The Korean Journal of Quaternary Research (한국제4기학회지)

Korea Association For Quaternary Research (한국제4기학회)
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What means Changma in KOREA?

우리나라 장마에 대한 소고

  • Ryoo, Sang-Boom (Suwon Weather Station, Koreameteorological Adminstration) ;
  • Oh, Jai-Ho (Department of Environment atmospheric Sciences, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Lee, Jin-Suk (Buwonmiddle school) ;
  • Lee, Kyoung-Min (Department of Environment atmospheric Sciences, Pukyong National University)
  • Published : 2005.06.30
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Abstract

The East Asian summermonsoon is generally accompanied with the quasi-stationary front along the northern and northwestern periphery of the subtropical Northwest Pacific high. The rainy season in Korea has been called as Changma since the middle of 1500s. Understanding of Changma and heavy rainfall advancing along the Changma front is one of main interesting of Korean meteorologists. This study briefly summarized the descriptive characteristics of Changma and its relatedmechanism, definitions on the Changma period, and etymology of Changma through reviewing the previous studies on Changma.

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