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Development of a Program for Calculating Typhoon Wind Speed and Data Visualization Based on Satellite RGB Images for Secondary-School Textbooks

인공위성 RGB 영상 기반 중등학교 교과서 태풍 풍속 산출 및 데이터 시각화 프로그램 개발

  • Chae-Young Lim (Department of Science Education, Seoul National Universit) ;
  • Kyung-Ae Park (Department of Earth Science Education, Seoul National University)
  • 임채영 (서울대학교 과학교육과) ;
  • 박경애 (서울대학교 지구과학교육과)
  • Received : 2024.06.05
  • Accepted : 2024.06.25
  • Published : 2024.06.30
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Abstract

Typhoons are significant meteorological phenomena that cause interactions among the ocean, atmosphere, and land within Earth's system. In particular, wind speed, a key characteristic of typhoons, is influenced by various factors such as central pressure, trajectory, and sea surface temperature. Therefore, a comprehensive understanding based on actual observational data is essential. In the 2015 revised secondary school textbooks, typhoon wind speed is presented through text and illustrations; hence, exploratory activities that promote a deeper understanding of wind speed are necessary. In this study, we developed a data visualization program with a graphical user interface (GUI) to facilitate the understanding of typhoon wind speeds with simple operations during the teaching-learning process. The program utilizes red-green-blue (RGB) image data of Typhoons Mawar, Guchol, and Bolaven -which occurred in 2023- from the Korean geostationary satellite GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK-2A) as the input data. The program is designed to calculate typhoon wind speeds by inputting cloud movement coordinates around the typhoon and visualizes the wind speed distribution by inputting parameters such as central pressure, storm radius, and maximum wind speed. The GUI-based program developed in this study can be applied to typhoons observed by GK-2A without errors and enables scientific exploration based on actual observations beyond the limitations of textbooks. This allows students and teachers to collect, process, analyze, and visualize real observational data without needing a paid program or professional coding knowledge. This approach is expected to foster digital literacy, an essential competency for the future.

태풍은 지구 시스템 내의 해양-대기-육상 상호작용을 일으키는 매우 중요한 현상으로 특히 태풍의 특성 인자 중 하나인 풍속은 중심 기압, 이동 경로, 해수면 온도 등의 매개변수에 의해 복잡하게 변화하여 실제 관측 자료를 기반으로 이해하는 것이 중요하다. 2015 개정 교육과정 기반 중등학교 교과서에서 태풍 풍속은 본문 내용 및 삽화의 형태로 제시되고 있어 풍속에 대한 심층적 이해가 가능한 탐구활동이 무엇보다 필요한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 교수-학습 과정에서 간단한 조작만으로도 태풍의 풍속을 이해할 수 있도록 그래픽 사용자 인터페이스(GUI)를 기반으로 한 데이터 시각화 프로그램을 개발하였다. 2023년 발생한 태풍 마와르, 구촐, 볼라벤의 천리안 위성 2A호 RGB (Red-Green-Blue)영상 자료를 입력 자료로 활용하였다. 태풍 주변의 구름 이동 좌표를 입력하여 태풍의 풍속을 산출하고 태풍 중심 기압, 폭풍 반경, 최대 풍속 등의 매개 변수를 입력하여 태풍 풍속 분포를 시각화 할 수 있도록 설계하였다. 본 연구에서 개발된 GUI 기반 프로그램은 천리안 위성 2A호로 관측 가능한 태풍에 대해 오류 없이 적용 가능하며 교과서의 시공간적 한계를 벗어난 실제 관측 자료 기반의 과학탐구활동이 가능하다. 학생과 교사는 별도의 유료 프로그램 및 전문적인 코딩 지식이 없어도 실제 관측 자료를 수집, 처리, 분석, 시각화하는 과정을 경험할 수 있으며, 이를 통해 미래 정보화 사회에서의 필수 역량인 디지털 소양을 함양시킬 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

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Acknowledgement

이 연구는 4단계 두뇌한국 BK21 '인포스피어 과학교육연구단'의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구이며, 위성자료 처리는 정부(과학기술정보통신부)의 재원으로 한국연구재단의 일부 지원을 받아 수행된 연구(No.RS-2023-00208935)입니다.

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