• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.179-188
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• 2015

This study was carried out to determine the optimal number of ARGO floats in the East Sea in order to maximize their applications. The dominant spatio-temporal scale, size of the domain, and the typical float lifetimes in the East Sea were taken into consideration. The mean spatial de-correlation scale of temperature on isobaric surfaces reaches about 60 km. The minimum necessary number of floats is about 82 on average in order to secure independent ARGO profiles with the de-correlation scale. Considering the float lifetimes, about 27 floats per year should be deployed to maintain the 82 ARGO float array every year. To obtain spatially uniform distribution of ARGO float data, mean residence time and dispersion rate (basin area/residence time) of ARGO floats were evaluated in each basin of the East Sea. A faster (slower) dispersion rate requires more (less) ARGO floats to maintain the spatially uniform number of floats. According to the analysis, it is likely that the optimal ratio of the number of floats for each basin is 1:2:4 corresponding to Ulleung Basin:Yamato Basin:Japan Basin. In order to maintain relatively uniform ARGO observing networks, it is necessary to establish a long-term plan for deployment strategy based on float pathways and the dispersion rate parameters estimated by using currently active ARGO float trajectory data as well as reanalysis data.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.129-136
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• 2005

Continued observation of ARGO floats for years(about 4 years) makes the conductivity sensor more vulnerable to fouling by marine life and associated drift in salinity measurements. In this paper, we address this issue by making use of floats deployed in different years. Floats deployed in the East Sea and the Indian Ocean are examined to find out float-to-float match-ups in such a way that an older float pops up simultaneously with a newer deployment (with tolerable space-time difference). A time difference of less than five days and space difference of less than 100km are considered for the match-up data sets. For analysis of the salinity drift under the stable water mass, observations of the floats from deepest water masses have been used. From the cross-check of ARGO floats in the East Sea and the Indian Ocean, it is found that there is a systematic drift in the older float compared to later deployments. All drift results, consistently show negative bias indicating the typical nature of drift from fouled sensors. However, the drift is much less than 0.01, the specified accuracy of ARGO program.

• 대기
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.283-294
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• 2021

An Observing System Experiment (OSE) using Global Ocean Data Assimilation and Prediction System (GODAPS) was conducted to evaluate the assimilation impact of Argo floats, deployed by National Institute of Meteorological Sciences/Korea Meteorological Administration (NIMS/KMA), in marginal seas around Korean peninsula. A data denial experiment was run by removing Argo floats in the Yellow Sea and the East Sea from an operational run. The assimilation results show that Argo floats bring the positive impact on the analysis of ocean internal structure in both Yellow Sea and East Sea. In the East Sea, overall positive impact in the water temperature and salinity context is found, especially outstanding improvement from 300 to 500 m depth. In the Yellow sea, the assimilation impact on water temperature and salinity is also large within 50 m depth, especially greater impact than the East Sea in salinity. However, in the Yellow Sea, the influence of Argo floats tends to be restricted to the vicinity of Argo floats, because there was only one Argo float in the middle of the Yellow Sea during the experiment period. Given that the only limited number of Argo floats generally contribute in a positive way to the improvement of the GODAPS, further progress could be expected with adding more observations from Argo floats to current observing systems.

• 대기
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.4-23
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• 2004

To monitor the world's oceans and understand the role of the oceans for climate change, an Array for Real-time Geostrophic Oceanography (ARGO) program has been carried out since year 2000. Autonomous profiling floats of about 820 are reporting the vertical temperature, salinity, and pressure profiles of the upper 2000 m underwater at regular time intervals. Meteorological Research Institute (METRI) of Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) launched 45 floats at the East Sea and the western Pacific to understand characteristics of water properties and develop the global ocean observation system as a part of international cooperation project. In this study, we introduce ARGO program, METRI-ARGO and the features of APEX float itself and their data formats. We also describe the significant points to be considered for using ARGO data.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.204-211
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• 2004

자동 수직물성관측 뜰개는 매우 유용한 해양관측장비이지만 이에 부착된 CTD의 사후 보정이 불가능하기 때문에 뜰개자료의 정확도 검증이 사후자료관리나 자료활용에 있어 중요한 문제 중 하나이다. 동해 중심층의 염분변화가 국제 Argo프로그램에서 요구하는 정확도 0.01과 유사하기 때문에 동해를 항염분수조로 취급하여 동해에 투하된 뜰개가 관측한 염분자료의 신뢰성을 세 가지 방법을 통하여 검증하였다. 각각의 방법은 1)부근 해역에서 얻은 정확도가 높은 정선 CTD자료와 뜰개자료의 비교, 2)비슷한 시각에 비슷한 해역에서 얻은 뜰개자료의 비교, 3)체류 수심에서 얻은 염분자료의 장기간에 걸친 안정도 및 정확도 검증이다. 세 방법 모두 뜰개에서 얻은 염분자료가 아무런 보정없이도 Argo프로그램이 요구하는 정확도를 만족함을 보여주었다. 동해의 심층 수온이 일정하다는 가정하에 위의 세 가지 방법을 적용하여 얻은 수온값의 정확도 0.01$^{\circ}C$는 Argo프로그램에서 요구하는 정확도의 2배 정도이다. 하지만 동해의 중층 수온은 Argo프로그램이 요구하는 정확도 이상으로 시공간적으로 변화하기 때문에, 위의 결과는 수온 자료가 부정확하다는 것을 의미하지는 않는다. 동해 중층수온의 시공간적 변화를 고려한다면 수온자료의 정확도도 Argo프로그램이 요구하는 것과 큰 차이가 없다고 할 수 있다. 따라서 이 연구에서 검증된 뜰개가 관측한 수온 염분자료 모두 특별한 보정 없이 사용할 수 있다.

• 대기
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.561-570
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• 2023

In order to improve the predictability of marine high-impacts weather such as typhoon and high waves, the marine observation network is an essential because it could be rapidly changed by strong air-sea interaction. In this regard, the National Institute of Meteorological Sciences, Korea Meteorological Administration (NIMS/KMA) has promoted the Argo float observation program since 2001 to participate in the International Argo program. In this study, current status and future direction of the NIMS/KMA Argo program are presented through the internal meeting and external expert forum. To date, a total of 264 Argo floats have been deployed into the offshore around the Korean Peninsula and the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. The real-time and delayed modes quality control (QC) system of Argo data was developed, and an official regional data assembling center (call-sign 'KM') was run. In 2002, the Argo homepage was established for the systematic management and dissemination of Argo data for domestic and international users. The future goal of the NIMS/KMA Argo program is to improve response to the marine high-impacts weather through a marine environment monitoring and observing system. The promotion strategy for this is divided into four areas: strengthening policy communication, developing observation strategies, promoting utilization research, and activating international cooperation.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.183-191
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• 2021

황해에 투하된 기상청 무인해양관측기기인 Array for Real-time Geostrophic Oceanography(ARGO) 플로트 12기 중 황해 중앙부에서 약 10개월간 자율적으로 이동하며 2일 주기로 심도별 수온, 염분을 측정한 1개의 플로트를 대상으로 수온, 염분과 수중음속의 시계열 변화를 관찰하였다. 그 결과 동계 표층음파통로가 전체심도에 걸쳐 형성 후 수온약층이 발달되는 4월부터 그 두께가 축소하면서 수중음파통로가 형성됨을 알 수 있었다. 또한, 표층음파통로가 지속되는 중 단기간 형성된 수온역전의 영향으로 음파통로에서의 음선경로가 수온역전이 발생하지 않을 때 보다 해수면 반사가 증가되어 나타났다. 천해에서 성공적으로 자료를 수집한 ARGO 플로트의 운용사례를 바탕으로 장기간 관측이 가능한 무인 플랫폼을 황해 중앙부에 집중 운용하여 주변 환경요소를 포함한 수온역전 및 음파통로의 규모변화를 관찰한다면 음파전달 손실 예측이 용이할 것으로 기대된다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.183-188
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• 2005

Using data from Argo floats collected in the Southern Ocean, we describe water mass prop erties and flow fields at intermediate levels (1000m and 2000m levels). Water mass properties from Argo floats, which are consistent with those from previous hydrographic surveys, reflect the movement of the floats well even without quality control on the Argo data. Since the flow fields from the Argo floats do not cover the entire Southern Ocean, we could not obtain a general circulation pattern, especially at the 2000m level. We, however, can confirm the general eastward tendency due to ACC largely following the topography.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.22-29
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• 2004

2000년부터 시작된 ARGO(아르고)국제 프로젝트는 수온ㆍ염분ㆍ유속을 관측하기 위해서 2006년까지 전 지구 해양에 3000대의 아르고 플로트를 투입하고, 중상층 해양을 실시간으로 감시하고자 하는 프로젝트이다. 2003년 12월 현재 18개국에서 투입한 1,023개의 플로트가 운용 중에 있다. 본 연구에서는 플로트가 작동을 멈추고 나서 표류하게 되는 경우에 대해서 일본해양과학기술센터의 해양대순환모델 유속장을 사용하여 분포예측 시뮬레이션을 수행했다. 먼저, 시뮬레이션의 타당성을 조사하기 위하여 모델에서 얻어진 해면 유속 데이터를 사용하여 입자 표류 시뮬레이션을 수행해 WOCE의 해면 표류 부이의 데이터베이스와 비교한 결과를 평가하였다. 그 결과, 모델은 전체적으로 해면 부이의 움직임을 잘 나타내며, 북태평양 전체에서 연안 표착율도 재현하고 있는 점으로부터 사용한 모델은 플로트의 전개 및 추적에 유용한 방법이라는 것을 알았다. 이에 따라, 플로트 투입 후 4년간은 해면과 심도 2000 m와의 사이를 10일간 주기로 반복하고, 그 이후에는 플로트의 수명이 해면에서 종료한다는 가정 하에 북태평양에 있어서 653개(위경도 3도 간격으로 1개)의 입자에 대해 100년간 시뮬레이션을 수행하였다. 그 결과, 약 29%의 플로트가 해안에 표착할 것이라는 결과가 얻어졌다.

• Ocean Science Journal
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.241-246
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• 2007

Northern Arabian Sea (NAS) between $17^{\circ}N-20.5^{\circ}N$ and $59^{\circ}E-69^{\circ}E$ was observed by using Argo float daily data fur about 9 months, from April 2002 through December 2002. Results showed that during April - May mixed layer shoaled due to light winds, clear sky and intense solar insolation. Sea surface temperature (SST) rose by $2.3^{\circ}C$ and ocean gained an average of 99.8 $Wm^{-2}$. Mixed layer reached maximum depth of about 71 m during June - September owing to strong winds and cloudy skies. Ocean gained abnormally low $\sim18Wm^{-2}$ and SST dropped by $3.4^{\circ}C$. During the inter monsoon period, October, mixed layer shoaled and maintained a depth of 20 to 30 m. November - December was accompanied by moderate winds, dropping of SST by $1.5^{\circ}C$ and ocean lost an average of 52.5 $Wm^{-2}$. Mixed layer deepened gradually reaching a maximum of 62 m in December. Analysis of surface fluxes and winds suggested that winds and fluxes are the dominating factors causing deepening of mixed layer during summer and winter monsoon periods respectively. Relatively big]h correlation between MLD, net heat flux and wind speed revealed that short term variability of MLD coincided well with short term variability of surface forcing.