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Possibility Study of Estimating Maximum Depth of Daily Snow Cover by using Algorithm (알고리즘을 이용한 일최심신적설 측정 가능성 연구)

  • Lee, Gun;Kim, Dongkyun
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2017.05a
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    • pp.170-170
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    • 2017
  • 본 연구의 목표는 극한 지역의 대비 시스템을 구축하기 위하여 인공 신경망(Artificial Neural Networks)을 이용하여 보다 관측하기 쉬운 기상 인자들로부터 적설량을 실시간 측정 가능성을 제시하는 것이다. 본 연구에서 사용한 데이터베이스는 기상청의 기상자료개방포털에서 사람이 직접 측정한 종관기상관측의 자료다. 이 중에서 일최대 기온, 일최저 기온, 일평균 기온, 강수량을 사용하여 오차를 줄여나가는 최적화방법으로 인공 신경망 시스템을 설계하였다. 설계된 시스템으로 500회 시뮬레이션한 연구 결과는 상관계수가 적설량 측정에 대한 인공 신경망의 크기(노드의 개수)와 관계없이 평균적으로 0.8627인 것을 보여준다. 추가적으로 보조 입력 값인 고도를 사용한 결과, 성능은 좋아졌지만 상관계수의 차이는 평균 0.0044로 미세했다. 또한 Cross-Validation을 통해 기존의 보간법인 Kriging기법과 비교하여 미 관측 지역에서 인공 신경망(ANNs) 사용이 Kriging기법 보다 우수하다는 것을 2차원 Regression's map을 통해 나타냈다. 마지막으로 오차가 크게 발생했을 경우 보안할 수 있는 확률적인 방안을 제시하였다.

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Estimation of changes in probability snow depth due to the rising global average temperature (지구평균온도 상승에 따른 확률 적설심 변화 추정)

  • Heeseong Park;Gunhui Chung
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2023.05a
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    • pp.274-274
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    • 2023
  • 기후변화의 영향으로 겨울철 적설의 양상이 과거와는 많이 달라진 것으로 보인다. 따라서 미래의 적설이 어떤 확률로 발생할 것인지도 과거에 비해 많이 달라질 것으로 예상된다. 하지만 어떤 정도로 달라질 것인지는 정확하게 알 수가 없다. 본 연구에서는 이를 합리적으로 추정하기 위해 일본에서 수행한 대규모 기후 앙상블 모의실험 결과로 생성된 d4PDF(Data for Policy Decision Making for Future Change) 자료 중 적설과 기온 자료를 이용하여 일 최심적설심을 모의하고 연최대치계열을 작성하여 과거의 최심적설심 연최대치분포와 비교하여 분위사상법을 통해 모형의 오차를 보정한 후 미래 지구평균온도 상승 시의 기후모의 결과에 적용함으로써 지구평균온도 상승 정도에 따라 우리나라의 적설양상과 확률적설심이 어떻게 변화할 것인지 추정해 보았다. 연구의 결과는 미래 적설과 관련된 설계와 방재 목적에 참고적으로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

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Fundamental Study for Development of an Anti-Icing Pavement System Using Carbon-Fiber Sheet (탄소섬유 쉬트를 활용한 도로 결빙방지 시스템 개발을 위한 기초연구)

  • Lim, Chisu;Park, Kwangpil;Lee, Jaejun;Lee, Byungsuk
    • International Journal of Highway Engineering
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.59-65
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    • 2016
  • PURPOSES : This paper aims to develop a road pavement de-icing system using carbon sheet to replace the older snow de-icing method. Carbon sheet is a light and high-strength metal. Hence, various bodies of research for its applications in many industries have progressed. METHODS : The experiment was conducted in a laboratory. The carbon sheet supplied voltage through a power supply system, and produced heat transfers to the concrete surface. Various factors, such as pavement material, carbon sheet width, penetration depth, and freezing-thawing resistance, were considered in the conducted experiments to confirm the heating transfer efficiency of the carbon sheet. RESULTS : The carbon sheet used was a conductor. Therefore, it produced heat if voltage was supplied. The exposed carbon sheet on the atmosphere did not affect the carbon sheet width when it provided constant voltage. However, the sheet showed different heating behaviors by width change when the carbon sheet penetrated into the concrete. Moreover, the freezing-thawing resistance was decreased by the carbon sheet with increasing width. CONCLUSIONS : The experiments confirmed the possibility of developing a road snow melting system using a carbon sheet. The antiicing system using the carbon sheet to replace the traditional anti-icing system has disadvantages of environmental pollution risk and electric leakage. The pavement also improved its toughness resistance. The utilization value will be very high in the future if carbon sheet heat loss can be minimized and durability is improved.

Time-Lapse Electrical Resistivity Structures for the Active Layer of Permafrost Terrain at the King Sejong Station: Correlation Interpretation with Vegetation and Meteorological Data (세종과학기지 주변 영구동토의 활동층에 대한 시간경과 전기비저항자료의 해석: 기상 및 식생 자료와의 연계해석)

  • Kim, Kwansoo;Lee, Joohan;Lee, Eungsang;Ju, Hyeontae;Hyun, Chang-Uk;Park, Sang-Jong;Kim, Ok-Sun;Lee, Sun-Joong;Kim, Ji-Soo
    • Economic and Environmental Geology
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    • v.53 no.4
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    • pp.413-423
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    • 2020
  • Over the wide area, King Sejong Station and the nearby land are uncovered with snow and ice conditions. Therefore, the active layer on the permafrost has been formed to be much thicker than the other Antarctica region. Electrical resistivity survey of Wenner and dipole-dipole arrays was undertaken at a series of time in the freezing season at the King Sejong Station to delineate subsurface structure and to monitor active layer in permafrost terrain. Time-lapse resistivity structures are well in terms of the vegetation distribution, ground surface temperature, and snow depth. Horizontal high resistivity belt(>1826 Ωm) at very shallow depth is thickening with the lapse of time, probably caused by the freezing of the water in the pore spaces with decrease of ground temperature. Subsurface structures for the area of low snow-cover and vegetated zone area are comprised of 0~0.5 m deep high-resistive gravel-rich soil, 0.5~3 m deep low-resistive active layer, and the underlying permafrost. In contrast, the unvegetated area and high snow-buildup is characterized with high resistivities larger than approximately 2000 Ωm due to freezing of the soil throughout the year. Data interpretation and correlation schemes explored in this paper can be applied to confirm the active layer, which is expected to get thinner in additional survey during the thawing season.

Comparative Study of KOMPSAT-1 EOC Images and SSM/I NASA Team Sea Ice Concentration of the Arctic (북극의 KOMPSAT-1 EOC 영상과 SSM/I NASA Team 해빙 면적비의 비교 연구)

  • Han, Hyang-Sun;Lee, Hoon-Yol
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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    • v.23 no.6
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    • pp.507-520
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    • 2007
  • Satellite passive microwave(PM) sensors have been observing polar sea ice concentration(SIC), ice temperature, and snow depth since 1970s. Among them SIC is playing an important role in the various studies as it is considered the first factor for the monitoring of global climate and environment changes. Verification and correction of PM SIC is essential for this purpose. In this study, we calculated SIC from KOMPSAT-1 EOC images obtained from Arctic sea ice edges from July to August 2005 and compared with SSM/I SIC calculated from NASA Team(NT) algorithm. When we have no consideration of sea ice types, EOC and SSM/I NT SIC showed low correlation coefficient of 0.574. This is because there are differences in spatial resolution and observing time between two sensors, and the temporal and spatial variation of sea ice was high in summer Arctic ice edge. For the verification of SSM/I NT SIC according to sea ice types, we divided sea ice into land-fast ice, pack ice, and drift ice from EOC images, and compared them with SSM/I NT SIC corresponding to each ice type. The concentration of land-fast ice between EOC and SSM/I SIC were calculated very similarly to each other with the mean difference of 0.38%. This is because the temporal and spatial variation of land-fast ice is small, and the snow condition on the ice surface is relatively dry. In case of pack ice, there were lots of ice ridge and new ice that are known to be underestimated by NT algorithm. SSM/I NT SIC were lower than EOC SIC by 19.63% in average. In drift ice, SSM/I NT SIC showed 20.17% higher than EOC SIC in average. The sea ice with high concentration could be included inside the wide IFOV of SSM/I because the drift ice was located near the edge of pack ice. It is also suggested that SSM/I NT SIC overestimated the drift ice covered by wet snow.

Morphological Changes of the Embryo and First Zoea Larvae of Snow Crab, Chionoecetes opilio (O. Fabricius) (대게 Chionoecetes opilio (O. Fabricius)의 난발생 및 부화 유생의 형태)

  • 임영수;이복규;이종관;허성범
    • Journal of Aquaculture
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.337-344
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    • 1998
  • This paper documented mophological changes of embryonic development and first zoea larvae of snow crab, Chinoecetes opilio. Female crabs were sampled by the Danish seine fishery at the depth about 200m in Sep. 1997 in the eastern coast of Korea. Female with newly berried eggs was reared at the water temperature of 5$^{\circ}C$ till the time of hatching. The results obtained are as follwos. Embryonic development : According to morphogenesis of fertilized eggs, the developemental process of the embryo was classified into the following seven stages : First stage (cleavage and blastula stage, 24 days) Second stage (gastrula stage, 72 days) Third stage (nauplius stage, 22 days) Fourth stage (metanauplius stage, 57days) Fifth stage (stage of a pigmentary deposit in the compound eye, 30 days) sixth stage (chromatophore appearance stage in maxillipede, 56 days) Seventh stage (hatching stage, 36 days) Larvae hatched as prezoeas and they molted to first zoea in about an hour. The first zoea is 4.6 to 5.1mm in length, 3.2~3.6mm in width. The abdomen consists of five segments and a bifurcate telson.

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Classification of Snowfalls over the Korean Peninsula Based on Developing Mechanism (발생기구에 근거한 한반도 강설의 유형 분류)

  • Cheong, Seong-Hoon;Byun, Kun-Young;Lee, Tae-Young
    • Atmosphere
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.33-48
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    • 2006
  • A classification of snowfall type based on development mechanism is proposed using previous snowfall studies, operational experiences, etc. Five types are proposed: snowfall caused by 1) airmass transformation (AT type), 2) terrain effects in a situation of expanding Siberian High (TE type), 3) precipitation systems associated with extratropical cyclones (EC type), 4) indirect effects of extratropical cyclones passing over the sea to the south of the Korean peninsula (ECS type), and 5) combined effects of TE and ECS types (COM type). Snowfall events during 1981-2001 are classified according to the 5 types mentioned above. For this, 118 events, with at least one station with daily snowfall depth greater than 20 cm, are selected. For the classification, synoptic weather charts, satellite images, and precipitation data are used. For TE and COM types, local sea-level pressure chart is also used to confirm the presence of condition for TE type (this is done for events in 1990 and thereafter). The classification shows that 109 out of 118 events can be classified as one of the 5 types. In the remaining 8 events, heavy snowfall occurred only in Ullung Island. Its occurrence may be due to one or more of the following mechanism: airmass transformation, mesoscale cyclones and/or mesoscale convergence over the East Sea, etc. Each type shows different characteristics in location of snowfall and composition of precipitation (i.e., dry snow, rain, and mixed precipitation). The AT-type snowfall occurs mostly in the west coast, Jeju and Ullung Islands whereas the TE-type snowfall occurs in the East coast especially over the Young Dong area. The ECS-type snowfall occurs mostly over the southern part of the peninsula and some east cost area (sometimes, whole south Korea depending on the location of cyclones). The EC- and COM-type snowfalls occur in wider area, often whole south Korea. Precipitation composition also varies with the type. The AT-type has a snow ratio (SR) higher than the mean value. The TE- and EC-type have SR similar to the mean. The ECS- and COM-type have SR values smaller than the mean. Generally the SR values at high latitude and mountainous areas are higher than those at the other areas. The SR value informs the characteristics of the precipitation composition. An SR value larger than 10 means that all precipitation is composed of snow whereas a zero SR value means that all precipitation is composed of rain.

Variationsin Air and Ground Temperatures During a Frozen Season in the Subalpine Zone of Mt. Halla (한라산 아고산대의 동결기 기온 및 지온변화)

  • Kim, Taeho
    • Journal of The Geomorphological Association of Korea
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.95-107
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    • 2013
  • In order to examine the temperature regime responsible for periglacial processes, air and ground temperatures were monitored from October 2010 to May 2011 at a subalpine bare patch (1,710m asl) of Mt. Halla. Four thermistor sensor probes were installed at 55 cm above a ground surface and depths of 2 cm, 10 cm, and 20 cm, respectively. A mean air temperature is $-0.1^{\circ}C$, while mean ground temperatures are $1.8^{\circ}C$ at 2 cm, $2.6^{\circ}C$ at 10 cm and $3.2^{\circ}C$ at 20 cm deep. A mean monthly ground temperature at 2 cm deep demonstrates below $0^{\circ}C$ successively from January to March, while those at 10 cm and 20 cm deep show no sub-zero temperature. A total of 72 freeze-thaw cycle was observed in air temperature. However, the numbers in ground temperature reduced into 17 at 2 cm, 8 at 10 cm, and 3 at 20 cm deep. The cycles of air temperature and ground temperature at 2 cm deep mostly fluctuated diurnally, while those of ground temperature at 10 cm and 20 cm deep exhibited a several-daily oscillation. Snow cover over 55 cm high remained from January to early April, and it seemed to disappear completely on April 16. A seasonal frost of at least 2 cm thick was formed on late December and the isotherm of $0^{\circ}C$ descended slowly into 10 cm deep on late March to early April due to the insulating snow cover. It showed the maximum freezing depth of 20 cm on April 7 to 14 and then thawed rapidly so that the frozen ground did not longer after April 17. Periglacial processes are predominant during a freezing period than a thawing period when the ground surface is still covered with snow. The periglacial mass movement in the subalpine zone of Mt. Halla is mainly generated by frost creep in terms of the occurrence depth of diurnal freeze-thaw cycle and the maximum freezing depth of ground.

Variations of the Summertime Tropical Cyclone Intensity near 30°N in East Asia (동아시아의 30°N부근에서 여름철 태풍 강도변화)

  • Choi, Ki-Seon;Kim, Baek-Jo;Lee, Seong-Lo;Kim, Ho-Kyung;Lee, Ji-Sun
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.18 no.10
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    • pp.1089-1101
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    • 2009
  • In this paper, changes in the intensity (e.g., central pressure and maximum sustained wind speed) of Tropical Cyclone (TC) in summer in the regions located at $30^{\circ}N$ in East Asia from 1988 to 1991 were found. The intensity of TC from 1991 to 2007 was much higher than that of TC from 1965 to 1988. The reason for this was that the frequency of TCs passing China from 1991 to 2007 was much lower than that of TCs from 1965-1988 because a northeasterly wind caused by high-pressure circulation in East Asia got severer along the East Asian coast. Instead, TCs moved from the eastern region of the Tropical West Pacific to Korea and Japan mainly after passing the East China Sea due to the low-pressure circulation strengthened in the subtropical waters of East Asia. In addition, low Vertical Wind Shear (VWS) was created along the mid-latitude regions of East Asia and the main path of TCs from 1991 to 2007. Most of the regions in the Northwestern Pacific showed higher Sea Surface Temperature (SST) from 1991 to 2007, and had a good environment where TCs were able to maintain a higher intensity on the mid-latitude. In particular, a low sensible heat flux occurred due to high snow depth in East Asia in the spring of 1991 to 2007. Accordingly, the lower layer of East Asia showed high-pressure circulation, and the sea surrounding East Asia showed low-pressure circulation. Thus, the typical west-high, east-low pattern of winter atmospheric pressure was shown. The possibility of snowfall in East Asia in spring to be used as a factor for predicting the summer intensity of TC in the mid-latitude regions of East Asia was insinuated. The characteristics of TC in a low-latitude region were the same in Korea. The latest intensity of TCs got higher, and the landing location of TCs gradually changed from the west coast to the south coast.

Analysis of the Structural Safety in a Non-heating Greenhouse with a Single Cover for Citrus Cultivation in Jeju (제주지역 감귤재배용 단일피복 무가온하우스의 구조안전성 분석)

  • Yum Sung Hyun;Kim Hak Joo;Chun Hee;Lee Si Young;Kang Yun Im;Kim Young Hyo;Kim Yong Ho
    • Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.166-173
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    • 2005
  • This study was carried out to evaluate the structural stability in a non-heating greenhouse with a single cover for Citrus cultivation which was built up in Jeju on the basis of the drawing designed by Jejudo Agricultural Research & Extension Services and also to make use of the data for developing a standardized non-heating greenhouse in Jeju. The analysis of a structural stability was conducted by using CFX-5.7 and ANSYS under the design condition of a maximum accumulated snow-depth of 19.1 cm as well as an instantaneous maximum wind velocity of $36.6\;m{\cdot}s^{-1}$ which was set up on the basis of meteorological statistics in Jeju. As a result, the maximum von-Mises stress applied on pipes under the wind velocity of $36.6\;m{\cdot}s^{-1}$ showed a value of $250\;N{\cdot}mm^{-2}$ which was greater than the allowable stress of the pipe with a value of $235.4\;N{\cdot}mm^{-2}$ (=$2,400\;kg{\cdot}cm^{-2}$) and also $53.8\;N{\cdot}mm^{-2}$ under the snow-depth of 19.1 cm, respectively. This result suggested that the greenhouse be unstable under the design condition of an instantaneous wind velocity of $36.6\;m{\cdot}s^{-1}$ so that it was necessary for the greenhouse to be reinforced to secure the structural stability.