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Field Measurements of Wave Directionality in Water of Finite Depth

  • Memos, Constantine;Ziros, Athanassios
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.437-446
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    • 2003
  • Field measurements of directional waves were carried out during the summer of 2002 at two coastal sites in water of finite depth. A couple of general purpose instruments were used employing acoustic Doppler technology. The aim of the study was to investigate the spatial behavior of the directional movement of waves as they come ashore. In total,74 tests were carried out during which sea states of low to moderate intensity were recorded. A great number of these runs displayed bimodal characteristics of the spreading function at high frequencies. It was found that in general, the frequency-integrated directional width tends to broaden as the water shoals and when refraction effects are negligible. This is attributed to wave-wave interactions that become pronounced in shallow water. The same directional width showed, also, a tendency to increase with increasing peak frequency of the sea state spectrum. The behavior of the kurtosis of the spreading function was also examined. It was found that for higher frequencies this index tends to increase in wave spectra above a certain sea severity threshold.

Comparisons of Ocean Currents Observed from Drifters and TP/ERS in the East Sea

  • Lee, Dong-Kyu;Niiler, Pearn P.;Suk, Moon-Sik
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.133-139
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    • 2001
  • Ocean currents estimated from sea height anomalies derived from inter-calibrated TP/ERS are compared with daily mean currents measured with satellite-tracked drifters. The correlation coefficient between the geostrophic current from TP/ERS and surface current at 15 m depth from drifter tracks was found to be about 0.5. Due to the limitation of satellite ground tracks, small scale eddies less than 80 km are poorly resolved from TP/ERS. One of the interesting results of this study is that coastal currents along the eastern coast of Korea were well reproduced from sea height anomalies when the coastal currents were developed in association with eddies near the South Korean coast. The eddy kinetic energy (EKE) estimated from drifters, TP/ERS, and a numerical model are also compared. The EKE estimated from drifters was about 22 % higher than EKE calculated from TP/ERS. The pattern of low EKE level in the northern basin and high EKE level in the southern East Sea is shown in the EKE estimates derived from both the drifters and TP/ERS.

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The Measurement of Maxwell Displacement Current of Phospholipid Monolayers on the Water Surface

  • Park, Keun-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.35-40
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    • 1997
  • The organization of phospholipid monolayers and their monolayers mixed with fatty acid containing azobenzene on the water surface was investigated by means of the displacement current measurement method. The phase transition from the gaseous phase to the gaseous-fluid phase which accompanies the polar ordering of phospholipid molecules was detected in the range of immeasurably low surface pressure. The molecular area which gives the onset of the transition was determined for phospholipid monolayers. The Maxwell displacement current(MDC) pulses were generated across mixed monolayers due to the photoisomerization of fatty acid containing azobenzene by alternating irradiation of ultraviolet and visible light, because the condensation of pure azobenzene monolayers was loosened by the introduction of phospholipids into the monolayers. The displacement currents generated during light irradiation were also investgated in connection with monolayer compression cycles. It was found that the maximum of MDC appeared at the molecular area just before the initial rise of surface pressure in compression cycles.

Wind Tunnel Test of the Straight and Forward Swept Canards

  • Chung, Jin-Deog;Sung, Bong-Zoo;Lee, Jang-Yeon;Kim, Eung-Tai
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.19-25
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    • 2003
  • A low speed wind tunnel test for the canard airplane model was conducted in KARI LSWT. To measure the required level of accuracy, the image system was applied for all elevator deflection and different canard incidence conditions. By doing so, the difference in aerodynamic characteristics between the forward swept and straight canards can be precisely evaluated, and the pros and cons of both canards arrangements can be discussed. Compared with both canard configurations at the same incidence angle setting, the straight canard has benefits in lift and drag, and the slope of pitching moment increases more moderately than the forward swept canard. The listed data and discussion would be useful to whom wants to design a canard airplane.

Class-E CMOS PAs for GSM Applications

  • Lee, Hong-Tak;Lee, Yu-Mi;Park, Chang-Kun;Hong, Song-Cheol
    • Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.32-37
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    • 2009
  • Various Class-E CMOS power amplifiers for GSM applications are presented. A stage-convertible transformer for a dual mode power amplifier is proposed to increase efficiency in the low-output power region. An integrated passive device(IPD) process is used to reduce combiner losses. A split secondary 1:2 transformer with IPD process is designed to obtain efficient and symmetric power combining. A quasi-four-pair structure of CMOS PA is also proposed to overcome the complexities of power combining.

Preparation of Boronated Heterocyclic Compounds Using Intramolecular Cyclization Reaction

  • Lee, Chai-Ho;Jin, Guofan;Kim, Hyo-Suk;Nakamura, Hiroyuki;Chung, Yong-Seog;Lee, Jongdae
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.357-362
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    • 2008
  • A method for synthesizing o-carborane substituted tetrahydroisoquinolines containing a polar functional group such as sulfamide, sulfonic, or phosphoric acid on the nitrogen atom of the piperidine ring, starting from arylethylamine, N-(2-arylethyl)sulfamide, N-(2-arylethyl)sulfamic acid or 2-arylethylamidophosphate, is described. In vitro studies showed the desired compounds 10, 15, 19, and 25 synthesized accumulate to high levels in B-16 melanoma cells with low cytotoxicity.

수열합성법과 스퍼터링증착법을 이용한 Hierarchical ZnO Nanowire 합성 및 수소생산응용

  • Choe, Yeong-U;Yong, Gi-Jung
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2013.02a
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    • pp.602-602
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    • 2013
  • 산화아연(ZnO)은 직접 천이 와이드 밴드갭(3.37 eV)과 큰 excitation binding energy (60 meV)를 갖는 II-VI 반도체로 광촉매, light emitting diodes (LED), dye-sensitized solar cell 등의 여러 가지 분야에서 각광받고 있는 물질이다. ZnO는 열역학적으로 안정한 polar terminated (001)면과 nonpolar low-symmetry (100)면을 갖으며 (100)면이 (001)면보다 더 안정하기 때문에 (100)방향의 일차원구조가 쉽게 합성된다. 이러한 일차원 구조는 빛의 산란을 유도하여 더 많은 빛의 흡수를 야기 시킬 뿐만 아니라 일차원 구조를 따라 효율적인 전하 전달을 가능하게 한다. 본 연구에서는 일차원 구조의 장점을 살리면서 더 넓은 표면적을 갖는 hierarchical ZnO nanowire 구조를 수열합성법과 스퍼터링증착법을 이용하여 합성하였다. Hierarchical ZnO nanowire는 SEM, TEM을 이용하여 구조를 관찰하였고 UV-visable spectroscopy를 이용하여 일차원 구조의 ZnO nanowire와의 absorbance, transmittace 차이를 확인하였다.

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Circulation in the Southwestern East Sea (Japan Sea) in July 1993 Determined by an Inverse Method

  • Shin, Chang-Woong;Byun, Sang-Kyung;Kim, Cheol-Soo;Seung, Young-Ho;Lee, Jae-Hak
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.87-97
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    • 1999
  • To estimate absolute transports by advection in the southwestern East Sea (Japan Sea), an inverse method was applied to CTD data obtained in July 1993. The relative velocities are calculated using the thermal wind equation. The inverse model was formulated to obtain a reference velocity based on the mass conservation in each of four vertical layers within a region enclosed by hydrographic sections and the coastal boundary. The flow patterns in the surface layer are clockwise and anti-clockwise in the regions south and northwest of Ulleung Island, respectively, and a strong northward flow appears in between them. In the second layer, the flow fields are generally weak. The inverse calculation yields the southward flow along the coast, and this suggests that the subsurface low salinity water in the Ulleung Basin is supplied by the southward transport along the east coast of Korea.

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Distribution and New Species of Dictyostelids in Subalpine Zone of Mt. Paektu, Korea

  • Kang, Kyoung-Mi;Chang, Nam-Kee
    • The Korean Journal of Ecology
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.331-337
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    • 2000
  • Fourteen different taxa of dictyostelid cellular slime molds were recovered from the alpine and subalpine zone in Mt. Paektu. In subalpine zone, six species were recovered : Dictyostelium minutum, D. brefeldianum, D. crassicaule, D. capitatum, Polysphondylium solitarium and P. pallidum. One of these species which were isolated from the soils of Larix olgensis community exhibited several distinctive features which differed from the published species. This species was designated as a new species, Polysphondylium solitarium Kang et Chang, sp. nov. When cultivated at 22~24$^{\circ}C$ on low-nutrient agar media with Escherichia coli, Polysphondylium solitarium is distinguishable from other species by the following combination of features: (ⅰ) the sorocarps with vinaceous pigmentation; (ⅱ) pseudoplasmodia radial. usually centralized and rarely subdivided; (ⅲ) the various number of whorls; (ⅳ) the spores with unconsolidated and nonconspicuous polar granules. Also, we confirmed this new species by analyzing ribosomal DNA (ITS1, ITS2 and 5.8s DNA) sequences of P. solitarium and P. violaceum.

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Dispersions of partially reduced graphene oxide in various organic solvents and polymers

  • Kim, Hye Min;Kim, Seo Gyun;Lee, Heon Sang
    • Carbon letters
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    • v.23
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    • pp.55-62
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    • 2017
  • We report on the dispersion state of partially reduced graphene oxide (PRGO) in organic solvents, namely methyl ethyl ketone, ethyl acetate, methylene chloride, toluene, and xylene, by controlling the carbon to oxygen (C/O) atomic ratio of the PRGOs. A two-phase solvent exchange method is also proposed to transfer PRGO from water to an aprotic solvent, such as methyl ethyl ketone. We achieve relatively good dispersion in aprotic and non-polar solvents by controlling the C/O atomic ratio of the PRGOs and applying the two-phase solvent exchange method. There is an increase in the glass transition temperatures with the dispersion of PRGOs into amorphous polymers, in particular a $4.4^{\circ}C$ increase for poly(methyl methacrylate) and $3.0^{\circ}C$ increase for polycarbonate. Good dispersion of PRGO in a nonpolar polymer, such as linear low density polyethylene, is also obtained.