• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.717-731
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• 2011

To clarify relationships between the abundance and biological characteristics of Pacific salmon Oncorhynchus spp., we analyzed spatiotemporal changes in fork length, body weight, and an index of relative abundance (catch per unit effort, CPUE) for pink salmon (O. gorbuscha), chum salmon (O. keta), and sockeye salmon (O. nerka) collected by research gill-nets from the T/V Oshoro-maru and the T/V Hokusei-maru of Hokkaido University in the North Pacific during 1953-2007. Populations of each species were distributed throughout the western Bering Sea, eastern Bering Sea (EB), western North Pacific (WNP), central North Pacific (CNP), eastern North Pacific (ENP), and Okhotsk Sea. Since 1970, the average body size of chum salmon at ocean ages 0.3-0.4 has generally declined in the WNP and CNP. However, the average body sizes of sockeye and pink salmon have not shown temporal changes. Chum salmon showed significant negative (positive) correlations between CPUE and body size for populations in CNP (ENP) at ocean ages 0.2-0.3 (age 0.1) for both sexes. In general, sockeye salmon also showed significant negative (positive) correlations between CPUE and body size for populations in the EB at ocean ages X.2-X.3 (age X.1) for both sexes, except in CNP at age 2. Our results suggest that better growth by chum and sockeye salmon in the early periods of their ocean life histories might produce higher abundance. This higher abundance, which might also be affected by overlapping distributions among Pacific salmon species and populations in certain seas, in turn appears to cause density-dependent declines in growth in the following ocean life history period due to the limited carrying capacity of the seas. To understand complex dynamics in Pacific salmon species in the North Pacific Ocean, research on interactions among species and populations is needed.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.68-81
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• 2015

이 연구는 최근 37년 동안 여름철 한국 부근 지역에 영향을 준 태풍빈도와 북서태평양 몬순(western North Pacific monsoon index, WNPMI)과의 상관을 분석하였다. 두 변수 사이에는 뚜렷한 양의 상관관계가 존재하였으며, 엘니뇨-남방진동(El Ni$\tilde{n}$o-Southern Oscillation, ENSO) 해를 제외하여도 높은 양의 상관관계는 변하지 않았다. 이러한 두 변수 사이에 양의 상관관계의 원인을 알아보기 위해 ENSO해를 제외하고 가장 높은 북서태평양 몬순지수를 갖는 8해(양의 북서태평양 몬순지수 해)와 가장 낮은 북서태평양 몬순지수를 갖는 8해(음의 북서태평양 몬순지수 해)를 선정하여 두 그룹 사이에 평균 차를 분석하였다. 양의 북서태평양 몬순지수 해에는 태풍들이 열대 및 아열대 북서태평양의 동쪽해역에 주로 발생하여 동중국해를 지나 한국 및 일본을 향해 북상하는 경향을 나타내었다. 음의 북서태평양 몬순지수 해에는 태풍들이 열대 및 아열대 북서태평양의 서쪽해상에 주로 발생하여 남중국해를 지나 중국 남동부 해안 및 인도 차이나 반도지역을 향해 서진하는 패턴을 보였다. 따라서 한국 부근 지역까지 먼 거리를 이동하면서 바다로부터 충분한 에너지를 얻을 수 있는 양의 북서태평양 몬순지수 해에의 태풍강도가 더 강하였다. 또한 양의 북서태평양 몬순지수 해에 태풍들이 더 많이 발생하는 특성을 보였다. 850 hPa과 500 hPa 유선에 대한 두 그룹 사이에 차에서는 열대 및 아열대 북서태평양에서 저기압성 아노말리가, 동아시아 중위도 지역에는 고기압성 아노말리가 강화되었다. 이 두 기압계 아노말리로 인해 한국 부근 지역에서는 남동풍 아노말리가 발달하였으며, 이 남동풍 아노말리가 태풍들을 한국 부근 지역으로 향하게 하는 지향류 아노말리의 역할을 하였다. 또한 열대 및 아열대 북서태평양에서 발달한 저기압성 아노말리로 인해 양의 북서태평양 몬순 지수해에 태풍들이 좀 더 많이 발생할 수 있었다.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.190-199
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• 2008

북동태평양 열대 해양의 해수특성과 해양구조를 파악하기 위하여 2005년 7-8월에 $131.5^{\circ}W$ 관측선에서 관측한 CTD 자료를 분석하였다. 또한 적도 부근 태평양의 해수특성을 전반적으로 이해하기 위하여 서태평양 $137^{\circ}-142^{\circ}E$에서의 CTD 자료도 분석하여 동태평양의 분석 결과와 비교하였다. 여름철 동태평양의 표층수온은 적도반류 해역에서 가장 높았다. 이것은 $28^{\circ}C$ 이상의 고온수가 봄과 여름철에 적도반류를 타고 서태평양으로부터 동태평양으로 이동하여 약 $4^{\circ}-15^{\circ}N$ 사이에서 동서로 연결되기 때문이다. 북적도해류의 표층에 나타나는 저염분 고용존산소의 해수는 동태평양의 파나마만으로부터 서태평양의 필리핀 부근까지 이동하는 저염분수 때문이다. 반면 남적도해류의 표층에 고염분과 저용존산소의 해수가 분포하는 것은 남태평양 아열대 기원의 고염분수가 적도를 넘어 남적도해류 표층의 열대해수(Tropical Water)와 심층의 고염분수를 형성하고 있기 때문이다. 수심 약 500-1500 m 사이의 중층에서는 염분최소층이 분포하는데, $5^{\circ}N$ 이남은 남극중층수(AAIW) 기원의 해수가, $5^{\circ}N$ 이북은 북태평양중층수(NPIW) 기원의 해수가 분포한다. $4^{\circ}-6^{\circ}N$ 해역에서는 직경 약 200 km이며 반시계 방향으로 회전하는 냉수성 소용돌이(cold eddy)가 관측되었다. 서태평양에 비해 동태평양에서 표층수온은 $1^{\circ}C$ 이상 낮았으며 표층염분은 높았다. 적도 부근의 표층 아래에 분포하는 고염분수는 동태평양에서 상대적으로 저염분(약 0.5 psu) 이었고, $14^{\circ}N$ 이남에서 염분최소층의 염분과 밀도는 동태평양에서 높았다.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.336-344
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• 2013

이 연구는 북서태평양에서 여름철(7-9월) 동안 발생하는 태풍 빈도를 예측하기 위한 다중회귀모델을 4가지 원격패턴을 이용하여 개발하였다. 이 패턴은 4-5월 동안 동아시아 대륙에서의 시베리아 고기압 진동, 북태평양에서의 북태평양 진동, 호주근처의 남극진동, 적도 중앙태평양에서의 대기순환으로 대표된다. 이 통계모델은 이 모델로부터 예측된 높은 태풍발생빈도의 해와 낮은 태풍발생빈도의 해 사이에 차를 분석함으로써 검증되었다. 높은 태풍발생빈도의 해에는 다음과 같은 4가지의 아노말리 특성을 나타내었다: i) 동아시아 대륙에 고기압성 순환 아노말리(양의 시베리아 고기압진동), ii) 북태평양에 남저북고의 기압계 아노말리, iii) 호주 근처에 저기압성 순환 아노말리(양의 남극진동), iv) 봄부터 여름 동안 니뇨3.4 지역에 저기압성 순환 아노말리. 따라서 적도 서태평양에서 무역풍 아노말리는 양반구의 아열대 서태평양에 위치한 저기압성 순환 아노말리에 의해 약화되었다. 결국, 이러한 기압계 아노말리의 공간분포는 열대 서태평양에 대류를 억제하는 대신 아열대 서태평양에 대류를 강화시켰다.

• 대기
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.483-488
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• 2012

The monsoon front lies on East Asian region, but it gradually propagates to the north during the boreal summer. The equivalent potential temperature (EPT) reveals the thermodynamical features of air masses and monsoon front. Therefore, this study considered the thermodynamical EPT and dynamical wind fields to clarify the peculiarity of East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) variations in June and July, respectively. Western North Pacific subtropical high (WNPSH) and Okhotsk sea high (OSH) both play the crucial role to interannual variations of EASM frontal activity and amount of rainfall. The OSH is important in June, but the WNPSH is key factor in July. Furthermore, the OSH (June) is affected by North Atlantic tripolar sea surface temperature (SST) pattern and WNPSH (July) is influenced by North Indian Ocean SST warming.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.339-352
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• 2015

This study analyzed the change in tropical cyclone (TC) activity according to the fluctuation in July-to-September average North Pacific Oscillation index (NPOI) and its underlying large-scale environment during the last 37 years from 1977 to 2013. For this purpose, seven years with highest index NPOI value (positive NPOI phase) and another seven years with lowest NPOI index value (negative NPOI phase) among the 37 years were selected as sample after excluding the ENSO years. During the positive NPOI phase, TCs were created in the east of tropical and subtropical western North Pacific and moved to the west from the Philippines toward the southern region in China or toward far eastern sea of Japan. Meanwhile, during the negative NPOI phase, TCs tended to proceed to the north toward Korea or Japan passing East China Sea from the eastern sea of the Philippines. As a result, also in the TC recurvature, TCs in positive NPOI phase showed a tendency of recurving toward more eastern direction compared to TCs in negative NPOI phase. Hence, TC intensity was stronger in negative NPOI phase which allowed more time for obtaining energy from the ocean.

• 대기
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.183-198
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• 2009

The purpose of this study is to summarize the tropical cyclone (TC) activity of 2008 over the western North Pacific including the verification of the official track and intensity forecast errors of these TCs. The TC activity - frequency, Normalized Typhoon Activity (NTA), and life span - was lower than 58-year (1951-2008) average. 22 tropical cyclones of tropical storm (TS) intensity or higher formed in the western North Pacific and the South China Sea in 2008. The total number is less than 58-year average frequency of 26.4. Out of 22 tropical cyclones, 11 TCs reached typhoon (TY) intensity, while the rest 11 TCs only reached severe tropical storm (STS) and tropical storm (TS) intensity - six STS and five TS storms. One typhoon KALMAEGI (0807) among them affected the Korea peninsula. However, no significant impact - casualty or property damage - was reported. On average of 22 TCs in 2008, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) official track forecast error for 48 hours was 229 km. There was a big challenge for individual cyclones such as 0806 FENGSHEN and 0817 HIGOS presenting significant forecast error, with both intricate tracks and irregular moving speed. The tropical cyclone season in 2008 began in April with the formation of NEOGURI (0801). In May, four TCs formed in the western North Pacific in response to enhanced convective activity. On the other hand, the TC activity was very weak from June to August. It is found that the unusual anti-cyclonic circulation in the lower level and weak convection near the Philippines are dominant during summertime. The convection and atmospheric circulation in the western North Pacific contributed unfavorable condition for TC activity in the 2008 summertime. The 2008 TC activity has continued the below normal state since mid 1990s which is apparent the decadal variability in TC activity.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2006년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2006 PORSEC Volume I
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• pp.394-397
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• 2006

Gridded products of surface wind/wind-stress over the world ocean have been constructed by using satellite scatterometer as the Japanese Ocean Flux data sets with Use of Remote-sensing Observation (J-OFURO) data. Our previous validation study in the tropical Pacific using TAO/Triton and NDBC buoys revealed high reliability of our products. In this study, the Kuroshio Extension Observatory (KEO) buoy data are used for validation of other gridded wind-stress products including the NCEP-1 and 2 in the western North Pacific region where there have been few in-situ data. Results reveal that our J-OFURO product has almost zero mean difference and smallest root-mean-square (RMS) difference, while the NCEP-1 and 2 ones significantly positive biases and relatively high RMS difference. Intercomparison between the J-OFURO and NCEP products in a wide region of the North Pacific covered by the westerly winds exhibits that the NCEPs have larger magnitudes in the wind stress than the J-OFURO's, suggesting overestimation of the NCEPs.

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• 제26권4호
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• pp.687-696
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• 2016

The western North Pacific subtropical high (WNPSH) in boreal summer has interannual and interdecadal variability, which affects East Asian summer monsoon variability. In particular, it is well known that the intensity of WNPSH is reversely related to that of summer monsoon in North East Asia in association with Pacific Japan (PJ)-like pattern. Many coupled climate models weakly simulate this large-scale teleconnection pattern and also exhibit the diverse variability of WNPSH. This study discusses the inter-model differences of WNPSH simulated by different climate models, which participate in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 5 (CMIP5). In comparing with reanalysis observation, the 29 CMIP5 models could be assorted into two difference groups in terms of interannual variability of WNPSH. This study also discusses the dynamical or thermodynamics factors for the differences of two groups of the CMIP5 climate models. As results, the regressed precipitation in well-simulating group onto the Nino3.4 index ($5^{\circ}N-5^{\circ}S$, $170^{\circ}W-120^{\circ}W$) is stronger than that in poorly-simulating group. We suggest that this difference of two groups of the CMIP5 climate models would have an effect on simulating the interannual variability of WNPSH.

• 대기
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.209-220
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• 2020

Seasonal predictability and variability of tropical storms (TCs) simulated in the Global Seasonal Forecast System version 5 (GloSea5) of the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) is assessed in Northern Hemisphere in 1996~2009. In the KMA, the GloSea5-Global Atmosphere version 3.0 (GloSea5-GA3) that was previously operated was switched to the GloSea5-Global Coupled version 2.0 (GloSea5-GC2) with data assimilation system since May 2016. In this study, frequency, track, duration, and strength of the TCs in the North Indian Ocean, Western Pacific, Eastern Pacific, and North Atlantic regions derived from the GloSea5-GC2 and GloSea5-GA3 are examined against the best track data during the research period. In general, the GloSea5 shows a good skill for the prediction of seasonally averaged number of the TCs in the Eastern and Western Pacific regions, but underestimation of those in the North Atlantic region. Both the GloSea5-GA3 and GC2 are not able to predict the recurvature of the TCs in the North Western Pacific Ocean (NWPO), which implies that there is no skill for the prediction of landfalls in the Korean peninsula. The GloSea5-GC2 has higher skills for predictability and variability of the TCs than the GloSea5-GA3, although continuous improvements in the operational system for seasonal forecast are still necessary to simulate TCs more realistically in the future.