• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.85-95
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• 2010

There is increasing consensus that global warming is seriously affecting the Arctic region. Sea Ice decreases and sea level rise have led to environmental change in Arctic Ecosystems, while also making the Arctic sea route more accessible to humans. There are complicated international governance dynamics in play, in addition to commercial and scientific interests in the Arctic region. This provides a unique opportunity for Korea to lead the future direction of Arctic policy in response to the global issues such as climate change and economic or scientific interests. Korea acquired Ad-hoc Observer status of the Arctic Council(AC) in 2008, which is the only pan-Arctic intergovernmental organization. It consists of six working groups: ACAP, AMAP, CAFF, PAME, EPPR, SDWG that implement research, survey, and monitoring. AC's Observer country has the opportunity to participate in a diverse range of activities such technical and expertise support, research and monitoring, financial support and conference organization. In order for Korea to expand its activities in the Arctic region, we suggest the following approach: First, Korea should become more actively engaged with the Arctic Council and its activities; Second, Korea should construct organized collaborative networks of national experts to respond to Arctic issues; Third, Korea should develop collaborations with Arctic states; Finally, Korea should intensify its research on international relations and international laws related to the Arctic region.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.210-226
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• 2013

Ever since the Arctic region has opened its mysterious passage to mankind, continuous attempts to take advantage of its fastest route across the region has been made. The Arctic region is still covered by thick ice and thus finding a feasible navigating route is essential for an economical voyage. To find the optimal route, it is necessary to establish an efficient transit model that enables us to simulate every possible route in advance. In this work, an enhanced algorithm to determine the optimal route in the Arctic region is introduced. A transit model based on the simulated sea ice and environmental data numerically modeled in the Arctic is developed. By integrating the simulated data into a transit model, further applications such as route simulation, cost estimation or hindcast can be easily performed. An interactive simulation system that determines the optimal Arctic route using the transit model is developed. The simulation of optimal routes is carried out and the validity of the results is discussed.

• 대기
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.393-402
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• 2018

This study investigated future changes in the Arctic permafrost features and related biogeochemical alterations under global warming. The Community Land Model (CLM) with biogeochemistry (BGC) was run for the period 2005 to 2099 with projected future climate based on the Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) A2 scenario. Under global warming, over the Arctic land except for the permafrost region, the rise in soil temperature led to an increase in soil liquid and decrease in soil ice. Also, the Arctic ground obtained carbon dioxide from the atmosphere due to the increase in photosynthesis of vegetation. On the other hand, over the permafrost region, the microbial respiration was increased due to thawing permafrost, resulting in increased carbon dioxide emissions. Methane emissions associated with total water storage have increased over most of Arctic land, especially in the permafrost region. Methane releases were predicted to be greatly increased especially near the rivers and lakes associated with an increased chance of flooding. In conclusion, at the end of $21^{st}$ century, except for permafrost region, the Arctic ground is projected to be the sink of carbon dioxide, and only permafrost region the source of carbon dioxide. This study suggests that thawing permafrost can further to accelerate global warming significantly.

• Strategy21
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• 통권30호
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• pp.200-235
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• 2012

Over the past few years, due to the climate change of the earth, the Arctic's sea ice cover is undergoing a historic transformation - thinning, extent reduction in all seasons, and mitigation in the area of multi-year ice in the central Arctic Ocean. These changes allow for increases in maritime access throughout the Arctic Ocean and for potential longer seasons of navigation and possibly transarctic voyage in the summer. These changes also allow more exploration for oil, gas, and other minerals. The Arctic is now an archetype of the complex, multi-dimensional global problems of the twenty-first century. Military security, environmental security, and economic security interact. The potentially enormous economic stakes, sufficient to change the strategic balance among the states of the region, set off competitive pressures for national advantage. Korea, which is heavily dependent upon the sea lane in terms of transportation of its exports and imports, is very much interested in the Arctic sea routes. Korea believes that the Artic sea route, particularly the Northern Sea Route (NSR), could serve as a new useful sea lane, which will enable shorter times between East Asia and Europe, thus resulting in substantial cost saving for ship operators. In addition to shipping, Korea is interested in other Arctic-related maritime industries. Korea, as a leading shipbuilder in the global market, is interested in building ice breakers, drill ships, and other vessels which can contribute to safe operation in Arctic resource development and exploration. Korea, as one of the future stakeholders in Arctic maritime activities, should be ready to foster international cooperation in the region.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.72-77
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• 2014

우리나라는 영구 동토지역이 존재하지 않는 기후적 특성으로 인해 건설수요가 없었지만, 최근 지구 온난화 현상으로 인하여 화석연료의 사용 보다 극한지 지역의 에너지 확보가 대두되고 있다. 이에 극한지 지역에서 사용하고 있지 못한 에너지 자원의 관심이 증가함에 따라 알레스카 및 시베리아의 천연가스의 개발이 필요성이 증대하고 있다. 이에 따라 극한지 지역에서 필요한 배관 설계 기술은 현재 국내에서 사용되고 있는 천연가스와 전혀 다른 환경에서 운용될 것이 예상되며, 이에 따른 설계 기초 자료가 필요하다. 그러므로 극한지 환경에서의 토양 물성에 따라 배관에 미치는 영향 분석이 필요하다. 현재 배관의 설계는 응력 기반으로 설계되어있지만 추후 변위를 기초하는 설계법이 필요하며, 우선적으로 이를 위한 영구동토층 및 활동층에 대한 영향 분석이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 유한요소해석을 이용한 Thermal elasto-plastic analysis를 통해 활동층의 영향에 따른 배관의 응력 및 변위 측정을 알아보고자 한다.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2006년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2006 PORSEC Volume II
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• pp.1019-1022
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• 2006

Satellite sea ice data from 1978 to the present reveal that the perennial ice (or ice that survives the summer) has been rapidly declining at almost 10% per decade. Warming due to increases in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is now also being reflected in winter with drastic reductions in the maximum extent observed in 2005 and 2006. The retreat of the perennial ice also exposes more open water and has revealed an asymmetric distribution of chlorophyll a pigment concentration in the Arctic basin. Phytoplankton blooms are most dominant at high latitudes, partly on account of sea ice, but in the Arctic basin, it appears that pigment concentrations in the Eastern (Laptev Sea) Region are on the average three times higher than those in the Western (Beaufort Sea) Region. Such asymmetry suggests that despite favorable conditions provided by the melt of sea ice, there are other factors that affects the productivity of the region. The asymmetry is likely associated with much wider shelf areas in the East than in the West, with sea ice processes that inhibits the availability of nutrients near the surface in deep water regions, and river run-off that affects nutrient availability. The primary productivity in the pan-Arctic region have been estimated using the pigment concentrations and PAR derived from SeaWiFS data and the results show large seasonal as well as interannual variability during the 1998 to 2005 period. The data points towards increasing productivity for later years but with only 9 years of data it is too early to tell the overall effect of the sea ice retreat.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.101-110
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• 2012

In this study, we attempted to provide Korean names to the arctic vascular plants observed around the Dasan Korean Arctic Station and Longyearbyen in Spitsbergen Island, in the Arctic region. To obtain recognizable results, plants were named according to the following naming rules. (1) When Korean names already existed, those names were used. (2) When there was no Korean name for a plant species, a scientific name for the plant was translated into a Korean name. (3) If the meaning of the scientific name was unclear, an English common name was translated into Korean name. (4) If the scientific names had meaning to the Arctic inhabitation, the Korean names included the word 'Buk-geuk'. (5) If the distribution of the plant was limited to the Arctic area or the original species lived in the polar region, the Korean name included the word 'Buk-geuk'. (6) If the plant had no Korean generic name, a particular suffix '~a-jae-bi' was added to the closely related genus name of the plant species, or a new Korean genus name was used by translating a common English name. (7) If the same generic name had two or more Korean names, a generic name that better reflected the characteristics of the plant was selected. In this paper, we reported Korean names for 46 plants species belonging to 15 families and 28 genera. Eight plants had an existing Korean name and the other species were given new Korean names based on the criteria outlined above. We also made new Korean generic names for three genera, Braya, Micranthes and Cassiope.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.78-84
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• 2014

최근 비교적 에너지자원 확보가 용이했던 육상의 화석연료가 고갈됨에 따라 이를 확보하기 위한 장소가 육지에서 그 동안 관심을 두지 않았던 극한지로 이동하고 있으며, 극한지 자원 확보를 위한 국가 간의 경쟁이 치열하다. 이러한 극한지 에너지자원 개발 시장을 선점하기 위해서는 국내환경과 상이한 극한지 건설기술 개발이 필수적이다. 극한지 가스배관의 경우 $-40^{\circ}C$에서 $20^{\circ}C$까지의 온도변화에 따라 국내에서 볼 수 없는 외부환경중 하나인 융해침하의 영향을 받게 되는데 이에 맞춰 새로운 해석모델개발이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 유한요소해석을 활용하여 극한지 가스배관과 융해침하를 모델링하였다. 또한 이 모델에 극한지의 온도에 따른 토양 및 배관의 물성을 부가하고 mohr-coulomb이론을 적용하여 융해침하에 따른 배관이 받는 응력 및 변위에 대해 알아보고자 한다.

• 동굴
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.7-16
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• 1995

Karst in Arctic and Subarctic region in North America contains a wide variety of surficial karst landform characteristics due to not only extensive glacial activities, but also interglacial karst processes during the Pleistocene age.(omitted)

• 자원ㆍ환경경제연구
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.787-813
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• 2009

최근 기후변화가 가장 큰 이슈로 부각되고 있는 가운데 북극의 해빙이 점차 줄어들고 있다는 점을 강조하고 있다. 이에 따라 세계적으로 화석연료를 줄이려는 정책적 움직임을 보이고 있다. 그런데 기후변화로 인한 북극의 해빙 감소를 천연가스 자원개발 측면에서 보면 예전에 비해 오히려 낮은 단위 비용으로 천연가스를 생산할 수 있는 기회를 만들어주고 있는 것이다. 본 논문은 이러한 양자 모순관계에서 북극의 천연가스에 대한 영유권을 갖고 있는 국가들은 어떠한 정책을 갖고 움직이고 있는지를 살펴보고자 하였다. 특히 북극에서 가장 많은 매장량을 갖고 있는 러시아의 북극에서의 천연가스 개발 정책이 향후 세계 천연가스시장에서의 수급에 미칠 영향이 상당할 것으로 분석되는 바, 이에 대한 국가적 대응책이 마련되어져야 할 것이다. 러시아가 2030~2040년대에 매장량이 풍부한 야말 반도에서 생산된 천연가스를 북극항로를 통해 액화천연가스(LNG) 수송선으로 수출하게 되면 세계 천연가스시장의 구조는 새로운 단계로 발전될 것이다. 왜냐하면 이러한 거래 형태는 이전의 천연가스 거래에 있어서 지리적 한계를 뛰어 넘을 뿐만 아니라 이제까지의 파이프라인 가스(PNG) 거래 중심에서 액화천연가스(LNG) 거래 중심으로 무게가 이동하기 때문이다. 한편 우리나라와 같이 북극에 대한 영유권을 갖고 있지 않은 중국이나 일본의 움직임을 살펴보면서 우리에게 주는 타산지석의 교훈을 얻고자 하는 것이다.