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The Impact of Climate Changes on Ski Industries in South Korea - In the Case of the Yongpyong Ski Resort -

기후변화가 우리나라의 스키 산업에 미치는 영향 -용평 스키장을 사례로-

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Abstract

This study analyzed changes on the best condition of temperature and relative humidity for making artificial snows in the Yongpyong Ski Resort using data from Daegwallyeong. Depth of snowfall and snowfall days have decrease since 1990s. If the Yongpyong Ski Resort has only to depend on natural snows, it would be difficult to make and maintain ski slope. There are two times of snowmaking during ski seasons: one is the first snowmaking (October-November) for opening ski slopes and the other is the reinforcement of snowmaking (December-March) for maintaining snow quality during the seasons. Days having the best condition for the first snowmaking (daily minimum temperature below $-1^{\circ}C$ and daily average relative humidity 60 to 80 percent) decreased after 1970s. Days having the best condition for the reinforcement of snowmaking also decreased. While temperature changes are more evident than humidity changes for the first snowmaking, humidity changes are more obvious than change of temperature for the reinforcement of snowmaking. In the future climate projection by A1B scenarios, the length of ski seasons projected to decrease a 10 to 40 percent against the period of 1973-2008. The climate condition for the snowmaking projected to be poor, especially the due to increase of temperature.

본 논문에서는 용평스키장을 사례로 인접한 대관령 기상관측지점의 기후자료를 이용하여 스키장 제설(製雪)작업에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 기후요소의 변화를 파악하였다. 신적설량과 신적설일수는 1990년대 이후 감소하는 경향으로 자연설만을 의존할 경우 스키장 관리에 어려움이 야기된다. 제설작업은 스키장 개장시기에 영향을 미치는 10-11월의 초기제설과 스키 시즌의 설질을 유지시키는 12-3월의 보강제설로 구분한다. 초기제설 작업을 위한 유리한 기후 조건인 일최저기온 $-1^{\circ}C$ 이하, 일평균 상대습도 60-80%에 해당하는 경우는 분석 기간인 1970년대부터 최근까지 감소하는 경향이다. 보강제설의 기후 조건인 일최저기온 $-3^{\circ}C$ 이하, 일평균 상대습도 60-80%에 해당하는 경우도 각각 감소하는 경향이다. 초기제설 기간은 상대습도보다 기온의 변화가 뚜렷하고 보강제설 기간은 기온보다 상대습도의 변화 경향이 뚜렷하다. A1B 시나리오를 이용한 미래 시나리오 자료에서도 스키시즌이 오늘날보다 10-40% 정도 감소하는 것으로 전망되고 제설을 위한 기온 조건이 더욱 불리해질 수 있다. 초기제설 기간에 비하여 보강제설 기간인 12-3월의 기온변화가 더 뚜렷하다.

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