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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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.202-214
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• 2014

급격히 증가하고 있는 무인해양관측 체계들의 현황을 글로벌 관점에서 조명하고, 이를 범국가적 차원에서 통합, 조정, 관리하기 위한 네트워크에 대해 고찰하였다. 3차원 시공간적으로 변동이 심한 해양환경을 관측/감시하기 위해서 무인해양관측 플랫폼들은 점차 다양화되고 있는데, 여기서는 이동형(표층 뜰개, 중층 플로트, 수중 글라이더)과 고정형(표층 및 수중 계류선, 바닥장착형 관측)으로 구분하여 각각의 목적, 역사, 현황을 조사하고, 향후 변화를 전망했다. 이들을 활용하여 글로벌 해양관측체계에 기여하고 있는 대표적인 고정형과 이동형 무인해양관측 네트워크(ARGO와 OceanSITES) 프로그램들의 현황에 대해서 알아보고, 글로벌 해양관측/모니터링 체계를 위한 시너지 효과를 창출하기 위한 운용 및 활용 증가를 전망했다. 마지막으로 더욱 효과적인 해양관측/모니터링 체계를 설계하기 위해 다종의 플랫폼을 동시에 사용하는 것을 제안하였고, 그 대표적인 예로 미 국립과학재단의 OOI(Ocean Observatories Initiative) 프로그램을 소개하였다. 아울러 심해 및 남반구와 같이 글로벌 관점에서 존재하는 자료의 틈을 줄여나가기 위한 노력과 글로벌 경계류 관측 네트워크와 같은 새로운 해양관측 네트워크를 위한 노력, 그리고 생지화학/음향/광학 센서들을 포함한 센서 기술들의 개발 노력과, 자료의 표준화 및 센서 검/교정을 위한 노력에 대한 제언을 추가하였다.