• Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.521-535
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• 2011

This study intended to explain the relationship between climate change and magnetic susceptibility of estuarine sediment. Data of OSL dating and magnetic susceptibility from estuarine tidal sediment were compared with various climate change data. During the last Holocene, the intense of magnetic susceptibility related with weaker Siberian High and stronger Asian Summer Monsoon. It is explained that high precipitation and runoff made much fluvial sediment input to the estuary. From the early to mid Holocene, there is no clear relationship between climate change and MS because of the much coastal sediment input caused by rapid sea level rise and the formation of upland soil and coastal marsh. These results contribute to reconstruct paleo-environmental changes of west coast of Korea, in the way of using benefit of ubiquitous estuarine tidal flats and relatively useful magnetic susceptibility methodoloy.

• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.373-387
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• 2011

In this study, four types of sensitivity experiments (EG, EE, NG, NE; E: ERA-Interim, N: NCEP/DOE2, G: Grell scheme, E: Emanuel scheme) were performed to evaluate the simulation skills of RegCM4 released in July 2010 over the CORDEX (COordinated Regional Downscaling EXperiment) East Asia domain based on the combinations of boundary conditions (BC: ERA-Interim, NCEP/DOE2) and the cumulus parameterization schemes (CPS: Grell, Emanuel) for the 1989. The surface air temperature and precipitation data observed by the Korea Meteorological Adminstration were used to validate the simulation results over South Korea. The RegCM4 well simulates the seasonal and spatial variations of temperature but it fails to capture the seasonal and spatial variations of precipitation without consideration of the BC and CPS. Especially the simulated summer precipitation amount is significantly less in EG, NG, and NE experiments. But the seasonal variation of precipitation including summer precipitation is relatively well simulated in the EE experiment. The EE experiment shows a better skill in the seasonal march of East Asia summer monsoon, distribution of precipitation intensity and frequency than other experiments. In general, the skills of RegCM4 for temperature and precipitation are better during winter than summer, and in Emanuel than Grell schemes. The simulation results are more impacted by cumulus parameterization schemes than boundary conditions.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.43 no.4
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• pp.333-341
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• 2010

Fluvial sediments are widely distributed in present and old river-beds of the mid-Keum River, the tributaries of which are the Yugu and Jeongan Rivers. The basement of the mid-Keum River area consists of Mesozoic granites which are easily eroded compared to Precambrian gneisses, which are exposed in the upper-Keum River area. The provenance of the fluvial sediments includes both the Precambrian gneisses and Mesozoic granites, which occur in the catchment of the mid-Keum River. The coarse-grained sediments were probably transported from the river-beds and the overbank floodings of the main Keum River and its tributaries when the climate was warm and wet. The oldest mud deposits were dated at ca. 9,400 yr BP by the radiocarbon method. It has been estimated that the sand deposits below the dated muds were formed in a period from the Late Pleistocene to the Early Holocene. However we have revealed that the major part of the present river-bed sediments was formed at ca. 3,000-6,000 yr BP, i.e., in the mid- to late Holocene, when summer monsoon was very strong due to climatic changes. We have calculated fluvial sedimentation rates of 0.12-0.16 cm/yr and 0.02-0.09 cm/yr for borehole KJ-29 river-bed sediments and borehole KJ-28 floodplain deposits, respectively. We conclude that the sedimentation rate is higher near the present stream channel than near the floodplain.

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.41 no.1 s.112
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• pp.94-105
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• 2006

This paper aims to analyze changes of unusual temperature events on summer and winter and their controlling factors. There has been obviously an increased frequencies of summer unusual high temperature occurrence and decreased frequencies of winter unusual low temperature at most of stations. WMI, winter SHI and AOI might be essential for prediction of unusual temperature during winter and summer OHI and spring NPI for summer unusual low temperature. These factors are crucial because they reflect the recent global warming trend as well as have apparent associations with unusual temperature occurrence frequency in Korea.

• The Sea:JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF OCEANOGRAPHY
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.1-8
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• 2020

Biogenic opal crash at about 6.7 Ma was identified at both IODP Site U1447 and NGHP Site 17 in the Andaman Sea. The different biogenic opal content and general variation pattern between two sites may be attributed to the different concentration of analytical reagent and sedimentation rate estimated by the different chronological approaches. Nevertheless, this study suggests that the biogenic opal crash in the Andaman Sea is closely related to the restriction of Indonesian Throughflow and to the decreasing strength of Indian summer monsoon during the late Miocene, both of which resulted in the reduction of nutrient supply.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.1580-1584
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• 2010

지역기후모델 RegCM3 이용하여 역학적 상세화 이중둥지격자체계를 구축하고 관측, ECHO-G/S의 20C3M 및 SRES A2 시나리오를 이용하여 동아시아(60km 분해능)와 한반도(20km 분해능)에 대한 현재 및 미래(1971-2100, 130년)의 기후변화 시나리오 자료를 생산하였다. 미래 동아시아와 한반도지역은 기온상승에 의해 대기 중 수증기 함유량 증가와 여름 몬순의 강화로 전 계절에 걸쳐 강수량이 증가하고 토양수분, 증발산도 증가할 것으로 전망되었다. 상세화된 일(daily)강수량 자료를 일반극치(general extreme value, GEV)분석을 활용하여 20세기 동안 한반도의 일최대강수량의 공간 분포를 분석하고 미래 강수의 일최대강수량 변화를 전망하였다. 20세기 (1971-2000)에는 남해안과 경기 내륙지방에서 일최대강수량의 빈도와 평균값이 나타났다. 21세기에는 일최대강수량의 평균은 현재보다 약 10 $mmday^{-1}$, 20년 빈도 강수량은 60 $mmday^{-1}$ 정도 증가할 것이고, 남해안과 서해안과 충청내륙일부지방, $39^{\circ}N$ 이북에서 뚜렷이 나타날 것으로 전망되었다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.372-376
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• 2010

기후변화에 의한 각 분야의 영향예측과 평가가 전 세계적으로 진행되고 있으며, 이 결과가 국제기관들에 의해 종합 정리되어 발표되고 있다. 또한 이를 토대로 범 지구차원, 국가차원의 대응방안에 관한 연구가 지속적으로 이루어지고 있다. 우리나라는 아시아 몬순 기후 지역으로 년 평균 강수량이 1,270mm 정도로 세계 평균의 1.3배 정도로 비교적 많은 편이나 1인당 강수 총량은 세계평균의 1/11로서 물부족 국가에 속하고 있다. 년간 강수량의 분포는 계절적, 지역적으로 큰 차이를 보여 다우기인 6월에서 9월까지의 강수량이 2/3을 차지하며 그 후 이듬해 3월 까지의 강수량이 전체의 1/5에 불과해 여름에는 집중호우로 인한 홍수가 빈발하며, 겨울과 봄에는 물 부족이 발생하게 된다. 또한 기후변화로 인한 강수량과 기온은 지역적으로 차이는 있으나 계속적으로 증가하는 것으로 분석됨에 따라 기후변화에 따른 농업수자원은 더욱 취약해 질 것으로 판단된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 우리나라 농업용저수지에 대한 필요저수량을 예측하였다. 그 결과 2020s, 2050s, 2080s 및 각 지역별로 많은 차이가 났다. MM5의 경우 13.1%~37.4%, CF방법에서는 -7.3%~36.2%, LARS-WG방법에서는 -33.1%~37.8%로 지역별 및 년도별로 남거나 부족한 것으로 나타났다. 이는 미래에 내리는 강우가 관개기에 얼마나 큰 영향을 미치느냐에 따라 크게 달라지는 것으로 분석되었다.

• Atmosphere
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.257-271
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• 2024

In 2023, the World Meteorological Organization released a report on climate conditions in Asia, highlighting the region's high vulnerability to floods and the increasing severity and frequency of extreme precipitation events. While previous studies have largely concentrated on broader-scale phenomena such as the Asian monsoon, it is crucial to investigate the substantial characteristics of extreme precipitation for a better understanding. In this study, we analyze the spatiotemporal characteristics of extreme precipitation during summer and their affecting factors by decomposing the moisture budgets within specific Asian regions over 44 years (1979~2022). Our findings indicate that dynamic convergence terms (DY CON), which reflect changes in wind patterns, primarily drive extreme rainfall across much of Asia. In southern Asian sub-regions, particularly coastal areas, extreme precipitation is primarily driven by low-pressure systems, with DY CON accounting for 70% of the variance. However, in eastern Asia, both thermodynamic advection and nonlinear convergence terms significantly contribute to extreme precipitation. Notably, on the Korean Peninsula, thermodynamic advection plays an important role, driven by substantial moisture carried by strong southerly mean flow. Understanding these distinct characteristics of extreme rainfall across sub-regions is expected to enhance both predictability and resilience.

• Atmosphere
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.563-576
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• 2021

The performance of East Asian summer monsoon is assessed for GC2 and GC3.1, which are climate change models of the current and next climate prediction system in the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), GloSea5 and GloSea6. The most pronounced characteristics of GC models are strong monsoon trough and the weakening of the Western North Pacific Subtropical High (WNPSH). These are related to the weakening of the southwesterly wind and resulting weak monsoon band toward the Korean Peninsula. The GC3.1 is known to have improved the model configuration version compared to GC2, such as cloud physics and ocean parameters. We can confirm that the overall improvements of GC3.1 against GC2, especially in pressure, 850 hPa wind fields, and vertical wind shear. Also, the precipitation band stagnant in the south of 30°N in late spring is improved, therefore the biases of rainy onset and withdrawal on the Korean Peninsula are reduced by 2~4 pentad. We also investigate the impact of initialization in comparison with GloSea5 hindcast. Compared with GCs, hindcast results show better simulation within 1 month lead time, especially in pressure and 850 hPa wind fields, which can be expected to the improvement of WNPSH. Therefore, it is expected that the simulation performance of WNPSH will be improved in the result of applying the initialization of GloSea6.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.36 no.2 s.103
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• pp.139-149
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• 2003

This study was conducted to determine limiting nutrients and the physiological characteristics of phytoplankton in response of nutrients in Lake Paldang from March 2002 to October 2002. A field research was conducted along with laboratory batch culture experiment to find the limiting nutrients and the growth kinetics. According the results of Chl. a TP relationship, TN/TP ratio, and nutrient addition bioassay, phosphorus appeared to be a major limiting nutrient in Lake Paldang and thus the lake productivity was greatly influenced by it. P limitation for the phytoplankton of Lake Paldang varied with season, and the possibility of limitation by nitrogen and silica also occurred. The degree of P limitation was greatest during spring when the concentration of dissolved phosphorus is relatively much lower than summer and autumn. The maximum growth rate (${\mu}_{max}$) and half saturation concentration ($K_u$) of Lake Paldang phytoplankton ranged from 0.8${\sim}$1.1$day^1$ and from 0.1${\sim}$O.8${\mu}M$, respectively. $K_u$ was highest during May ($0.8{\mu}M$) and the lowest during September ($0.1{\mu}M$). Such result may be induced by the phytoplankton cell quota that showed the lowest concentration ($0.13{\mu}gP/{\mu}gChl.$ a) during May. The growth kinetics showed that phytoplankton growth in Lake Paldang was faster during summer and autumn than spring, suggesting that the Potential of algal bloom is high after the summer monsoon season.