• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.415-424
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• 2008

곽영실 등(2008)의 연구로부터 고위도 하부 열권의 평균 수평바람 형태는 발산적인 흐름보다는 회전적인 흐름에 더 강하게 지배된다는 것이 확인되었다. 이 연구에서는, 곽영실 등(2008)의 연구의 연장으로, 회전적인 흐름의 척도인 소용돌이도(vorticity)를 유지시켜주는 강제(forcing)항들을 정량화하고 서로 비교 분석함으로써, 고위도 하부 열권에서의 전체 수평 바람장의 강한 회전 흐름을 유발시키는 주된 물리적인 과정을 규명하였다. 이 연구를 위하여 미 국립대기연구소(NCAR)의 열권-이온권 전기역학적 대순환 모델(Thermosphere-ionosphere Electrodynamic General Circulation Model, TIEGCM)을 이용하였다. 고위도 하부 열권의 소용돌이의 변화를 결정하고 유지시켜 주는 주된 강제항은 이온항력(ion drag)항과 수평 이류(horizontal advection)항으로 확인되었다. 늘림(stretching)항 또한 뚜렷한 기여를 하는 것으로 확인되었다. 소용돌이도 강제에 대한 IMF의 영향이 고도 105-110km부근까지 뚜렷하게 나타남이 확인되었다.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.205-212
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• 2010

To better understand the physical processes that maintain the high-latitude lower thermospheric dynamics, we have identified relative contributions of the momentum forcing and the heating to the high-latitude lower thermospheric winds depending on the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) and altitude. For this study, we performed a term analysis of the potential vorticity equation for the high-latitude neutral wind field in the lower thermosphere during the southern summertime for different IMF conditions, with the aid of the National Center for Atmospheric Research Thermosphere-Ionosphere Electrodynamics General Circulation Model (NCAR-TIEGCM). Difference potential vorticity forcing and heating terms, obtained by subtracting values with zero IMF from those with non-zero IMF, are influenced by the IMF conditions. The difference forcing is more significant for strong IMF $B_y$ condition than for strong IMF $B_z$ condition. For negative or positive $B_y$ conditions, the difference forcings in the polar cap are larger by a factor of about 2 than those in the auroral region. The difference heating is the most significant for negative IMF $B_z$ condition, and the difference heatings in the auroral region are larger by a factor of about 1.5 than those in the polar cap region. The magnitudes of the difference forcing and heating decrease rapidly with descending altitudes. It is confirmed that the contribution of the forcing to the high-latitude lower thermospheric dynamics is stronger than the contribution of the heating to it. Especially, it is obvious that the contribution of the forcing to the dynamics is much larger in the polar cap region than in the auroral region and at higher altitude than at lower altitude. It is evident that when $B_z$ is negative condition the contribution of the forcing is the lowest and the contribution of the heating is the highest among the different IMF conditions.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.173-185
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• 2013

In order to clarify the impact of wildfire and its thermal forcing on atmospheric wind and temperature patterns, several numerical experiments were carried out using three dimensional atmospheric dynamic model WRF with wildfire parametrization module SFIRE. Since wind can accelerate fire spread speed, the moving speed of fireline is faster than its initial values, and the fireline tends to move the northeast, because of the wind direction and absolute vorticity conservation law associated with driving force induced by terrain. In comparison with non-fire case, the hydraulic jump that often occurs over downwind side of mountain became weak due to huge heat flux originated by surface wildfire and wind pattern over downwind side of mountain tends to vary asymmetrically with time passing. Therefore temporal variation of wind pattern should be catched to prevent the risk of widfire.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.421-440
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• 2018

In this study, a computational method for wall shear stress combined with an implicit direct-forcing immersed boundary method is presented. Near the immersed boundaries, the sub-grid stress is determined by a wall model in which the wall shear stress is directly calculated from the Lagrangian force on the immersed boundary. A coupling mathematical model of the transition process for a model Francis turbine comprising turbulent flow and rotating rigid guide vanes is established. The spatiotemporal distributions of pressure, velocity, vorticity and turbulent quantity are gained with the transient process; the drag and lift coefficients as well as other forces (moments) are also obtained as functions of the attack angle. At the same time, analysis is conducted of the characteristics of pressure pulsation, velocity stripes and vortex structure at some key parts of flowing passage. The coupling relations among the turbulent flow, the dynamical force (moment) response of blade and the rotating of guide vane are also obtained.

• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.1-21
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• 1999

A two-layer quasi-geostrophic numerical model is used to investigate the temporal variability of the East Korea Warm Current (EKWC), especially the separation from the Korean coast and the generation of warm eddies. An attention is given on the active role of the nonlinear boundary layer process. For this, an idealized flat bottom model of the East Sea is forced with the annual mean wind curl and with the inflow-outflow specified at the Korea (Tsushima) and Tsugaru Straits. Two types of separation mechanisms are identified. The first one is influenced by the westward movement of the recirculating leg of the EKWC (externally driven separation),the second one is solely driven by the boundary layer dynamics (internally driven separation). However, these two processes are not independent, and usually coexist. It is hypothesized that 'internally driven separation' arises as the result of relative vorticity production at the wall, its subsequent advection via the EKWC, and its accumulation up to a critical level characterized by the separation of the boundary flow from the coast. It is found that the sharp southeastern corner of the Korean peninsula provides a favorable condition for the accumulation of relative vorticity. The separation of the EKWC usually accompanies the generation of a warm eddy with a diameter of about 120 km. The warm eddy has a typical layer-averaged velocity of 0.3 m/s and its lifespan is up to a year. In general, the characteristics of the simulated warm eddy are compatible with observations. A conclusion is therefore drawn that the variability of the EKWC is at least partially self-excited, not being influenced by any sources of perturbation in the forcing field, and that the likely source of the variability is the barotropic instability although the extent of contribution from the baroclinic instability remains unknown. The effects of the seasonal wind curl and inflow-outflow strength are also investigated.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.147-161
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• 2018

For wind engineering applications downbursts are, presently, almost exclusively modeled, both experimentally and numerically, as transient impinging momentum jets (IJ), even though that model contains none of the physics of real events. As a result, there is no connection between the IJ-simulated downburst wind fields and the conditions of formation of the event. The cooling source (CS) model offers a significant improvement since it incorporates the negative buoyancy forcing and baroclinic vorticity generation that occurs in nature. The present work aims at using large-scale numerical simulation of downburst-producing thunderstorms to develop a simpler model that replicates some of the key physics whilst maintaining the relative simplicity of the IJ model. Using an example of such a simulated event it is found that the non-linear scaling of the velocity field, based on the peak potential temperature (and, hence, density) perturbation forcing immediately beneath the storm cloud, produces results for the radial location of the peak radial outflow wind speeds near the ground, the magnitude of that peak and the time at which the peak occurs that match well (typically within 5%) of those produced from a simple axi-symmetric constant-density dense source simulation. The evolution of the downdraft column within the simulated thunderstorm is significantly more complex than in any axi-symmetric model, with a sequence of downdraft winds that strengthen then weaken within a much longer period (>17 minutes) of consistently downwards winds over almost all heights up to at least 2,500 m.

• 대기
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.227-241
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• 2016

This study investigated the cause of the heavy snowfall that occurred in the East Coast of Korea from 6 February to 14 February 2014. The synoptic conditions were analyzed using blocking index, equivalent potential temperature, potential vorticity, maritime temperature difference, temperature advection, and ground convergence. During the case period, a large blocking pattern developed over the Western Pacific causing the flow to be stagnant, and there was a North-South oriented High-to-Low pressure system over the Korean Peninsula because of this arrangement. The case period was divided into three parts based on the synoptic forcing that was responsible for the heavy snowfall; detailed analyses were conducted for the first and last period. In the first period, a heavy snowfall occurred over the entire Korean Peninsula due to strong updrafts from baroclinic instability and a low pressure caused by potential vorticity located at the mid-troposphere. In the lower atmosphere, a North-South oriented High-to-Low pressure system over the Eastern Korea intensified the easterly airflow and created a convergence zone near the ground which strengthened the upslope effect of the Taebaek Mountain range with a cumulative fresh snowfall amount of 41 cm in the East Coast region. In the last period, the cold air nestled in the Maritime Province of Siberia and Manchuria strengthened much more than that in the first half and extended to the East Sea. The temperature difference between the 850 hPa air and the SST was large and convective clouds developed over the sea. The highest cumulative fresh snow amount of 39.7 cm was recorded in the coastal area during this period. During the entire period, vertically oriented equivalent potential temperature showed neutral stability layer that helped the cloud formation and development in the East Coast. The 2014 heavy snowfall case over the East Coast provinces of Korea were due to: 1) stagnation of the system by blocking pattern, 2) the dynamic effect of mid-level potential vorticity of 1.6 PVU, 3) the easterly air flow from North-South oriented High-to-Low pressure system, 4) the existence of vertically oriented neutral stable layer, and 5) the expansion of strong cold air into the East Sea which created a large temperature difference between the air and the ocean.

• 천문학회보
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.77.1-77.1
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• 2014

Galactic spiral arms are abundant with interesting gaseous substructures. It has been suggested that arm substructures arise from the wiggle instability (WI) of spiral shocks. While the nature of the WI remained elusive, our recent work without considering magnetic fields shows that the WI is physically originated from the accumulation of potential vorticity (PV) generated by deformed shock fronts. To elucidate the characteristics of the WI in more realistic galactic situations, we extend our previous linear stability analysis of spiral shocks by including magnetic fields. We find that magnetic fields reduce the amount of density compression at shocks, making the shock fronts to move toward the upstream direction. Magnetic tension forces from bent field lines stabilize the WI by prevent the generation of PV. When the spiral-arm forcing is F=5% of the centrifugal force of galaxy rotation, the maximum growth rate of the WI is found to be about 1.0, 0.4, and 0.2 times the orbital angular frequency for the plasma parameter ${\beta}=100$, 10, and 5, respectively. Shocks with ${\beta}=1$ are stable to the WI for F=5%, while becoming still unstable when F=10%.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.257-266
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• 2000

개방경계에서의 조석 강제력과 해수의 유 ${\cdot}$ 출입에 의한 남해의 해수순환을 모의하기 위하여 수직적분된 2차원 Princeton Ocean Model을 적용하였다. 두 강제력을 동시에 고려하기 위하여 일차적으로 개방경계에서 조석을 부과하여 조류순환을 재현한 후 개방경계에서 모델이 계산한 평형상태의 조류와 관측된 해류를 동시에 고려하는 2단계 모델링기법을 채택하였다 조류의 영향이 제거된 순환모델 결과에 의하면 남해에서 정상상태의 해류분포는 강한 해류의 영향으로 조석 잔차류 분포와는 상당히 다른 양상을 보이고, 해역에 따라서는 조류만큼 강한 해류가 나타난다. 제주해협을 통해 유입된 제주해류는 해저지형의 영향으로 인해 국지적으로 연안역과 가까워지거나 멀어지면서 동향하며, 제주도 동쪽과 대마도 사이을 통하여 남해로 유입되는 대마난류는 제주도 동쪽에서 비교적 멀리 북쪽까지 북상 후 시계방향으로 회전하여 제주해류와 합쳐진다. 제주해류와 대마난류가 합쳐진 후 대한해협을 통해 동해로 유출될 때 대마도 서쪽의 수심이 깊은 골에서 해류의 강화가 일어나며, 이는 수층의 두께가 증가함으로서 생성되는 양의 상대와도를 없애주기 위한 마찰경계층이 형성되기 때문인 것으로 사료된다. 개방경계에서의 조석 강제력과 해수 유출입을 개별적으로 고려할 경우 연안역에서의 해수순환은 두 강제력을 모두 고려한 경우의 순환형태와 차이를 보이고 있어 이들 두 강제력이 동시에 고려되어야 함을 뚜렷이 보여준다.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.61-72
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• 2006

대기-해양의 상호작용과 제주도 후면에서 발생하는 카르만소용돌이행렬의 상관관계를 수치실험을 통하여 분석하였다. 카르만 소용돌이는 한라산의 제한된 높이에서 형성되는 경향을 가지고 있다. 그리고 본 연구에서는 900 hPa고도에서 카르만 소용돌이가 뚜렷이 생성되었다. 카르만소용돌이행렬의 발생초기에는 하나의 소용돌이세포가 나타나고 시간이 경과함에 따라 소용돌이는 이류를 한다. 이때 작은 소용돌이로 분리되는 경향이 있다. 분리된 소용돌이의 강도와 지속시간은 해수면 온도 분포와 밀접한 관계를 가진다. 즉 약한 해수면의 온도경도는 카르만 소용돌이의 지속 시간을 길게 하며, 산 후면의 소용돌이도를 감소시킨다. 강한 해수면 온도경도는 혼합층과 대기하층 수증기량을 증가시키고, 강화된 하층대기 혼합은 산악에 의하여 형성되는 기계적 응력을 감소시키는 경향이 있다.