• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.553-560
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• 2014

The rainfall-runoff characteristics in Jeju Island significantly differ from those in inland, due to highly permeable geologic features driven by volcanic island. Streams are usually sustained in the dry conditions and thereby the rainfall-runoff characteristics changes in terms of initiating stream discharge and its types, depending highly on the antecedent precipitation. Among various the rainfall-runoff characteristics, lag time mainly used for flood warning system in river and direct runoff ratio for determining water budget to estimate groundwater recharge quantity are practically crucial. They are expected to vary accordingly with the given antecedent precipitation. This study assessed the lag time in the measured hydrograph and direct runoff ratio, which are especially in the upstream watershed having the outlet as $2^{nd}$ Dongsan bridge of Han stream, Jeju, based upon several typhoon events such as Khanun, Bolaven, Tembin, Sanba as well as a specific heavy rainfall event in August 23, 2012. As results, considering that the lag time changed a bit over the rainfall events, the averaged lag time without antecedent precipitation was around 1.5 hour, but it became increased with antecedent precipitation. Though the direct run-off ratio showed similar percentages (i.e., 23%)without antecedent precipitation, it was substantially increased up to around 45% when antecedent precipitation existed. In addition, the direct run-off ration without antecedent precipitation was also very high (43.8%), especially when there was extremely heavy rainfall event in the more than five hundreds return period such as typhoon Sanba.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.313-324
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to present the raw data for establishing the plan of top soil conservation in soil environment and preventing the soil loss by establishing the potential amount of soil loss using RUSLE. The results are as follows. To apply the RUSLE model, we calculated the potential amount of soil loss by using 5 factors; rainfall erosion factor(R), topographical factor(LS), soil erosion factor(K), land cover factor(C) and erosion control factor(P). The assessment map of soil loss was drawn up by classifying 5 grades. According to the soil loss estimation by the RUSLE, it showed that approximately 83.9% of the study area had relatively lower possibility of soil loss which was the 1 ton/ha in annual soil loss. Whereas, the 7.0% of the study area was defined as high risk area which was the 10 ton/ha in annual. Therefore, this area was needed that there was environment-friendly construction of farm land, improvement of cultivation environment and so forth. In future, if we will analyze the amount of soil loss of Gyeongju national park and Hyeongsan river watershed, we will offer the help to establishing the conservation plan of soil environment in Gyeongsangbuk-do.

• Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.149-162
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• 2016

In recent years, there has been demand for precise estimations of pollutant loads on nationwide scale for the development of appropriate site specific (watershed specific) policies to reduce the negative impact of pollutant loads. River flow data and water quality data that were previously collected by various research institutes and universities for specific research purposes for a limited period was utilized in this study. However, only TMDL 8-day interval flow and water quality data were available in national scale. Three watersheds were selected and pollutant loads were calculated by two methods i.e., Numeric Integration (NI) method and Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). Subsequently, the results were compared to determine the appropriate method for monitoring nonpoint source networks nationwide. The SWAT model was calibrated and its estimated daily flow data were used in the NI method with estimated sediment data for 8-day monitoring data for three watersheds. The results indicated that the quantity of pollutant loads estimated with the NI and SWAT are different to some degrees especially during the summer season for all the three study watersheds. Thus, more frequent sampling of water quality is needed for nonpoint source pollutant estimation.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.600-600
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• 2016

기후변화로 인한 가뭄 및 홍수 등의 이상 현상은 유역의 수자원에 미치는 영향이 크기 때문에 이에 대한 예측 및 적응방안을 마련하는 부분이 대두되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 유역의 수자원 관리를 위하여 단위유역에서의 수자원 취약성을 평가하고자 하였다. 평가 지표는 기후 및 사회 경제 환경적 측면을 고려하여 선정하였으며, 취약성 정의에 따라 수량 및 수질/수생태에 대하여 각각 노출, 민감도, 적응능력으로 구성하였다. 이후 다기준 의사결정기법(Multi-criteria Decision Making, MCDM) 중 TOPSIS(Technique for Order Performance by Similarity to Ideal Solution)를 적용하여 각각의 통합 취약성을 도출하였다. 지표 자료는 2010년을 기준으로 국가 통계 자료를 통해 수집하였으며, 유출량과 증발산량 자료는 준분포형 장기유출모형인 SWAT(Soil and Water Assessment Tool) 모형의 모의 자료(2005~2014)를 활용하였다. 또한, 지표에 대한 가중치는 전문가 설문조사를 통해 산정한 주관적 가중치(Subjective weight)와 수집된 자료를 통하여 산정한 객관적 가중치(Objective weight)로 구분하여 적용하였다. 인구 및 산업의 밀집도가 높은 한강권역에 대하여 표준단위유역(평균 $145km^2$)의 취약성을 평가하였으며, 각각의 취약성 우선 순위를 확인하였다. 수량 취약성의 경우에는 경기 강원북부와 충정도 일부 지역이 높은 것으로 나타났으며, 수질/수생태는 수도권 등 비교적 하류에 위치한 지역의 취약성 순위가 좀 더 높았다. 가중치 적용 방법에 따른 공간분포의 차이는 수질/수생태 취약성이 더 크게 나타나는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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• v.61 no.4
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• pp.33-42
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• 2019

In this study, the channel and floodplain widths are indirectly measured for three different watersheds using satellite images to reflect the shape of Korean channels in the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model. For measuring the channel and floodplain widths, multiple satellite images were referred to ensure the widest width of certain points. In the single channel, the widths at the multiple points were measured. Based on the measured data, the regression equations were derived to estimate the channel and floodplain widths according to watershed areas. Applying these developed equations, this study evaluated the effect of the change of channel and floodplain widths on the SWAT simulation by comparing to the measured streamflow data. The developed equations estimated larger channel width and smaller floodplain compared with those calculated in the current SWAT model. As shown in the results, there was no considerable changes in the predicted streamflow using the current and developed equations. However, the flow velocity and channel depth calculated from the developed equations were smaller than those of the current equations. The differences were caused by the effect of different channel geometries used for calculating the hydraulic characteristics. The channel geometries also affected the water quality simulation in channels because the hydraulic characteristics calculated by the channel geometries are directly related to the water quality simulation. Therefore, application of the river cross-sectional regression equation reflecting the domestic stream shape is necessary for accurate water quantity / quality and water ecosystem simulation using hydrological model.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.52 no.9
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• pp.589-601
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• 2019

Various applications of radar rainfall data have been actively employed in the field of hydro-meteorology. Since radar rainfall is estimated by using predefined reflectivity-rainfall intensity relationships, they may not have sufficient reproducibility of observations. In this study, a generalized linear model is introduced to better capture the Z-R relationship in the context of bias correction within a Bayesian regression framework. The bias-corrected radar rainfall with the generalized linear model is more accurate than the widely used mean field bias correction method. In addition, we analyzed variability of the bias correction parameters under various geomorphological conditions such as the height of the weather station and the separation distance from the radar. The identified relationship is finally used to derive a regionalized formula which can provide bias correction factors over the entire watershed. It can be concluded that the bias correction parameters and regionalized method obtained from this study could be useful in the field of radar hydrology.

• Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.678-687
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to understand the unique and complicated feature of urban stream receiving various inflows. The Yangjae stream, the second tier of the Han River, runs through the southern parts of Seoul, Korea and its middle part flows on the boundary of Seoul where land use is actively changing. Stream flow was greatly influenced by rainfall. Other than rainfall events, effluent discharge from wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) comprised 51 % of stream flux. As a result, majority ions water chemistry was changed at the receiving zone of the discharged effluent (Zone A). Its contribution increased to 69.9 % at the second sampling period with low stream flow. In the middle zone, inflows from the northern area, recently developed to a residential district showed low $NO_3-N$ and high $HCO_3$, Ca, $SO_4$, and $SiO_2$ indicating the effects of groundwater and concrete. One inflow (T-8), with extremely high Na and Cl, median $SiO_2$, was assessed to have anthropogenic influence, however its contribution to main stream was under 1 %. Road construction near Y-13 also affected water chemistry leading to the highest Na and Cl concentration. These hydro chemical changes can be critically used to evaluate the changes in water budget and fate of chemicals in a peri-urban watershed occasioned by human activities on the Yangjae.

• Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.509-515
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• 2011

For this study the 4 sub-watersheds Okdong A, Hankang B, Jecheon A and Hankang C which are the main streams of the Han River within the mid-level region of Chungju Dam are selected and the analysis of soils has been carried out through the soil basic survey. When it comes to the soil erosion amount the soil nutrient load has been calculated by utilizing the RUSLE erosion equation. In case of the data related to the measurement of water flow and quality the information available from the "Water Information System" one of the websites run by the Ministry of Environment has been used to calculate the water pollution load. The correlation between the soil nutrient load and the water pollutant load has been analyzed through making comparison. According to the results related to the soil nutrient load of each sub-watershed the Hankang C shows the highest values TOC 29,986.92 ton/yr, TN 3,860.33 ton/yr and TP 973.97 ton/yr respectively. Even when it comes to the loads related to water quality the Hankang C shows also comparatively high values TOC 6,625.64 ton/yr, TN 7,335.01 ton/yrand TP 145.49 ton/yr respectively. The soil nutrient loads of the sub-watersheds are shown to increase towards the lower stream meaning the load increases in the order of Hankang CHankang B and Okdong A. When it comes to the water pollutant load the value goes up along down the water system meaning the load gets higher in the order of Hankang C, Hankang B and Okdong A while utilizing the mainstream within the mid-level region of Chungju Dam as the basis. The correlation study showed that the nutrient content of soil is proportional to the pollutant load in water with the strongest positive correlation with TOC.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.471-471
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• 2023

소양댐 상류 유역에 위치한 고랭지 밭에서 강우시 많은 양의 탁수가 유입되고 있어 상·하류지역사회에 갈등을 유발하고 하천 환경오염의 주범으로 지목되었다. 이에 환경부는 2007년부터 꾸준히 소양호 유역을 비점오염원 관리지역으로 지정하여 다양한 노력을 기울여왔으나 여전히 소양강 상류 수계의 강우시 흙탕물 발생이 지속적으로 문제가 되고 있다. 특히 고랭지 농업이 활발한 자운지구의 경우 고랭지 밭 경작 이외에도 나대지 상태로 방치되거나, 절삭지 보호가 제대로 이루어지지 않는 등 여러 가지 문제로 토사유출이 심각하게 발생하고 있어 흙탕물 관리가 필요한 실정이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 자운지구를 포함한 내린천 유역을 대상으로 강우유출수 모니터링을 수행하였으며, 모니터링 결과를 바탕으로 강우시 비점오염물질 유출 특성을 분석하였다. 강우유출수 모니터링은 2022년 3월부터 10월 중 총 5회를 수행하였으며, 내린천 유역 내 유량 측정망이 설치되어 있는 4개지점(양지교, 현리교, 하죽천교, 원대교)과 내린천 상류 2개지점(에코빌리지, 새터교) 총 6개 지점에서 강우유출수 모니터링을 실시하였다. 분석된 자료를 바탕으로 각 소유역별 EMC, 오염부하, 단위면적당 오염부하를 산정한 결과 하죽천교와 원대교의 단위면적 당 오염부하가 높게 나타났다. 이는 해당 소유역(내린천 하류)에서 발생한 강우강도가 상류에 비해 높았으며, 하죽천교는 유역내 농경지의 비율이 높고, 원대교는 가파른 경사도의 영향이 큰 것으로 판단된다. 또한, 하죽천교와 원대교 소유역에서 배출된느 흙탕물이 내린천 유역의 하천수질 오염에 상당한 기여를 하고 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 오염 우심 소유역에서 발생하는 흙탕물 저감을 위한 적절한 대책이 마련되어야 할 것으로 판단된다. 본 연구 결과와 같이 장기적인 모니터링을 통해 내린천 유역의 흙탕물 저감 대책 수립을 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.241-241
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• 2023

최근 수십 년 동안 전 세계의 거의 모든 하천 유역은 기후변화와 인간 활동에 의해 직간접적으로 영향을 받았다. 특히, 유역 유출량은 기후변화와 인간 활동의 상호작용으로 수자원 분야에서 문제가 되고 있다. 기후와 인간 활동에 의해 변화하는 환경에서 수자원을 효율적으로 관리하기 위해서 유출량의 변화를 이해하는 것은 매우 중요하다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 낙동강 유역의 22개 중권역을 대상으로 과거 관측자료 및 미래 기후변화 시나리오의 유출량, 강수량, 기온, 잠재 증발산량 및 실제 증발산량 자료를 이용하여 기후변화와 인간 활동이 유출량에 미치는 영향을 정량적으로 분석하였다. 과거 관측자료를 분석할 경우, 기초자료인 유출량의 경향성 및 유의성을 검증하기 위해 비모수적 방법인 Mann-Kendall 검증을 수행하였으며, Pettitt method를 이용하여 변화 지점을 결정하여 기준기간과 사후기간으로 구분하였다. 또한 Budyko 가설 기반 기후 탄력성 접근법을 이용하여 기후변화와 인간 활동이 하천 유출량에 미치는 영향을 정량적으로 분리하였다. 미래 RCP 시나리오 자료를 분석할 경우에도 기간을 나누고 기후 탄력성 접근법을 이용하여 유출량의 영향을 평가하였다. 분석 결과, 기후변화와 인간 활동의 상대적 기여도는 중권역 간에도 다양하다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 미래의 유출량을 분석한 결과, 대부분의 유역에서 기후변화의 기여도는 RCP 4.5일 때에 비해 RCP 8.5에서 더 크게 상승한 것으로 나타났다. 과거 기간(1966~2020)에 대하여 미래 기간 (2062~2099)에 대한 분석에서 중권역 중 금호강(#2012)은 RCP 4.5에서는 22.4%, RCP 8.5에서는 39.8%로 RCP 8.5가 큰 것으로 나타났다.