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A Review on the Emission Sources of Ammonia and the Factors Affecting Its Loss

  • Das, Piw;Sa, Jae-Hwan;Kim, D.S.;Kim, K.H.;Jeon, E.C.
    • Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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    • v.23 no.E2
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    • pp.47-56
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    • 2007
  • Among all the nitrogen species present in the atmosphere, ammonia forms a considerable portion along with the nitrogen oxides. The major sources of atmospheric ammonia are animal feedlot operations including emission from excreta of domestic animals and agricultural activities, followed by emission from synthetic fertilizers, biomass burning and to some lesser extent, fossil fuel combustion. Ammonia emission factor, expressed as the weight of ammonia per unit weight, volume, or duration of the activity emitting it, is generally used in developing emission estimates for emission inventories. The factors determining ammonia loss from soil or from manures are the temperature, pH, humidity, precipitation and the velocity of wind above it.

A New Type of MR Sensor-Based Vehicle Detector with High Performance and Reliability

  • Kang, Moon-Ho
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.08a
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    • pp.1689-1693
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    • 2004
  • This paper proposes a vehicle detector with a magnetoresistive (MR) sensor. The detector consists of a MR sensor and mechanical and electronic apparatuses. Composed of six magnetically variable resistors, the MR sensor senses disturbance of the earth's magnetic field caused by a moving vehicle over itself and then produces an output indicative of the moving vehicle. Experiments have been carried out with three stages. At the first stage, the outputs of the sensor have been analyzed to show the validity of the detector's circuit and the detecting method. At the second stage, the detector has been tested on a local highway in Korea. Through the field tests, the outputs of the detector in response to various kinds of moving vehicles have been collected and analyzed. At the final stage, to verify the performance of the detector, traffic volumes on the highway have been measured with the detector and compared with the exact traffic volumes in a highly congested traffic.

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The Defect Characterization of Rare-earth Intensifying Screen Material by Doppler Broadening Positron Annihilation Spectrometer (도플러 넓어짐 스펙트럼을 이용한 희토류 증감지 결함 특성)

  • Lee C. Y.;Kim C. G.;Song G. Y.;Kim J. H.
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.15 no.6
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    • pp.370-374
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    • 2005
  • Doppler broadening spectrometer for positron annihilation experiment(DBPAS) has been used to characterize nano size defect structures in materials. DBPAS measures the concentration, spatial distribution, and size of open volume defects in the rare-earth intensifying screen materials. The screens were exposed by X-ray varying the exposed doses from 3, 6, 9, and 12 Gy with 6 W and 15 MV respectively and also irradiated by 37 MeV proton beams ranging from 0 to $10^{12}ptls$. The S parameter values increased as the exposed time and the energies increased, which indicated the defects were generated more. The S parameters of the samples with X-rays varied from 0.5098 to 0.5108, on the other hand, as proton beams varied from 0.4804 to 0.4821.

Detection of Microphytobenthos Using Spectral Unmixing Method in the Saemangeum Tidal Flat, Korea

  • Lee, Y.K.;Won, J.S.;Ryu, J.H.
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.853-855
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    • 2003
  • Microphytobenthos that supply nutrients to the intertidal ecosystem play an important part as a primary producer. If we estimate distribution and density of microphytobenthos, we can possibly calculate a volume of primary product in the tidal flat and its effect to the intertidal ecosystem. To estimate the portion of microphytobenthos, we used a linear spectral unmixing (LSU) method. LSU is a tool for inference the proportions of the pure components (or end-members) in a mixed pixel. The selection of end-members is critical to LSU. The end-members can be selected either from spectral libraries built from field surveys or from a remotely sensed image. We compared the two approaches of end-member selection, and the preliminary results showed end-members from from spectral library are as effective as those from image itself.

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Oil Spill Monitoring in Norilsk, Russia Using Google Earth Engine and Sentinel-2 Data (Google Earth Engine과 Sentinel-2 위성자료를 이용한 러시아 노릴스크 지역의 기름 유출 모니터링)

  • Minju Kim;Chang-Uk Hyun
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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    • v.39 no.3
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    • pp.311-323
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    • 2023
  • Oil spill accidents can cause various environmental issues, so it is important to quickly assess the extent and changes in the area and location of the spilled oil. In the case of oil spill detection using satellite imagery, it is possible to detect a wide range of oil spill areas by utilizing the information collected from various sensors equipped on the satellite. Previous studies have analyzed the reflectance of oil at specific wavelengths and have developed an oil spill index using bands within the specific wavelength ranges. When analyzing multiple images before and after an oil spill for monitoring purposes, a significant amount of time and computing resources are consumed due to the large volume of data. By utilizing Google Earth Engine, which allows for the analysis of large volumes of satellite imagery through a web browser, it is possible to efficiently detect oil spills. In this study, we evaluated the applicability of four types of oil spill indices in the area of various land cover using Sentinel-2 MultiSpectral Instrument data and the cloud-based Google Earth Engine platform. We assessed the separability of oil spill areas by comparing the index values for different land covers. The results of this study demonstrated the efficient utilization of Google Earth Engine in oil spill detection research and indicated that the use of oil spill index B ((B3+B4)/B2) and oil spill index C (R: B3/B2, G: (B3+B4)/B2, B: (B6+B7)/B5) can contribute to effective oil spill monitoring in other regions with complex land covers.

The deactivation behavior of SCR catalyst by alkali and alkali earth metal (알칼리 및 알칼리 토금속에 의한 SCR 촉매 비활성 거동)

  • Han, Seungyun;Shin, Min-Chul;Lee, Heesoo
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.26 no.6
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    • pp.238-242
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    • 2016
  • The effect of the alkali, alkali earth metal elements on selective catalytic reduction(SCR) catalyst deactivation behavior were investigated in terms of microstructure, surface area, pore volume and De-NOx test. Poisoned SCR catalyst were manufactured by injection of $K_2CO_3$, $Na_2CO_3$, $Ca(CH_3COO)_2{\cdot}H_2O$, $C_4H_6MgO_4{\cdot}4H_2O$, $H_3PO_4$ solutions in the new SCR catalyst at $350^{\circ}C$ for 6 hours. New and poisoned catalysts surface were similar. But specific surface area, pore volume decrease from Na, Mg, K, Ca, P compared to new SCR catalyst. Especially, Na poisoned catalyst surface area and pore size extremely decreased by $10.20m^2/g$, $0.061cm^2/g$. De-NOx test results of new and poisoned catalysts at $150{\sim}450^{\circ}C$ indicated that alkali metal (K, Na) poisoned SCR catalysts have the lowest De-NOx efficiency, alkali earth metal poisoned SCR catalysts (Ca, Mg) De-NOx efficiency are higher than alkali metal poisoned SCR catalysts. P poisoned SCR catalyst De-NOx efficiency is similar new SCR catalyst. It were considered that physical deactivation of SCR catalyst was affected by SCR catalyst surface area and pore volume change.

Analysis of Vertical Profiles and Optical Characteristics of the Asian Dust Using Ground-based Measurements (지상관측장비를 이용하여 관측한 봄철 황사의 연직분포와 광학적 특성 분석)

  • Lee, Byung-Il;Yoon, Soon-Chang;Kim, Yoonjae
    • Atmosphere
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.287-297
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    • 2008
  • The vertical profiles and optical properties of Asian dust are investigated using ground-based measurements from 1998 to 2002. Vertical profiles of aerosol extinction coefficient are evaluated using MPL (Micro Pulse Lidar) data. Optical parameters such as aerosol optical thickness ($\tau$), ${\AA}ngstr\ddot{o}m$ exponent ($\alpha$), single scattering albedo ($\omega$), refractive index, and volume size distribution are analyzed with sun/sky radiometer data for the same period. We can separate aerosol vertical profiles into three categories. First category named as 'Asian dust case', which aerosol extinction coefficient is larger than $0.15km^{-1}$ and dust layer exists from surface up to 3-4km. Second category named as 'Elevated aerosol case', which aerosol layer exists between 2 and 6km with 1-2.5km thickness, and extinction coefficient is smaller than $0.15km^{-1}$. Third category named as 'Clear sky case', which aerosol extinction coefficient appears smaller than $0.15km^{-1}$. and shows that diurnal variation of background aerosol in urban area. While optical parameters for first category indicate that $\tau$ and $\alpha$ are $0.63{\pm}0.14$, $0.48{\pm}0.19$, respectively. Also, aerosol volume concentration is increased for range of 1 and $4{\mu}m$, in coarse mode. Optical parameters for second category can be separated into two different types. Optical properties of first type are very close to Asian dust cases. Also, dust reports of source region and backward trajectory analyses assure that these type is much related with Asian dust event. However, optical properties of the other type are similar to those of urban aerosol. For clear sky case, $\tau$ is relatively smaller and $\alpha$ is larger compare with other cases. Each case shows distinct characteristics in aerosol optical parameters.

Development of Efficient Monitoring Algorithm at EGS Site by Using Microseismic Data (미소진동 자료를 이용한 EGS 사이트에서의 효율적인 모니터링 알고리듬 개발)

  • Lee, Sangmin;Byun, Joongmoo
    • Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.111-120
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    • 2016
  • In order to enhance the connectivity of fracture network as fluid path in enhanced/engineered geothermal system (EGS), the exact locating of hydraulic fractured zone is very important. Hydraulic fractures can be tracked by locating of microseismic events which are occurred during hydraulic fracture stimulation at each stage. However, since the subsurface velocity is changed due to hydraulic fracturing at each stage, in order to find out the exact location of microseismic events, we have to consider the velocity change due to hydraulic fracturing at previous stage when we perform the mapping of microseimic events at the next stage. In this study, we have modified 3D locating algorithm of microseismic data which was developed by Kim et al. (2015) and have developed 3D velocity update algorithm using occurred microseismic data. Eikonal equation which can efficiently calculate traveltime for complex velocity model at anywhere without shadow zone is used as forward engine in our inversion. Computational cost is dramatically reduced by using Fresnel volume approach to construct Jacobian matrix in velocity inversion. Through the numerical test which simulates the geothermal survey geometry, we demonstrated that the initial velocity model was updated by using microseismic data. In addition, we confirmed that relocation results of microseismic events by using updated velocity model became closer to true locations.

The Distribution of Aerosol Concentration during the Asian Dust Period over Busan Area, Korea in Spring 2009 (2009년 봄철 부산지역 황사 기간 중 에어로솔 농도 분포)

  • Jung, Woon-Seon;Park, Sung-Hwa;Lee, Dong-In;Kang, Deok-Du;Kim, Dong-Chul
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.34 no.7
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    • pp.693-710
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    • 2013
  • This study investigates the distribution of suspended particulates during the Asian dust period in Busan, Korea in the spring of 2009. Weather map and automatic weather system (AWS) data were used to analyze the synoptic weather conditions during the period. Particulate matter 10, laser particle counter data, satellite images and a backward trajectories model were used to analyze the aerosol particles distribution and their origins. In Case 1 (20 February 2009), when the $PM_{10}$ concentration increased, the aerosol volume distribution of small ($0.3-1.0{\mu}m$) particles decreased, while the concentration of large ($1.0-10.0{\mu}m$) particles increased. When the $PM_{10}$ concentration decreased, the aerosol volume distribution was observed to decrease as well. The prevailing winds changed from weak northerly winds to strong southwesterly winds when the concentration of the large particles increased. The correlation coefficient between the $PM_{10}$ concentration and aerosol volume distribution of large particles showed a high positive value of over 0.9. The results from the trajectory model show that the Asian dust originated in the Gobi desert and the Nei Mongol plateau. In Case 2 (25 April 2009), when the $PM_{10}$ concentration increased, the aerosol volume concentration of small ($0.3-0.5{\mu}m$) particles decreased, but the concentration of large ($0.5-10.0{\mu}m$) particles increased. The opposite was observed when the $PM_{10}$ concentration decreased. The prevailing winds changed from northeasterly winds to southwesterly and northeasterly winds. The correlation coefficient between the $PM_{10}$ concentration and aerosol volume distribution of large particles ($1.0-10.0{\mu}m$) showed a high positive value of about 0.9. The results from the trajectory model show that the Asian dust originated in Manchuria and the eastern coast of China.

Accuracy Improvements of DAM-Reservoir Storage Volume Estimation based on GIS (GIS기반에서 댐 저수량 산정의 정확도 향상)

  • Jeong, InJu;Moon, DooYoul;Jung, BeomSeok
    • Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.136-144
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    • 2005
  • GIS analyzes various topographic feature in three dimensions using triangulated irregular network (TIN). This paper proposed a method that can analyze topographic features effectively in three dimensions. Method developed in this study can calculate earth-volume, the inundation volume, storage volume etc, effectively. We could reduce error than existing volume calculation methods in computing volume in addition to water level's change about each. Also, the develop method can improve accuracy in measuring the storage of reservoirs. Main result of this paper id to develop a efficient calculation method using contour and elevation data on digital map.

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