• Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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• v.35 no.5
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• pp.432-438
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to predict Trophic Diatom Index (TDI) in tributaries of the Han River watershed using the random forest algorithm. The one year (2017) and supplied aquatic ecology health data were used. The data includes water quality(BOD, T-N, $NH_3-N$, T-P, $PO_4-P$, water temperature, DO, pH, conductivity, turbidity), hydraulic factors(water width, average water depth, average velocity of water), and TDI score. Seven factors including water temperature, BOD, T-N, $NH_3-N$, T-P, $PO_4-P$, and average water depth are selected by the Correlation Feature Selection. A TDI prediction model was generated by random forest using the seven factors. To evaluate this model, 2017 data set was used first. As a result of the evaluation, $R^2$, % Difference, NSE(Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency), RMSE(Root Mean Square Error) and accuracy rate show that this model is compatible with predicting TDI. To be more concrete, $R^2$ is 0.93, % Difference is -0.37, NSE is 0.89, RMSE is 8.22 and accuracy rate is 70.4%. Also, additional evaluation using data set more than 17 times the measured point was performed. The results were similar when the 2017 data set were used. The Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test shows there was no statistically significant difference between actual and predicted data for the 2017 data set. These results can specify the elements which probably affect aquatic ecology health. Also, these will provide direction relative to water quality management for a watershed that must be continuously preserved.

• Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.830-840
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• 2011

Climate change has been settled as pending issues to consider water resources and environment all over the world, however, scientific and quantitative assessment methods of climate change have never been standardized. When South Korea headed toward water deficiency nation, the study is not only required analysis of atmospheric or hydrologic factors, but also demanded analysis of correlation with water quality environment factors to gain management policies about climate change. Therefore, this study explored appropriate monthly rainfall elasticity in chosen 41 unit watersheds in Nak-dong river which is the biggest river in Korea and applied monitored discharge data in 2004 to 2009 with monthly rainfall using Thiessen method. Each unit watershed drew elasticity between water temperature and water quality factors such as BOD, COD, SS, T-N, and T-P. Moreover, this study performed non-linear correlation analysis with monitored discharge data. Based on results of analysis, this is first steps of climate change analysis using long-term monitoring to develop basic data by Nak-dong river Environmental Research Center (Ministry of Environment) and to draw quantitative results for reliable forecasting. Secondary, the results considered characteristic of air temperature and rainfall in each unit watershed so that the study has significance its various statistical applications. Finally, this study stands for developing comparable data through "The 4 major river restoration" project by Korea government before and after which cause water quality and water environment changes.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.173-182
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• 2021

It is important to extract and assess low-flow recession characteristics for water resources management in the upper reaches of a stream. It is difficult to express the groundwater flow recession characteristics for streamflow synthetically. The linear recession model has been widely used by baseflow recession analysis for reason of simplicity and convenience, but recent studies show that nonlinear recession models fit well, and the relationship between the reservoir storage of shallow unconfined aquifers and the groundwater discharge was to be identified as nonlinear in the literature based on the analysis of numerous streamflow recession curves. The objective of the study is to decode these nonlinear characteristics, including evaporation loss, storage, and recharge of groundwater using streamflow. By analyzing the observed time series of streamflow from the study area, which is the Pyeongchang River basin in Korea, the main components of the underlying groundwater balance, namely, discharge, evaporation loss, storage, and recharge, can be identified and quantified. As a result of the study, depletion of groundwater by evapotranspiration losses through the water uptake of tree roots was found to bias the recession curves and the estimated reservoir parameters. The seasonality of both rainfall and potential evaporation, analysis of the recession curves, stratified according to time of the year, allowed the quantification of evapotranspiration loss as a function of a calendar month and stored groundwater storage.

• Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.204-216
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• 2021

It is important to understand the factors influencing the temporal and spatial variability of water quality in order to establish an effective customized management strategy for contaminated aquatic ecosystems. In this study, the spatial diversity of the 5-year (2015 - 2019) average total phosphorus (TP) concentration observed in 40 Total Maximum Daily Loads unit-basins in the Nakdong River watershed was analyzed using 50 predictive variables of watershed characteristics, climate characteristics, land use characteristics, and soil characteristics. Cross-correlation analysis, a two-stage exhaustive search approach, and Bayesian inference were applied to identify predictors that best matched the time-averaged TP. The predictors that were finally identified included watershed altitude, precipitation in fall, precipitation in winter, residential area, public facilities area, paddy field, soil available phosphate, soil magnesium, soil available silicic acid, and soil potassium. Among them, it was found that the most influential factors for the spatial difference of TP were watershed altitude in watershed characteristics, public facilities area in land use characteristics, and soil available silicic acid in soil characteristics. This means that artificial factors have a great influence on the spatial variability of TP. It is expected that the proposed statistical modeling approach can be applied to the identification of major factors affecting the spatial variability of the temporal average state of various water quality parameters.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.36 no.5
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• pp.468-480
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• 2022

Although the construction of the Nakdong River Estuary Barrage (NEB) improved the water supply in the region, it cut off the longitudinal connectivity of the estuary aquatic ecosystem. Thus, the social demands for opening the NEB have been continuously raised, and the efforts to restore the aquatic ecosystem of the Nakdong River estuary began in 2017. Many fish species have inhabited the Nakdong River estuary. Since their habitat and migration characteristics vary widely, the sluice gate operation considering them is essential for the restoration of the aquatic ecosystem. Therefore, in this study, we monitored the fish species living and migrating in the Nakdong River estuary and analyzed the possibility of smooth movement of for each fish species by calculating the average flow velocity according to the type and the height of the gate opening. Moreover, we selected the target fish species for each month and suggested the sluice gate operation according to the depth of the main habitat to present the measures that are ideal for optimal restoration of the aquatic ecosystem in the Nakdong River estuary area.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.472-472
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• 2023

In this study, the transport of pollutants was analyzed using the K-River and K-DRUM coupling model for water pollution accidents that occurred in the Nakdong River water system. In Korea, the necessity of a distribution model that accommodates the water circulation process and the importance of nonpoint pollution sources were emphasized in water quality management after the introduction of the total amount of water pollution. Therefore, in order to reflect the runoff characteristics of nonpoint sources, the K-DRUM distribution model, which can analyze pollution in the basin, was used. And the reproducibility of the model was improved by applying the operating rules of dams operating in the Nakdong River system. In addition, in order to analyze the movement of pollutants in the river, only the advection part of the advection-dispersion equation was applied to the 1D hydraulic model K-River to perform pollutant tracking. As a result of water pollution analysis, the peak concentration of the pollutant was underestimated, but the arrival time and the trend of the overall pollutant concentration were well reproduced.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.304-304
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• 2023

Cisangkuy 유역은 인도네시아 3대 도시인 반둥시의 주요 식수원 중 하나로 Citarum 강의 1지류에 해당된다. Cisangkuy 유역은 수계가 매우 복잡할 뿐만 아니라 다양한 관리 주체 및 다수의 수리시설물이 존재하여 수자원의 이용 및 관리에 많은 어려움이 있다. 특히 하천 수량의 대부분을 소수력 발전소의 발전용수로 활용하고 있기 때문에 식수원으로 활용할 수 있는 수량은 극히 한정되어 있다. 본 연구에서는 Cisangkuy 유역의 상수공급 부족 문제를 해소할 수 있는 비구조적인 대책으로써 물관리 시설물의 운영 최적화를 위한 방안을 제시하기 위해 물수지 네트워크 모형인 MODSIM을 활용하여 용수이용 효율 극대화를 위한 연구를 수행하였다. 이를 위해 연구대상지역의 용수이용 현황 및 물관리 시설물에 대한 운영 현황을 조사하였고, 유역 내 물 공급/배분 현황 분석을 수행하여 용수공급체계 개선방안 수립을 위한 물수지 분석 시나리오를 구축하였다. 시나리오는 크게 기존 저수지 운영효율 개선효과 검토, 저수지 상하류 신규댐 설치에 따른 연계운영 효과 검토, 극한 가뭄 발생시 연계운영 효과 검토, 관개용수 우선순위 적용에 따른 발전유량 이수안전도 검토로 구성되며, 각 시나리오별로 물수지 네트워크 모형을 구축하여 물관리 시설물 간 연계운영에 따른 이수안전도 평가를 통한 용수공급 가능량을 검토하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 인도네시아 Citarum 상류에 위치한 Cisangkuy 유역 내 다양한 시설물의 연계운영 효과를 분석하기 위한 초석이 될 수 있으며, 한정된 수자원과 다양한 수요 간의 효율적이고 합리적인 분배 및 시설물 운영문제를 해결하기 위한 의사결정도구로써 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 아울러 인도네시아 물산업 육성을 위해 진출 시 수자원의 효율적인 활용을 위한 기초자료로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.253-253
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• 2023

유역의 수량, 수질, 수생태, 지하수, 하천환경, 기후변화, 오염원, 하천 친수공간, 농업경작지 등 수자원 관점의 물순환의 범위를 넘어서 환경, 기후변화 적응, 경제성, 사회문화 등 다양한 분야를 포함한 통합적인 유역의 물관리 이슈와 문제점을 해결할 필요가 있다. 물순환 관리의 개념은 국토개발과 도시화에 따라 파생된 물순환 왜곡 및 그에 따른 제반 물문제(홍수량 증가에 따른 침수피해, 직접 유출량 증가에 따른 가용 수자원의 감소 등)의 해결을 위한 물관리 행위 전체로 볼 수 있다. 물순환 관리의 범위는 홍수량 감소를 위한 홍수관리, 가용 수자원의 증대를 위한 물 확보 등 물관리 전반을 포함해야 한다. 기존의 물순환 사업은 비점오염 관리에 중점을 두고 LID를 활용한 빗물 침투율 증대와 빗물 재이용 등의 관련 정책을 추진하였으나 이는 물순환 체계 전반을 다루고 있지 못하고 수질 개선에그 효과가 집중되었다. 따라서, 수량·수질·수생태·재이용 등을 종합적으로 고려한 물순환 관리에 대한 연구가 필요하며, 이를 통하여 개별적이고 시설물 중심인 기존 대책의 한계를 극복하고 통합물관리 관점의 물순환 건전성을 기반으로 유역의 안심공간 조성방안을 수립할 필요가 있다. 본 연구에서는 물순환 전반을 연계한 통합적인 물관리를 통하여 물 안심공간을 조성하기 위한 토대를 제시하는 것을 목표로 하며, 통합물관리 관점의 물순환 관련 데이터 수집, 유역별 물순환 수준의 진단 및 평가를 통하여 시범사업 모델을 마련하고, 사업에 따른 효과분석을 기반으로 중장기 추진계획 수립을 통한 실행력을 확보하는 것을 목적으로 한다.

• Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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• v.39 no.4
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• pp.329-342
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• 2023

Turbid water and suspended sediment (SS) load are having negative consequences such as water quality degradation and ecological damage, thus necessitating the establishment of management guidelines to reduce their impact. The present work investigates the spatio-temporal distribution of fish species and the effects of turbid water from 2011-2016 in the upper reaches of Soyang-Dam. The family Cyprinidae is the largest population in the study area, among which Zacco platypus and Zacco koreanus are the dominant species. The diversity of species is relatively abundant in the upper watershed, while the seasonal effect on the population distribution remains unclear. Using two main common components of the empirical orthogonal function (EOF) analysis, the distribution characteristics of 27 species at five survey sites are revealed. Zacco koreanus is found to be predominant at the upstream A-Naerincheon, while Zacco platypus and Rhinogobius brunneus are found to be predominant at the upstream B-Bukcheon. Disturbance of an aquatic ecosystem has a relatively greater impact in the downstream, as-compared to the upper area-the high proportion of forest area is decreased whereas that of agricultural and urbanized areas is increased. The patterns of representative species are changed according to the mid- to long-term effects of turbid water and SS. Accordingly, the significant correlation between the SS load and fish distribution EOF analysis indicates that it should be considered as a potential alternative that can overcome the limitations of impact assessment on turbid water to the Fish Assessment Index (FAI). A comprehensive study examining the long-term effects of SS load to the fish ecosystems with a systematic statistical analysis of sufficiently accumulated data at the national level is needed as future research.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.55 no.6
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• pp.701-716
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• 2022

This study investigated the distribution behaviors of PM2.5 and PM10 at two air quality monitoring sites, Go-eup (GO) and Backseokeup (BS), located in Yangju City, South Korea. The amounts of emissions sources of pollutants were analyzed based on the Clean Air Policy Support System (CAPSS), and the contribution rates of neighboring cities were enumerated in Yangju. Yangju has a geological basin structure, and it is a city with mixed urban and rural characteristics. The emission concentration of particulate matter was affected by geological and seasonal factors for all sites observed in this study. Therefore, these factors should be considered when establishing policies related to particulate matter. Because the official GO and BS station sites in Yangju are both situated in the southern part of the city, the representativeness of both stations was checked using correlation analysis for the measurement of PM2.5 and PM10 by considering two more sites-those of Bongyang-dong (BY) and the Gumjun (GJ) industrial complex. The data included discharge amounts for business types 4 and 5, which were not sufficiently considered in the CAPSS estimates. Because the 4 and 5 types of businesses represent over 92.6% of businesses in this city, they are workplaces in Yangju that have a significant effect on the total air pollutant emission. These types of businesses should be re-inspected as the main discharge sources in industry, and basic data accumulation should be carried out. Moreover, to manage the emission of particulate matter, attainable countermeasures for the main sources of these emissions should be prepared in a prioritized fashion; such countermeasures include prohibition of backyard burning, supervision of charcoal kilns, and management of livestock excretions and fugitive dust in construction sites and on roads. The contribution rates by neighboring cities was enumerated between 6.3% and 10.9% for PM2.5. Cooperation policies are thought to be required with neighboring cites to reduce particulate matter.