• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.50-60
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• 2015

A Block-Time-Bounded Time Division Multiple Access (BTB-TDMA) medium access control protocol, which estimates the propagation delay of nodes according to their location and moving velocity information, has been proposed for underwater acoustic networks. BTB-TDMA provides nodes with their transmission schedules by a time block that is a time unit, newly designed for BTB-TDMA. In this paper, we investigate how the receiver collision, that is induced by the asymmetry between node's uplink and downlink propagation delay due to its mobility, affects the performance of BTB-TDMA. To do this, we analytically obtain the collision rate, the channel access delay, and the channel utilization by considering the asymmetry of propagation delay. Then, simulations are extensively performed with respect to the length of a time block by varying the number of nodes, the network range, and the node's velocity. Thus, the simulation results can suggest performance criteria to determine the optimal length of a time block which minimizes the collision rate and concurrently maximizes the channel access delay and the channel utilization.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.378-381
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• 2009

The purpose of this research is the evaluation of removal efficiency of THMFP in BAC. The changes of four types of THMFP and total THMFP were examined in the influent and effluent of BAC filter from March to December in 2008. It turned out that the amounts of brominated THMFP were obviously higher in winter and autumn compared to the spring and summer, which also resulted in an increase of the total-THMFP levels during winter and autumn. In addition, long-term running of BAC filter shows the good removal function of chloroform formation potential, but not brominated THMFP; with further bromination, this function was declined, as it shows the formation of bromoform in BAC filter during October and December. These results were caused by changing of the proportion of $Br^-$/DOC.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.39 no.5
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• pp.390-399
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• 2020

Underwater ambient noise was measured at the eastern and western costal sites of Jeju Island where the water depth was 20 m by a hydrophone moored at mid-depth (10 m) for 4 months. These eastern and western sites were selected as potential sites for offshore wind power generator and the current wave energy generator, respectively. Ambient noise was affected by environmental data such as wind and wave, which were collected from nearby weather stations and an observation station. Below 100 Hz, ambient noise was changed about 5 dB ~ 20 dB due to low and high tide. Below 1 kHz, wave and wind effects were the main source for ambient noise, varying up to 25 dB. Ambient noise was strongly influenced by wave at lower frequency and by wind at higher frequency up to over 1 kHz. The higher frequency range over 10 kHz was influenced by rainfall and biological sources, and the spectrum was measured about 10 dB higher than the peak spectrum level from Wenz curve at this frequency range.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.20-35
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• 2015

Underwater acoustic channel impulse responses (CIR) are influenced by sound speed profile (SSP), and the variation of CIR has significant effects on the performance of underwater acoustic communication systems. A significant change of SSP can occur within a short period, which must be considered during the design of underwater acoustic modems. This paper statistically analyzes the effect of the variation of SSP on the long-range acoustic signal propagation in shallow-water with thermocline using numerical modeling based on the data acquired from JACE13 experiment near Jeju island. The analysis result shows that CIR changes variously according to the SSP and the depth of the transmitter and receiver. We also found that when the transmitter and receiver are deeper, the variation of sound wave propagation pattern is smaller and signal level becomes higher. All CIR obtained in this study show that a series of bottom reflections due to downward refraction and small bottom loss in the shallow water with thermocline can be very important factor for long-range signal transmission and the performance of underwater acoustic communication system in time varying ocean environment can be very sensitive to the variation of SSP even for a short period of time.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.99-106
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• 2018

Extensive monitoring of aquatic organisms in rice paddy fields has been difficult due to laborious sampling methods such as quadrat sampling using a hand net. This study aimed to analyze temporal and regional community compositions of aquatic organisms collected with a less time-consuming sampling method. This method involved using submerged funnel traps in rice paddy fields. Submerged funnel traps were useful for capturing taxa containing species that are indicative of environmental changes and highly mobile species that feed on waterbirds. Fifteen taxa including Ampullariidae, Cobitidae, Chironomidae, Hydrophilidae and Dytiscidae determined the community compositions. Among the major taxa, only Chironomidae resistant to environmental disturbances represented temporal variations of aquatic organism communities in rice paddy fields. Ampullariidae, Dytiscidae, and Hydrophilidae, which are prone to be affected by anthropogenic activities, differed among regions.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.67-72
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• 2019

In this study, we investigate the echo reduction performance of miniaturinzed Helmholtz resonators using smaller than wavelength acoustic metamaterial structures. The Helmholtz resonators are formed using air structures which exhibit large impedance mismatch with the surrounding underwater environment. Using the multi-physics software package, we find that significant reduction in the sonar signature is expected and frequency tailoring is possible by controlling the degree of space coiling and inner volume of the resonators. We find that for the basic Helmholtz resonators, up to 7 dB reduction in echo is expected at 10,000 Hz while when the miniaturized Helmoholtz resonators are used, up to 14 dB reduction in echo is expected at 5,000 Hz. In addition, frequency tailoring is demonstrated by varying the internal volume of the Helmholtz resonators and broadband characteristic is shown using superposition of various degree of space coiled structures. Through this study we investigate the effectiveness of the miniaturized Helmholtz resonators formed using air structures and the echo reduction results show promisses in the application of achieving underwater stealth.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.21-22
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• 2000

생물의 특성 중 하나는 외부나 내부의 자극에 대하여 반응한다는 것이다. 이러한 환경의 변화를 감각기관에서 수용하여 그 환경의 변화에 적절하게 대응하는데 이러한 반응은 작게는 운동, 크게는 행동이라는 형태로 나타난다. 동물에 있어서 이와 같이 자극에 대하여 특이한 반응행동을 일으키는 성질들을 주성(Taxis)이라 한다. 주성에는 자극에 따라 주광성, 주촉성, 주류성, 주온성 등이 있으나 어업에 있어서 가장 광범위하게 이용하고 있는 것이 어류의 주광성이라 할 수 있다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.264-265
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• 2000

수계환경의 오염 실상을 파악하기 위해서 어류의 혈액화학적 변화는 수중의 오염물질에 의해서 그 구성이 변동되므로, 수계환경의 오염수준을 감시하는 유용한 수단으로 활용되고 있다(Khattak and Hafeez, 1996). PCBs(Polychlorinated biphenyls)는 열에 안전하고 전기 절연성이 좋은 특성을 가지고 있어 1929년부터 미국의 Monsanto사에서 Arochlor란 이름으로 시판되어 상업적으로 이용되기 시작하였다(Hutzinger. et al., 1986). (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.335-335
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• 2015

행주대교 하류 약 3km 지점에 위치한 신곡수중보는 한강종합개발 사업 중 하도정비로 인한 상시수위 저하로 인해 발생하는 문제를 해결하기 위해 설치되었으며, 취수장의 취수심 확보, 주운수심 확보, 염수 역류에 의한 생태계의 변화 방지, 하천 주면의 지하수위 저하 방지 목적으로 건설되었다. 본 연구에서는 신곡수중보의 존치, 이전 혹은 철거로 인한 수질변화를 모의를 실시하였다. 한강 본류와 임진강 합류를 고려하여 총 495개 수질모의 셀을 구성하였고, 수질모의를 위한 WQ Cell은 길이가 100 m~340 m로 임진강 47개, 한강 448개로 총 495개의 셀로 구성하였으며, 주요 지천이나 오염원으로 신곡보 하류에는 공릉천, 신곡보와 잠실보 사이에는 창릉천, 서남과 난지물 재생센터, 안양천, 홍제천, 중랑천, 탄천, 잠실보 상류에는 왕숙천, 월문천, 덕풍천 등 9개 지천과 2개 물 재생센터를 포함하였으며 잠실보 상류에서의 생활용수 취수를 고려하였다. 수온, BOD, 조류의 경계조건은 환경부에서 제공한 2011년 3월과 4월의 측정자료를 사용하였다. 그 결과, 신곡보 철거시 수온의 변화는 서해로부터의 차가운 해수의 역류 증가로 임진강, 파주, 전류, 장항습지까지 수온이 최대 $0.94^{\circ}C$ 크게 하강할 것으로 나타났으나 행주, 가양, 영등포는 오히려 수온이 $0.03{\sim}0.04^{\circ}C$ 미미하게 상승할 것으로 나타났으며 현재의 신곡보가 수온의 급격한 변화를 완층하는 역할을 담당하여 왔으나 보가 철거되면서 이러한 수온 완충역할이 사라지기 때문으로 분석되었다. 신곡보 철거시 BOD 농도의 변화는 잠실보 하류쪽으로는 BOD 농도가 최대 1.02 mg/l 감소하는 등 전반적으로 수질이 크게 개선될 것으로 나타나는 반면 잠실보 상류쪽으로는 BOD 농도가 최대 0.56 mg/l 증가하며 현재의 1급수 수질에서 2급수로 수질이 악화되어 상수원 수질 관리가 어려울 것으로 예상되었다. 신곡보 철거시 조류 농도의 변화는 잠실보 하류쪽으로 조류 농도가 최대 1.85 mg-A/l 감소하는 등 전반적으로 수질이 크게 개선될 것으로 나타나는 반면 잠실보 상류쪽으로는 조류 농도가 최대 0.40 mg-A/l 증가하며 고조위 기간에는 조류주의보 기준 1.5 mg-A/l를 초과하는 경우도 발생하여 상수원 취수에 문제가 발생할 가능성이 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.268-273
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• 2015

Recently many countries are researching actively underwater sensor networks for securing ocean resources and changes of ocean environment in all over the world. Current the commercial modem are not suitable because it has characteristics of long distance, higher price, larger power consumption with the special object mainly. In this paper, a low power and compact underwater communication modem which is suitable for underwater sensor networks is implemented. It is comprised by using a simple analog circuit for non-coherent BFSK modulation method, ultra low power MCU and orthogonal codes with a less operation and a simple implementation. It was experimented an underwater communication using our modem in a water tank and open sea farms. It communicates fewer than $10^{-4}$ bit error rate.