• The Sea:JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF OCEANOGRAPHY
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.223-237
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• 2011

The intermittent freshwater discharge has an critical influence upon the biophysical environments and the ecosystems of the Yeongsan Estuary where the estuary dam altered the continuous mixing of saltwater and freshwater. Though freshwater discharge is controlled by human, the extreme events are mainly driven by the heavy rainfall in the river basin, and provide various impacts, depending on its magnitude and frequency. This research aims to evaluate the magnitude and frequency of extreme freshwater discharges, and to establish the magnitude-frequency relationships between basin-wide rainfall and freshwater inflow. Daily discharge and daily basin-averaged rainfall from Jan 1, 1997 to Aug 31, 2010 were used to determine the relations between discharge and rainfall. Consecutive daily discharges were grouped into independent events using well-defined event-separation algorithm. Partial duration series were extracted to obtain the proper probability distribution function for extreme discharges and corresponding rainfall events. Extreme discharge events over the threshold 133,656,000 $m^3$ count up to 46 for 13.7y years, following the Weibull distribution with k=1.4. The 3-day accumulated rain-falls which occurred one day before peak discharges (1day-before-3day -sum rainfall), are determined as a control variable for discharge, because their magnitude is best correlated with that of the extreme discharge events. The minimum value of the corresponding 1day-before-3day-sum rainfall, 50.98mm is initially set to a threshold for the selection of discharge-inducing rainfall cases. The number of 1day-before-3day-sum rainfall groups after selection, however, exceeds that of the extreme discharge events. The canonical discriminant analysis indicates that water level over target level (-1.35 m EL.) can be useful to divide the 1day-before-3day-sum rainfall groups into discharge-induced and non-discharge ones. It also shows that the newly-set threshold, 104mm, can just separate these two cases without errors. The magnitude-frequency relationships between rainfall and discharge are established with the newly-selected lday-before-3day-sum rainfalls: $D=1.111{\times}10^8+1.677{\times}10^6{\overline{r_{3day}}$, (${\overline{r_{3day}}{\geqq}104$, $R^2=0.459$), $T_d=1.326T^{0.683}_{r3}$, $T_d=0.117{\exp}[0.0155{\overline{r_{3day}}]$, where D is the quantity of discharge, ${\overline{r_{3day}}$ the 1day-before-3day-sum rainfall, $T_{r3}$ and $T_d$, are respectively return periods of 1day-before-3day-sum rainfall and freshwater discharge. These relations provide the framework to evaluate the effect of freshwater discharge on estuarine flow structure, water quality, responses of ecosystems from the perspective of magnitude and frequency.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.53-59
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• 2010

The spatial variability in the food chain structure of an estuarine environment(Nanakita estuarine, Japan) was investigated using stable carbon and nitrogen isotope. Potential organic matter sources(TP:Terrstrial Plant, MPOM:Marine particulate organic matter, BMA:Benthic microalgae, EPOM:Estuarine particulate organic matter), sedimentary organic matter and benthic invertebrates(Nuttallia olivacea and Nereidae) were sampled at four locations with different tidal flat types(e.g. sanddy, sanddy-muddy and muddy). The main objective of the present study was to determine food sources of Nuttallia olivacea and Nereidae along with small-scale spatial variability within the community of benthic invertebrates. TP(${\delta}^{13}C=-26.6{\pm}0.76$ and ${\delta}^{15}N=2.7{\pm}0.31$) and EPOM(${\delta}^{13}C=-25.5{\pm}0.13$ and ${\delta}^{15}N=5.2{\pm}0.46$) were isotopically distinct from BMA(${\delta}^{13}C=-16.3$ and ${\delta}^{15}N=6.2$) and MPOM(${\delta}^{13}C=-19.6{\pm}0.08$ and ${\delta}^{15}N=8.9{\pm}1.70$). ${\delta}^{13}C$ values of sedimentary organic matter showed a distinct gradient in the range of -27.4 to -22.8‰ with a declining trend from the upstream to the downstream stations. The stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values of benthic invertebrates in the study site was -22.8 to -18.4‰ for ${\delta}^{16}C$ and 8.1 to 11.9‰ or ${\delta}^{15}N$, respectively. Mixing model(Isosource) calculations based on stable isotope measurements showed that benthic invertebrates of Nuttallia olivacea and Nereidae were found to be dominated by MPOM and BMA in stations. Whereas, TP and EPOM showed little influence to benthic invertebrates. The current result suggests that the different contribution for benthic invertebrates should be affected by both seasonal variation and physical factor among stations.

• 한국해양학회지
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.57-98
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• 1981

This study deals with the marine dinoflagellates observed in 50 samples collected in the vincinity of Yeosu from August 1979 to May 1980. Forty-nine species were identified and these taxa are attributed to 10 genera, of which 2 are infraspecific taxa. Two families, 3 genera, and 32 species are new records for the Korean coastal waters. Small dinoflagellates recorded in this study are ascribed to the use of volumetric samplers instead of nets. In this area, the armored forms are the most important components of the dinoflagellates (39 taxa). All species are illustrated by photomicroscopy. There are 49 pictures of taxa. An attempt has been made to provide more correct references to each species. There are comparative descriptive information, taxonomic comments, and distributional data for each species.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.1664-1668
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• 2008

팔당호는 수도권의 상수원수로서 매우 중요한 역할을 맡고 있다. 팔당호의 수도권 상수도 공급량은 전체 공급량에 32%를 차지하고 있으며, 현재 4개의 취수구에서 상수원수가 취수되고 있다. 취수장의 총 취수시설 용량은 $9.02{\times}10^6\;m^3/day$ 규모이고, 실제 취수되는 양은 약 $4{\times}10^6\;m^3/day$이다. 따라서 팔당호의 지속적인 수질관리 및 수질예측이 중요하다고 할 수 있다. 실제로 팔당호는 여러 가지 수질 문제를 안고 있다. 팔당호 상류의 인구가 증가하고 도시화되면서 유입되는 오염물질의 양이 증가하고 있으며 이런 상황에서 상수원수로서 필요한 수질을 확보하는 데에 어려움을 겪고 있다. 특히 집중호우 시 호수 및 하천에 발생하는 부유사 문제가 심각한 수준이다. 하천에서 부유사 문제는 수자원 이용뿐만 아니라 하천 생태계까지 피해를 미치게 된다. 따라서 부유사 거동에 대해 해석하는 모형개발에 대한 연구가 필요한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 이렇듯 중요성과 문제성을 동시에 지니고 있는 팔당호의 수질을 예측, 관리를 위해 2차원 수질모델을 이용하여 부유물질 확산거동을 예측하고자 한다. 수로연장이 길고 수심이 깊은 댐이나 호수에서는 x-z방향으로 구획을 나누고 하천, 하구나 만에서는 수심보다 수평방향 면적이 넓기 때문에 x-y방향으로 구획을 나누는 것이 일반적이며, 팔당호의 경우 수리학적으로 큰 규모의 호수이기 때문에 이러한 2차원 모형을 이용하는 것이 적합하다. 본 연구에서는 2차원 수질 해석모델인 SED-2D를 이용하여 부유사 확산 거동에 대한 해석모델 개발을 연구하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.173-173
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• 2012

중력류는 두 유체 사이에서 물질의 종류 또는 온도차로 인한 밀도 차이에 의해 발생되는 유체의 흐름을 말하며, 자연환경에서는 저수지에서의 중층탁류, 사막에서의 모래 폭풍, 하구에서의 염수쐐기 등이 그 예이다. 여름철에 강우가 집중되는 우리나라는 홍수에 의한 범람, 침수 등이 발생할 뿐만 아니라 댐이나 하천, 호수 등에 흙탕물이 유입되어 중간층에 정체하는 중층탁류에 의한 피해가 자주 발생하고 있다. 과거에 중층탁류는 일시적인 현상에 불과하였으나 오늘날에는 인공적으로 형성된 정체성 호수나 하천에서 장기간 체류하여 생태계의 교란과 수질 악화를 초래하고 있다. 중층탁류에 의한 피해를 저감시키기 위해서는 본래 자연 상태의 하천이나 호수와 같이 온도분포가 비선형적으로 성층화 된 상태에서 탁수가 유입되어 중층탁류가 형성되는 과정과 흐름 특성을 이해하는 것이 선행되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 중력류 흐름 해석을 위한 실험 장치를 개발하였다. 실험 장치 중 수조의 제원은 1200 $700{\times}300mm$이며, 수조 상부에는 가열장치를 설치하였고, 수조 하부에는 냉각장치를 설치하였다. 이들 장치들을 가동하여 깊이에 따른 자연현상에서의 비선형적인 온도 단면을 재현한다. 수리 실험방법은 깊이 방향으로 온도에 따라 비선형적으로 성층화 된 유체 내로 경사가 있는 판을 따라 수조내의 성층화된 유체의 중간 온도 혹은 밀도를 가진 유체를 침입시킨다. 침입유체는 성층화된 유체 내에서 초기에는 중력에 의해 운동량을 갖고 경사면을 따라 일정한 속도로 흘러내려 간다. 이후 바닥으로 하강 한 후 부력에 의해 상승하여 동일한 밀도층의 위치에서 횡방향으로 전파하게 된다. 이 연구에서는 이와 같이 비선형적으로 성층화된 유체 내에서의 침입 중력류의 흐름 특성을 실험적으로 관측하고 분석한다.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.265-275
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• 2012

As climate change is becoming a growing concern and the importance of water management is increasing, the retention of carbon and nutrients in wetland soils including inland and coastal area has become important. In this study, retention characteristics of organic matter and nutrients of coastal sediment and soils in different types of wetlands such as constructed wetland, natural (inland marsh, estuary, tidal flat) wetlands were investigated. A correlation analysis was also performed to understand the relationship among organic matter properties, nutrient concentrations and soil texture of wetland soils. The degree of retention of organic matter and nitrogen in wetland soils varied with the wetland type. Inland wetlands retain more nitrogen than estuary or coastal wetlands, and natural wetlands retain more organic matter and nitrogen than constructed ones. Coastal sediments in a bay area where seawater circulation is restricted have more nutrients than those in estuary or tidal flats where seawater circulates well. The results showed that the sediment chemical oxygen demand has a high correlation with the total organic carbon and the total nitrogen in the studied area.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.639-647
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• 2009

In line with the rapid settlement of information society, the demand for geospatial information and its applications are dramatically increasing. The Project of National Geographic Information System(NGIS) is actively on going to meet up-to-dateness and accuracy of geospatial data. It is fact that the public interest in environmental issues is increasing than ever in accordance with the restoration of the four major rivers, core project of Green New Deal Policy, and the event of the Ramsar General Meeting. Because the Nakdong River Estuary is a place of great importance in both aspects of wetland and environment conservation, a variety of researches related to this area are progressing. Although artificial developments and natural phenomena are rapidly changing the topography and ecosystem of this area, the effort to build topographic DB for change monitoring is very slow. This study describes a Lidar surveying project over the restored wetland Eulsukdo, the southermost part of the Nakdong River, to establish precise topographic DB throughout producing 3D topographical maps and wetland classification maps. The results of this study will make a large contribution to the systematic maintenance and management for the restored Eulsukdo wetland.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.39 no.1 s.115
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• pp.52-61
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• 2006

The aim of this study was to analyze the seasonal patterns of zooplankton community dynamics in the lower Nakdong River (Mulgum, RK; river kilometer; 27 km from the estuarine barrage), with a Self-Organizing Map (SOM) based on weekly sampled data collected over ten years(1994 ${\sim}$ 2003). It is well known that zooplankton groups had important role in the food web of freshwater ecosystems, however, less attention has been paid to this group compared with other community constituents. A non-linear patterning algorithm of the SOM was applied to discover the relationship among river environments and zooplankton community dynamics. Limnological variables (water temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH , Secchi transparency, turbidity, chlorophyll a, discharge, etc.) were taken into account to implement patterning seasonal changes of zooplankton community structures (consisting of rotifers, cladocerans and copepods). The trained SOM model allocated zooplankton on the map plane with limnological parameters. Three zooplankton groups had high similarities to one another in their changing seasonal patterns, Among the limnological variables, water temporature was highly related to the zooplankton community dynamics (especially for cladocerans). The SOM model illustrated the suppression of zooplankton due to the increased river discharge, particularly in summer. Chlorophyll a concentrations were separated from zooplankton data set on the map plane, which would intimate the herbivorous activity of dominant grazers. This study introduces the zooplankton dynamics associated with limnological parameters using a nonlinear method, and the information will be useful for managing the river ecosystem, with respect to the food web interactions.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.273-284
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• 2007

The spatial and temporal zooplankton dynamics were examined along ca. 100-km section of the middle to lower Seomjin River (without estuary dam in river mouth) and Youngsan River (with estuary dam in river mouth) systems during study periods (2004. Nov.${\sim}$2006. Aug.) based on a monthly sampling intervals. The spatial variation of zooplankton biomass at both river ecosystems was distinct. There was considerable longitudinal variation in total zooplankton abundance in Youngsan R. stretch. The increase in total zooplankton abundance were observed along the longitudinal stretch toward the estuary dam. In contrast, there were not statistically significant longitudinal differences in total zooplankton abundance in Seomjin R. stretch. In Youngsan R. stretch, average abundance of total zooplankton (average ranges: $199{\sim}817$ Ind. $L^{-1}$ at 3 sampling sites, n=20) were nearly $4{\sim}60$ fold higher than that of Seomjin R. stretch (average ranges: $12{\sim}43$ Ind. $L^{-1}$ at 4 sampling sites, n=20). Relative abundance of rotifers (over 80% of total zooplankton abundance) at the whole sampling sites in Youngsan R. stretch were Much higher than that of the Seomjin R. stretch. The most abundant rotifers were Polyarthra spp., Brachionus spp., Colurella spp., and Keratella spp. at the both river ecosystems. In Seomjin R. stretch, copepods carbon biomass sharply increased toward in river mouth (over 40% of total zooplankton carbon biomass). Average ranges of total zooplankton filtering rates for phytoplankton at both river ecosystems varied from 21.2 to 92.9 mL $L^{-1}\;D^{-1}$ in Youngsan R. stretch and from 2.1 to 2.6 mL $L^{-1}\;D^{-1}$ in Seomjin R. stretch. Considering the zooplankton filtering rates, zooplankton as grazers of phytoplankton in Youngsan R. stretch seemed to play the more important role in planktonic food web than that of the Seomjin R. stretch.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.2033-2037
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• 2008

최근 들어 국지성호우와 장마, 태풍에 의한 자연재해는 모든 분야에서 심각한 영향을 미치고 있다. 자연재해로 발생한 토사는 하천, 농업용 저수지, 댐 및 하구를 메워 흐름을 방해하고 저서생태계에 미치는 영향은 매우 크다. 이러한 토사는 농업용 저수지와 홍수 조절용 구조물의 사용 수명을 단축시키고, 하상을 높여 흐름을 방해하거나 변화시켜 하천 범람을 발생하기도 한다. 한편 하천범람과 제방 붕괴 등은 농지 침수는 물론 작물의 성장을 방해하는 등 많은 경제적 손실을 가져오고 있다. 본 연구에서는 토사의 농도와 분광반사특성의 상호관계를 알아보기 위하여 분광복사계(Li-1800)를 이용하여 미리 제작한 수조 안의 토사(실트질, 모래질) 농도를 변화시켜 토사농도에 따른 분광반사 특성을 파악하고, 그 특징에 대해 검토, 고찰하였다. 연구결과 실트질의 체적반사율이 모래에 비해 약 40% 높게 나타났으며, 실트와 모래 모두 $554{\sim}588nm$영역에서 최대반사율을 나타내었다. 상관분석 결과 각 토사의 상관계수는 실트질이 $0.63{\sim}0.99$, 모래가 $0.73{\sim}0.96$의 값을 나타냈으며, 두 토양 모두 $550{\sim}900nm$영역에서 r>0.90의 높은 상관성을 보였다. 또한, 토사농도에 따른 반사특성은 실트질의 경우 토사 농도가 $0{\sim}60%$까지 $470{\sim}740nm$영역에서 큰 상승폭을 보인 반면, 모래의 경우 토사농도가 25%까지 크게 증가하였으나 30%이상의 농도에서는 변화 폭이 매우 적어지는 특징을 보였다. 토사농도의 변화에 따른 탁수의 분광 반사특성은 토사의 종류에 따라 크게 다르다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.