• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.11-29
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• 2009

Variability of sea surface temperature (SST) in the Japan/East Sea (JES) was studied using complex empirical orthogonal function (CEOF) analysis. Two daily data sets were analyzed: (1) New Generation 0.05o-gridded SST from Tohoku University, Japan (July 2002-July 2006), and (2) 0.25o-gridded SST from the Japan Meteorological Agency (October 1993-November 2006). Linkages with wind stress curl were revealed using 6-h 1o-gridded surface zonal and meridional winds from ancillary data of the Sea- WiFS Project, a special National Centers for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCEP/NCAR) product (1998-2005). SST anomalies (SSTA) were obtained by removing the seasonal signal, estimated as the leading mode of the CEOF decomposition of the original SST. Leading CEOF modes of residual SSTA obtained from both data sets were consistent with each other and were characterized by annual, semiannual, and quasi-biennial time scales estimated with 95% statistical significance. The Semiannual Mode lagged 2 months behind the increased occurrence of the anticyclonic (AC) wind stress curl over the JES. Links to dynamic processes were investigated by numerical simulations using an oceanic model. The suggested dynamic forcings of SSTA are the inflow of subtropical water into the JES through the Korea Strait, divergence in the surface layer induced by Ekman suction, meridional shifts of the Subarctic Front in the western JES, AC eddy formation, and wind-driven strengthening/weakening of large-scale currents. Events of west-east SSTA movement were identified in July-September. The SSTA moved from the northeastern JES towards the continental coast along the path of the westward branch of the Tsushima Current at a speed consistent with the advective scale.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.177-187
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• 2009

This study examined the multi-scale variabilities of sea surface temperature (SST) and salinity in the Japan/East Sea (JES) based on statistical analyses of observational data, with a focus on the northwestern part of the sea. The regionality of JES SST variability was estimated for different frequency ranges on semimonthly (11-17 days), monthly to seasonal (30-90 days), quasi-semiannual (157-220 days), and quasi-biennial (1.5-3 years) time scales using cluster analyses of daily gridded SST data for 1996 to 2007 from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Several significant peaks and regional cores were found in each frequency range of the SST anomaly (SSTA) oscillations. Quasi-semiannual SSTA oscillations with high amplitude were found in the south-southwestern part of the Japan Basin ($41-43^{\circ}N$) and were amplified in the area adjacent to Peter the Great Bay. Oscillations with periods of 79 and 55 days also prevailed over the southwest Japan Basin between the Yamato Rise and the continental slope. A similar method was applied to classify SST and the annual cycle of surface salinity using Generalized Digital Environmental Model (GDEM) gridded data. The Tatarskii Strait and adjacent area showed the most specific annual cycles and variability in salinity on interannual to interdecadal time scales. The most significant inverse relationship between surface salinity in the Tatarskii Strait and southern JES areas was found on the interdecadal time scale. Linkages of sea water salinity in the Tatarskii Strait with Amur River discharge and wind velocity over Amurskii Liman were also revealed.

• 한국측량학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.513-518
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• 2008

지구 중력장의 경년변화 관측을 통한 전 지구 차원에서의 대규모 질량이동 및 그 변화에 대한 연구는 지속적으로 진행되고 있다. 여기에는 지구의 편평 정도를 나타내는 $J_2$(또는 지구 중력장모델의 $C_{20}$)에 대한 연구도 포함되며, 최근에는 GRACE를 비롯한 위성중력기술의 개발로 기존의 SLR 등 우주관측기술의 관측결과와 비교분석을 수행할 수 있게 되었다. 본 연구에서는 2002년 4월부터 2008년 5월사이의 GRACE 월별 중력장모델(CSR RL04)을 이용하여 저차항 중력장 구면조화 계수 $C_{20}$의 시계열 변화를 구하고 SLR 관측 자료로부터 얻어진 $C_{20}$ 값과 비교분석을 수행하였다.시계열 데이터의 분석에는 웨이블릿 변환 신호분석기법을 사용하였으며,구체적으로 연속 웨이블릿 변환,직교 웨이블릿 변환 및 웨이블릿 상관간계 분석을 수행하였다.분석 결과, GRACE와 SLR의 $C_{20}$ 결과는 모두 감소하는 추세를 나타내었으며, 1년 주기를 나타내는 SLR과는 달리 GRACE는 반년 주기에서 더욱 높은 강도를 보였다.또한,GRACE는SLR와의 직교 웨이블릿 스펙트럼 및 상관관계 분석에서도1년 주기에서 매우 강한 상관관계를 보여주었다.