• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.225-234
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• 2014

The 2011 Tohoku earthquake triggered extremely destructive tsunami waves which propagated over the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean through Drake Passage and Indian Ocean respectively. A total of 10 tide-gauge records collected from the UNESCO/IOC site were analyzed through a band-pass digital filtering device to examine the observed tsunami characteristics. The ray tracing method and finite-difference model with GEBCO 30 arc second bathymetry were also applied to compare the travel times of the Tohoku-originated tsunami, particularly at Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean and King Edward Point in the Atlantic Ocean with observation-based estimates. At both locations the finite-difference model produced the shortest arrival times, while the ray method produced the longest arrival times. Values of the travel time difference however appear to be within tolerable ranges, considering the propagation distance of the tsunami waves. The observed tsunami at Rodrigues, Mauritius in the west of the Madagascar was found to take a clockwise travel path around Australia and New Zealand, while the observed tsunami at King Edward Point in the southern Atlantic Ocean was found to traverse the Pacific Ocean and then passed into the Atlantic Ocean through the Drake Strait. The formation of icebergs captured by satellite images in Sulzberger in the Antarctica also supports the long-range propagation of the Tohoku-originated tsunami.

• 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방재학회 2007년도 정기총회 및 학술발표대회
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• pp.172-176
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• 2007

In this study, the numerical model for simulation of tsunamis is constructed by using the dispersion-correction scheme, 2nd upwind scheme, dynamic linking method, and so forth. The composed numerical model is used to simulate a hitorical tsunami event. The target tsunami event is the 1983 Central East Sea Tsunami. And, the predicted run-up heights of the tsunami at Imwon port are very reasonable compared to available observed data.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2006년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2006 PORSEC Volume I
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• pp.39-42
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• 2006

The paper reports on the first experimental evidence for space-observed manifestation of the open ocean tsunami in the microwave radar backscatter (in C- and Ku-bands). Significant variations of the radar cross section synchronous with the sea level anomaly were found in the geophysical data record of the altimetry satellite Jason-1 for the track which crossed the head wave of the catastrophic tsunami of 26 December 2004. The simultaneous analysis of the available complementary data provided by the satellite three-channel radiometer enabled us to exclude meteorological factors as possible causes of the observed signal modulation. A possible physical mechanism of modulation of short wind waves due to transformation of the thin boundary layer in the air by a tsunami wave is discussed. The results open new possibilities of monitoring tsunamis from space..

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.575-589
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• 2019

The main focus of this study is to numerically investigate the influence of strong earthquake and tsunami-induced wave impact on the response and behavior of a cable-stayed steel bridge with large caisson foundations, by assuming that the earthquake and the tsunami come from the same fault motion. For this purpose, a series of numerical simulations were carried out. First of all, the tsunami-induced flow speed, direction and tsunami height were determined by conducting a two-dimensional (2D) tsunami propagation analysis in a large area, and then these parameters obtained from tsunami propagation analysis were employed in a detailed three-dimensional (3D) fluid analysis to obtain tsunami-induced wave impact force. Furthermore, a fiber model, which is commonly used in the seismic analysis of steel bridge structures, was adopted considering material and geometric nonlinearity. The residual stresses induced by the earthquake were applied into the numerical model during the following finite element analysis as the initial stress state, in which the acquired tsunami forces were input to a whole bridge system. Based on the analytical results, it can be seen that the foundation sliding was not observed although the caisson foundation came floating slightly, and the damage arising during the earthquake did not expand when the tsunami-induced wave impact is applied to the steel bridge. It is concluded that the influence of tsunami-induced wave force is relatively small for such steel bridge with large caisson foundations. Besides, a numerical procedure is proposed for quantitatively estimating the accumulative damage induced by the earthquake and the tsunami in the whole bridge system with large caisson foundations.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2006년도 International Symposium on GPS/GNSS Vol.1
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• pp.47-52
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• 2006

Recent warnings indicate that there is a potential risk of massive earthquake in Japan within 30 years. These earthquakes could produce large-scale tsunamis. Tsunamis are very powerful and can be traveled thousands of miles and caused damage in many countries. Consideration of the effect of tsunami to the moored ship is very important because it brings the loss of life and vast property damage. In this paper, the numerical simulation procedure to analyze the motions of a moored ship due to the observed waves of tsunami, Tokachi-off earthquake tsunami profile in northern Pacific coasts of Japan on September 26 in 2003. And the effects on the motions and mooring loads are investigated by numerical simulation. Numerical simulations consist of hydrodynamic analyses in a frequency domain and ship motion analyses in a time domain as the motions of moored ships are examined. As the process begins, the hydrodynamic and waveexciting forces for moored ships must be calculated. Ship motions and mooring forces can then be calculated by solving the equations of motion. In order to investigate the safety evaluation on the motions of moored ship by tsunami attack, we applied a numerical simulation procedure to a 135,000m3 LNG carrier moored at an offshore sea berth.

• 한국해안·해양공학회논문집
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.265-276
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• 2016

2011년 3월 11일에 발생한 2011년 동일본(도호쿠) 지진해일은 한반도에 도달하여 많은 조위관측소에 기록되었다. 북동쪽 조위관측소 관측 자료에서 기존의 수치모의로 예측한 지진해일 도달시각보다 매우 이른 시간에 지진해일이 관측되는 지진해일 선행파가 관측되었다. Murotani et al.(2015)는 지형효과가 일본 및 러시아에서 관측된 지진해일 선행파와 관련 있음을 밝혔다. 본 연구에서는 지형효과를 고려한 지진해일 수치모의를 통해 우리나라에서 관측된 지진해일 선행파를 재현하였다. 이를 통하여 2011년 동일본 대지진과 같이 완만한 경사의 단층에서 발생한 지진에 의한 지진해일의 경우 지형효과를 고려하는 것이 지진해일 예측에 중요함을 알 수 있었다. 그러나 수치모의에 지형효과를 고려하기 위해서는 추가적인 연산 시간이 소요되므로 지진해일 통보 시스템에 적용하기 위해서는 충분한 검토가 필요하다.

• 한국지형학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.143-151
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• 2012

2011년 3월 일본 동북지방의 태평양 연안 해저에서 발생한 거대 지진(M 9.0)에 의한 쓰나미 재해와 지각변동에 대하여 조사하였다. 센다이 해안 평야의 경우 쓰나미에 의한 침수 거리는 현 해안으로부터 4.0km에 달하였다. 쓰나미 사질 퇴적물은 쓰나미 침수범위 중의 바다쪽 60~75%의 구간, 니질 퇴적물은 육지쪽 25~40%의 구간에 분포한다. 이 분포 비율은 센다이 해안평야의 충적층 속에 묻혀있는 과거 거대 쓰나미 때의 퇴적물 분포로부터 당시의 내륙쪽 침수한계를 추정하는데 활용될 수 있을 것으로 보인다. 센다이 해안평야 지역에서는 표고가 낮고 저평한 지형조건이, 그리고 리아스식 해안인 산리쿠 해안지역에서는 좁은 만입부에서의 쓰나미 증고 현상이 쓰나미 재해를 크게 증대시킨 요인으로 작용하였다. 이시노마키, 오가와, 오가치, 오나가와 등 동북 일본 해안지역의 여러 곳에서 이번의 대지진으로 인한 지각변동으로 0.5~1.0m정도의 지반침강이 일어났음을 확인하였다.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.47-55
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• 2011

Variations in ambient atmospheric carbon monoxide(CO) observed at an inland mining site in the Indo-Gangetic plains, Jaduguda ($22^{\circ}38'N$, $86^{\circ}21'E$, 122m MSL, ~75 km away from the coast of the Bay of Bengal) during the Tsunami of 26 December 2004 were monitored. CO mixing ratio over this site was measured using a non-dispersive infrared analyzer (Monitor Europe Model 9830 B). Back trajectory analysis data obtained using NOAA Hybrid Single Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory (HYSPLIT) Model was also used for this study. Variations in CO mixing ratio at a coastal site, Thiruvananthapuram ($8^{\circ}29'N$, $76^{\circ}57'E$, located ~2 km from the Arabian Sea coast) have also been investigated using CO data retrieved from the Measurement Of Pollution In The Troposphere (MOPITT) instrument. Ground-based measurements indicated abnormal variations in CO mixing ratio at Jaduguda from 25 December 2004 evening (previous day of the Tsunami). MOPITT CO data showed an enhancement in CO mixing ratio over Thiruvananthapuram on the Tsunami day. Back trajectory analyses over Thiruvananthapuram and Jaduguda for a period of 10 days from $21^{st}$ to $30^{th}$ December 2004 depicted that there were unusual vertical movements of air from high altitudes from 25 December 2004 evening. CO as well as the back trajectory analyses data showed that the variations in the wind regimes and consequently wind driven transport are the most probable reasons for the enhancement in CO observed at Jaduguda and Thiruvananthapuram during the Tsunami.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제35권9호
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• pp.755-763
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• 2011

Recently, extreme tsunami waves generated by submarine earthquake have caused tremendous damages to the coastal cities and ports. Strong seiche oscillations and runups are observed in specific sea areas around the world. Although no frequent impacts to the coast of Korean peninsula, there exist some important events in the east of Korea in the past. This study focuses on two historical events and recalculate with different fault and rupture mechanism for prediction considering the recent trend of submarine earthquake. The present study of the 1983 Akita tsunamis demonstrates the multi-scale resonance along continental coasts. Together with the Nankai tsunami for inland sea, we have confirmed the inland sea resonance surrounded by islands in defining the impact along the coast. Coherence and wavelet analyses for deducing a predominant period and time frequency are useful in reasoning the inundation. The resonance modes, which are largely independent of the tsunami source, allow identification of at-risk communities and infrastructure for mitigation of tsunami hazards. Furthermore, understanding of the resonance and the predicted runups for the site of power plant and industrial complex in the east coast of Korea would allow better preparation for the future disasters.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.453-461
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• 2002

동해에서 발생한 1983년 지진해일의 동해안에서 처오름 과정을 수치해석하였다. 비선형 천수방정식에 근거한 유한차분 수치모형을 이용하였으며, 임원에서 최대 처오름높이를 예측하였다. 예측된 결과는 현장 관측자료와 비교적 잘 일치하였다. 지진해일 범람 위험을 강조하기 위해 처오름높이를 근거한 시험적인 최대범람도를 제작하였다.