들의 해빙 면적 중간값의 경우 훈련자료가 늘어나더라도 눈에 띄는 향상을 보이지 않았다. 본 연구를 통해 TS-ConvLSTM 모델의 향후 북극 해빙 예측 시스템의 운용 가능 잠재성을 확인하였으나, 향후 연구에서는 예측이 어려운 자연 환경에서 더욱 안정성 있는 예측 시스템 개발을 위해 더 많은 시공간 변화 패턴을 학습할 수 있는 방안을 고려해야 할 것이다.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.603-610
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• 2009

Ice load is one of the important design parameters for the construction of icebreaking vessels. In this paper, the design ice load prediction for the icebreaking vessels under normal operating condition in ice-covered sea is discussed. The ice loads under normal operating condition are expected from sea trials in moderate ice conditions. In this sense the extreme ice loads during heavy ramming or accidental collision are not considered. Current study describes the global ice load on the hull of the icebreaking vessels. Available ice load data from full-scale sea trials are collected and analyzed according to various ship-ice interaction parameters including displacement, stem angle, speed of a ship and flexural strength and thickness of sea ice. The ice load prediction formula is compared with the collected full-scale sea trials data and it shows a good agreement.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.117-127
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• 2019

Vessel's ice speed performances will be verified in ice sea trial but environmental conditions of ice fields are changeable according to the weather condition of ice trial area. Speed performance has to correct in the no wind, wave and current etc. after sea trial. Especially finding ice fields which is exact the same as owner's ice thickness and strength requirements is not easy. Therefore speed correction according to environment condition has to be done after sea trial measurements. Correction methods for ice thickness, ice strength, wave, wind and ship draft, trim, ice drift etc. are checked in ice sea trial based on literature review such as ISO standard, ITTC recommendation, journal papers and proceedings of conferences. Possibility of application for current and ice drift correction in ice field are discussed and measuring schemes and procedures of correction methods are described in this paper. All of correction schemes are calculated for 'Araon' which is ice breaking research vessel with Arctic and Antarctic ice field test results. Analyzed results shows that Araon is satisfied with her official ice speed performance of 3 knots with 10MW power at 1m ice thickness, 570kPa ice flexural strength.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 1999년도 Proceedings of International Symposium on Remote Sensing
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• pp.456-461
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• 1999

It is very important for monitoring the interannual variability of sea ice extents in the Okhotsk Sea because the global warming has firstly appeared around the Okhotsk Sea, locating around the southernmost region of sea ice cover in the Northern Hemisphere. In order to develop the sea ice concentration algorithm by microwave sensors onboard satellite, electromagnetic properties of sea ice in the Okhotsk Sea, therefore, were observed by airborne microwave radiometer (AMR), which has the same frequencies as AMSR (Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer), ADEOS-II, launching on November, 2000. On this study, it is discussed how to make the image of AMR-EFOV and the video image with nadir angle under flight at the same time, and superimpose the brightness temperature data by AMR-EFOV on the video mosaiced images. For comparing SPOT image, it is clearly that the variation of brightness temperature is small in 89GHz V-pol without the sea ice types and increase at the lower frequency-band.