• 천문학논총
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.699-701
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• 2015

The high plateaus in west China may provide suitable sites for astronomical observations with the institute's middle-range telescopes and possibly with larger telescopes. Under China-Japan collaborations for site survey in west China, we have been conducting searches for good sites and monitoring their characteristics over several years. As recent results of our site survey show, sites in west Tibet are revealed with a high possibility of good astronomical observations. Weather characteristics at Gar in Ali, Tibet, show its high clear-sky ratios, especially in winter, comparable to Mauna Kea, Hawaii. But it has some wind problem in winter, where stronger wind speeds, over 20m/sec, occur frequently even though the sky is clear. To find calmer sites, we have conducted numerical simulations for the Ali area using the Japan Meteorological Agency NonHydrostatic Model. We have found another site, named ZoZo Hill, near Gar. We will continue to monitor the Gar site to clarify weather characteristics over the whole year and hopefully start to negotiate for site monitoring at ZoZo Hill this year.

• 천문학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.113-116
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• 2005

The program of site survey in western China has been initiated by the National Astronomical Observatories of China(NAOC) toward large telescope facilities. The program is carried out in aspects of remote studies and local surveys. The preliminary results show that the eastern Pamirs and Ali area in Tibet may be the best candidates for further monitoring. The site survey group of NAOC will proceed to set up site testing stations on the selected sites and perform monitoring and campaign in 2005.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.659-666
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• 2003

본 연구는 한국에 있어서 춘계 강수 분포의 변동성과 소우년과 다우년의 500hPa면의 대기 순환 특성을 비교 분석한 연구이다. 한국의 춘계 강수량 변동률의 분포는 월별로 상이하다. 3월은 한국의 서안 지역은 높고 남동안은 낮아서 서고 동저, 4월은 북고 남저, 5월은 동고 서저 경향을 나타낸다. 500hPa면의 고도편차 분포에서 3월의 소우년은 한반도 주변과 북태평양 서안에 음의 편차역을 형성하고 시베리아를 중심한 동아시아 내륙이 양의 편차를 나타내어 서고 동저형을 이루고 있다. 따라서 한반도와 그 주변은 대상풍의 동서성분 풍속은 양의 편차역에 속하여 동서류가 강할 때 소우현상이 나타난다. 다우년은 소우년과는 대조적으로 한반도는 알류샨열도 주변 및 북태평양 서안에 중심을 둔 양의 편차역에 속하고, 티베트고원 및 시베리아를 중심한 동아시아 내륙지역은 음의 편차역에 속하여 동고 서저형을 나타내며, 이 때 동서류는 약하다. 4ㆍ5월의 소우년은 북태평양의 중앙부에서 동아시아 동안에 연결된 대상의 음의 편차역에 속하며 양의 편차역은 알류샨열도에서 티베트고원에 이르는 동아시아 중부에 분포하여 북고 남저 유형을 나타내고 다우년은 소우년과 반대로 남고북저 유형을 나타내고 있다. 한반도에서의 춘계 소우년과 다우년의 출현시 대기 순환이 대조적일 뿐만 아니라 조춘과 만춘의 대기순환이 상이함을 확인하였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.137-148
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• 2000

This paper is based on the 9 goat colonies along the middle and lower Yellow River valley and 7 local goat colonies in the Northeast, Tibet and the Yangtze valley. After collecting the same data about the 22 goat colonies in China and other countries, it establishes and composes the matrix of fuzzy similarity relation describing the genetic similarities of different colonies. It also clusters 38 colonies according to their phylogenetic relationship. The establishment of the matrix and the cluster are effected in terms of the frequency of 18 loci and 43 allelomorphs in blood enzyme and other protein variations. The study proves that the middle Yellow River valley is one of the taming and disseminating centers of domestic goats in the South and East of Central Asia. Compared with other goat populations in this vast area, the native goat populations in the west of Mongolian Plateau, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the middle Yellow River valley share the same origin. The colonies in the lower Yellow River valley and those in the middle valley, however, are relatively remote in their phylogenetic relationship. The native goat colonies in the southeast of Central Asia can be classified into two genetic groups: "East Asia" and "South Asia" and the colonies in Southeast Asia belong to either group.

• Acta Via Serica
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.125-146
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• 2019

This paper deals with the question of the origin of polo. Although it is a sport that has been mainly active in the West since the nineteenthcentury, it is well known that British troops in the northern part of Pakistan learned about the sport from the local people there. Most agree that the origin of polo is Iran. However, in this paper, rather than specifying a specific area as the birthplace of polo, it is argued that polo was a cultural phenomenon commonly found on the Silk Road. This is based on the fact that polo has been known for centuries in China, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan, as well as throughout Iran, northern India, Tibet, Central Asia, and the Uighur Autonomous Region. Yet, the transmission of polo cannot be traced chronologically according to the supposed propagation route. This cultural phenomenon has changed over a long period of time according to the local environment, and the change was caused by mutual exchanges, not by one party. Therefore, there are limitations to interpreting cultural phenomena linearly. Thus, the origin of polo could also be identified with another area, namely Baltistan in modern day Pakistan, instead of Iran. These results support the argument that to understand Silk Road civilization, a process-centric approach based on 'exchanges', not a method of exploring archetypes to find 'the place of origin', should be utilized. Polo is undoubtedly an important cultural artifact with which to read the Silk Road as a cultural belt complex, as well as an example of the common culture created by the whole Silk Road.