• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.51 no.4
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• pp.268-286
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• 2018

The eutrophication and algal blooms by harmful cyanobacteria (CyanoHAs) and freshwater redtide (FRT) that severely experiencing in typical regulated weir system of the Nakdong River are one of the most rapidly expanding water quality problems in Korea and worldwide. To compare with the factors of rainfall, hydrology, and dominant algae, this study explored spatiotemporal variability of the major water environmental factors by weekly intervals in eight weir pools of the Nakdong River from January 2013 to July 2017. There was a distinct difference in rainfall distribution between upstream and downstream regions. Outflow discharge using small-scale hydropower generation, overflow and fish-ways accounted for 37.4%, 60.1% and 2.5%, respectively. Excluding the flood season, the outflow was mainly due to the hydropower release through year-round. These have been associated with the drawdown of water level, water exchange rate, and the significant impact on change of dominant algae. The mean concentration (maximum value) of chlorophyll-a was $17.6mg\;m^{-3}$ ($98.2mg\;m^{-3}$) in the SAJ~GAJ and $29.6mg\;m^{-3}$ ($193.6mg\;m^{-3}$) in the DAS~HAA weir pools reaches, respectively. It has increased significantly in the downstream part where the influence of treated wastewater effluents (TWEs) is high. Indeed, very high values (>50 or $>100mg\;m^{-3}$) of chlorophyll-a concentration were observed at low flow rates and water levels. Algal assemblages that caused the blooms of CyanoHAs and FRT were the cyanobacteria Microcystis and the diatom Stephanodiscus populations, respectively. In conclusion, appropriate hydrological management practices in terms of each weir pool may need to be developed.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.161-169
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• 2009

Rainfall-runoff procedures of urban area are more complicated than agricultural procedures. Extension and development of town leads to shift of the basin characteristics and it makes more difficult to use runoff models. In this study, the changes of hydrologic circumstances and the shape of hydrograph due to the urbanization in Cho-kyung river basin has been assessed which is the representative urban stream in Jeonju city. The urbanization can be classified as four typical year. The natural basin period(1924) that is before the urban development, the period of construction of Chonbuk National University campus (1963), the period of construction of residential area(1986), and urbanization process has been finally completed in 1995. The rainfall-runoff analysis has been carried out by Storm Water Management Model(SWMM) under condition of the basin characteristics and impervious area of each period. It was found that hydrologic characteristics such as river length, roughness coefficient, and coefficient of surface storage has been decreased. According to the land use change, the pervious area was decreased from 97.7% to 42%, while the impervious area was increased from 0.6% to 34%. The time of concentration was shorten from 90 minutes to 37 minutes. Along with decreasing the time of concentration, the peak discharge was increased from $4.37m^3/s$ to $111.13m^3/s$, and the runoff rate was also increased from 0.8% to 68%.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.43 no.4
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• pp.492-502
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• 2010

The study objects were to analyze long-term and seasonal variations of nutrients (N, P), suspended solids, N:P ratios, algal chlorophyll, and trophic state along with general water quality parameters in four sampling sites including two intake tower sites supplying drinking water in Daechung Reservoir. For the analysis, we used water quality long-term data sampled during 1998~2007 by the Ministry of Environment, Korea. Interannual and seasonal trends in inflow and discharge near the intake tower facilities over the ten years were directly influenced by rainfall pattern. The distinct difference between wet year (2003) and dry year (2001) produced marked differences in water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, organic matter contents, nutrients, and these variables influenced algal biomass and trophic state. Values of TP varied depending on the year and locations sampled, but monthly mean TP always peaked during July~August when river inflow and precipitation were maxima. In contrast, TN varied little compared to TP, indicating lower influence by seasonal flow compared to phosphorus. The number of E. coli were highest in Site 2 (Chudong intake tower) and varied largely, whereas at other sites, the numbers were low and low variations. Contents of chlorophyll-${\alpha}$ (CHL), as an estimation of primary productivity, varied largely depending on the year and season. The maximum of CHL occurred at Muneu intake tower (S4) during 2006 when the precipitation and inflow were lowest. In contrast, another CHL peak was observed in Site 2 (Chudong intake tower) in 2006 when one of the largest typoons (Ewinia) occurred and river runoff were maximum. So the CHL maxima were associated with both wet year (high flow, high nutrient supply) and dry year (low flow, nutrient supply by littoral zone). Such conditions influenced trophic states, based on Trophic State Index of nutrients and CHL. Based on all analyses, we can provide some clues for management and protection strategies of two intake tower sites.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.37-45
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• 2008

It is expected that conditions of water resources will be changed in Korea in accordance with world wide climate change. In order to deal with this problem and find a way of minimizing the effect of future climate change, the usefulness of climate model simulation information is examined in this study. The objective of this study is to assess the applicability of GCM (General Circulation Model) information for Korean water resources management through uncertainty analysis. The methods are based on probabilistic measures of the effectiveness of GCM simulations of an indicator variable for discriminating high versus low regional observations of a target variable. The formulation uses the significance probability of the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test for detecting differences between two variables. An estimator that accounts for climate model simulation and spatial association between the GCM data and observed data is used. Atmospheric general circulation model (AGCM) simulations done by ECMWF (European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts) with a resolution of $2^{\circ}{\times}2^{\circ}$, and METRI (Meteorological Research Institute, Korea) with resolutions of $2^{\circ}{\times}2^{\circ}$ and $4^{\circ}{\times}5^{\circ}$, were used for indicator variables, while observed mean areal precipitation (MAP) data, discharge data and mean areal temperature data on the seven major river basins in Korea were used for target variables. The results show that GCM simulations are useful in discriminating the high from the low of the observed precipitation, discharge, and temperature values. Temperature especially can be useful regardless of model and season.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.99-110
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• 2023

Non-point source (NP) pollutants in an agricultural landuse are discharged from a large area compared to those in other land uses, and thus effective source control measures are needed. To develop appropriate control measures, it is necessary to quantify discharge load of each source and evaluate the degree of water quality improvement by implementing different options of the control measures. This study used Hydrological Simulation Program-FORTRAN (HSPF) to quantify pollutant discharge loads from different sources and effects of different control measures on water quality improvements, thereby supporting decision making in developing appropirate pollutant control strategies. The study area is the Gyeseong river watershed in Changnyeong county, Gyeongsangnam-do, with agricultural areas occupying the largest proportion (26.13%) of the total area except for the forest area. The main pollutant sources include chemical and liquid fertilizers for agricultural activities, and manure produced from small scale livestock facilities and applied to agriculture lands or stacked near the facilities. Source loads of chemical fertilizers, liquid fertilizers and livestock manure of small scale livestock facilities, and point sources such as municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), community WWTPs, private sewage treament plants were considered in the HSPF model setup. Especially, NITR and PHOS modules were used to simulate detailed fate and transport processes including vegitation uptake, nutrient deposition, adsorption/desorption, and loss by deep percolation. The HSPF model was calibrated and validated based on the observed data from 2015 to 2020 at the outlet of the watershed. The calibrated model showed reasonably good performance in simulating the flow and water quality. Five Pollutants control scenarios were established from three sectors: agriculture pollution management (drainge outlet control, and replacement of controlled release fertilizers), livestock pollution management (liquid fertilizer reduction, and 'manure management of small scale livestock facilities) and private STP management. Each pollutant control measure was further divided into short-term, mid-term, and long-term scenarios based on the potential achievement period. The simulation results showed that the most effective control measure is the replacement of controlled release fertilizers followed by the drainge outlet control and the manure management of small scale livestock facilities. Furthermore, the simulation showed that application of all the control measures in the entire watershed can decrease the annual TN and TP loads at the outlet by 40.6% and 41.1%, respectively, and the annual average concentrations of TN and TP at the outlet by 35.1% and 29.2%, respectively. This study supports decision makers in priotizing different pollutant control measures based on their predicted performance on the water quality improvements in an agriculturally dominated watershed.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.353-367
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• 2015

The goal of this study is to analyze the feedback structure of habitat changes of the Whooper Swan in Eulsukdo using system thinking to suggest a management plan for ecosystem health. Using the causal loop diagrams of population changes between Whooper Swan and other bird species in Eulsukdo, we found that the environmental changes in the roosting and foraging area affect the Whooper Swan's population. The causal loop diagrams of the Whooper Swan's roosting area indicated that the environmental changes (e.g., water level, noise, bird watching, and other experience activities) may influence their population density variation. In addition, the casual loop diagrams of the Whooper Swan's foraging area showed that the Whooper Swan's population was affected by various variables that included area factors such as surface area of freshwater, frozen water, salinity, and density of Scirpus planiculmis. Furthermore, through the integrated causal loop diagram, cumulative discharge of Nakdong estuary weir and building activities were identified as the variables that affect the population of the Whooper Swan. Thus, we selected this area as the strategic point to establish a management plan for the Whooper Swan's habitat. The results of this study will help in decision making of a long-term management plan for sustaining the environmental health of the ecosystem in Eulsukdo.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.509-521
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to estimate overall reliability and applicability of the watershed modeling for systematic management of point and non-point sources via water quality analysis and prediction of runoff discharge within watershed. Recently, runoff characteristics and pollutant characteristics have been changing in watershed by anomaly climate and urbanization. In this study, the effects of watershed scale were analyzed in runoff and water quality modeling using HSPF. In case of correlation coefficient, its range was from 0.936 to 0.984 in case A(divided - 2 small watersheds). On the other hand, its range was form 0.840 to 0.899 in case B(united - 1 watershed). In case of Nash-Sutcliffe coefficient, its range was from 0.718 to 0.966 in case A. On the other hand, its range was from 0.441 to 0.683 in case B. As a result, it was judged that case A was more accurate than case B. Therefore, runoff and water quality modeling in minimum watershed scale that was provided data for calibration and verification was judged to be favorable in accuracy. If optimal watershed dividing and parameter optimization using PEST in HSPF with more reliable measured data are carried out, more accurate runoff and water quality modeling will be performed.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.20-25
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• 2012

New Zealand suffers from regular floods, these being the most common source of insurance claims for damage from natural hazard events in the country. This paper describes the origin and distribution of the largest floods in New Zealand, and describes the systems used to monitor and predict floods. In New Zealand, broad-scale heavy rainfall (and flooding), is the result of warm moist air flowing out from the tropics into the mid-latitudes. There is no monsoon in New Zealand. The terrain has a substantial influence on the distribution of rainfall, with the largest annual totals occurring near the South Island's Southern Alps, the highest mountains in the country. The orographic effect here is extreme, with 3km of elevation gained over a 20km distance from the coast. Across New Zealand, short duration high intensity rainfall from thunderstorms also causes flooding in urban areas and small catchments. Forecasts of severe weather are provided by the New Zealand MetService, a Government owned company. MetService uses global weather models and a number of limited-area weather models to provide warnings and data streams of predicted rainfall to local Councils. Flood monitoring, prediction and warning are carried out by 16 local Councils. All Councils collect their own rainfall and river flow data, and a variety of prediction methods are utilized. These range from experienced staff making intuitive decisions based on previous effects of heavy rain, to hydrological models linked to outputs from MetService weather prediction models. No operational hydrological models are linked to weather radar in New Zealand. Councils provide warnings to Civil Defence Emergency Management, and also directly to farmers and other occupiers of flood prone areas. Warnings are distributed by email, text message and automated voice systems. A nation-wide hydrological model is also operated by NIWA, a Government-owned research institute. It is linked to a single high resolution weather model which runs on a super computer. The NIWA model does not provide public forecasts. The rivers with the greatest flood flows are shown, and these are ranked in terms of peak specific discharge. It can be seen that of the largest floods occur on the West Coast of the South Island, and the greatest flows per unit area are also found in this location.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.649-649
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• 2015

최근 기후변화 및 이상기후로 인해 하천환경 또한 급격하게 변화되고 있다. 변화되는 지구환경에 대응하기 위해 하천환경 대책과 하천생태계 보전/복원, 생물 보호, 친수기능 강화를 요구하고 있는 실정이다. 더욱이 소하천 건천화 및 하천환경관리에 대한 중요성은 대두되고 있으나 비용 및 인력투입 문제로 수위나 유량 등의 기초자료인 수위-유량 계측기술 및 대응연구가 미미한 실정이다. 체계적인 하천관리를 위해서는 신뢰성 있는 대상 하천의 수리량 자료 확보가 기본으로 요구된다. 이러한 중소하천의 관리의 신뢰도를 높이기 위해서는 실시간 수위유량 자료 확보가 필수적이다. 현재 하천 정비 계획 단계에서 수문모델링을 통해 중소하천의 유량을 산정하고 있지만 산발적으로 측정한 자료로는 검/보정에 한계가 있으며, 신뢰도를 확보하기 어려운 실정이다. 이수, 환경, 생태 등의 관점에서는 평상시 유량에 대한 실시간 정보가 매우 중요하다. 이에 체계적인 하천관리를 위해서는 중소하천에 대한 실시간 수리량 자료를 경제적으로 확보 할 수 있는 장치 개발 및 현장적용이 시급하다. 본 연구에서는 하천 횡단구조물이 가지고 있는 유량 측정의 편이성을 최대한 이용하여 급성장하고 있는 영상분석기술과 IT을 하천공학분야에 접목하여 중소하천의 수위와 유량을 실시간으로 원격 측정하는 WIA (Wireless Image Acquisition) 시스템을 개발하였다. WIA 시스템은 라즈베리파이 기반으로 적외선카메라를 이용하여 일정한 시간간격으로 횡단구조물의 상류, 중류, 구조물 주위의 흐름 영상을 확보하여 중앙처리장치로 전송하는 시스템으로 구성된다. WIA 시스템에서 전송된 영상은 본 연구에서 개발한 영상판독 S/W 및 H-Q 산정 S/W를 통해 하천의 수위를 판독하고 실시간으로 하천단면 수위유량 산정 자료 구축하는 자료로 활용된다. 현재 WIA 시스템의 성능 및 개선과 영상판독 S/W 및 H-Q 산정 S/W서버와의 연계운영 성능 평가를 통해 장치를 검증하는 단계에 있으며, 추후 서버구축을 통해 홍수 예 경보와 하천수질관리를 위한 기초자료로 활용될 것으로 기대된다. 또한 본 연구에서 개발하는 유량측정 시스템을 적용하면 기존 장비의 약 15% 예산으로 실시간 수리량 자료를 확보할 수 있을 것으로 예상된다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.614-614
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• 2015

하천수는 하천의 지표면에 흐르거나 하천 바닥에 스며들어 흐르는 물 또는 하천에 저장되어 있는 물을 말하며, 인구의 증가나 산업화로 인하여 물 사용이 증대되고 있는 실정이다. 이에 따라 국가에서는 하천법 제50조에 의거하여 생활 공업 농업 환경개선 발전 주운 등의 용도로 하천수를 사용하려는 자는 국토교통부장관(홍수통제소장)의 허가를 받아야 한다. 우리나라 수문특성상 우기에 집중되어 있는 물을 갈수기에 이용할 수 있도록 분배하고 관리하는 것이 어려운 실정이다. 하천법 제51조에 의하면 하천유지유량은 생활, 공업, 농업, 환경개선, 발전, 주운 등의 하천수 사용을 고려하여 하천의 정상적인 기능과 상태를 유지하기 위한 최소한의 유량을 말하며, 2006년 고시된 낙동강 수계의 하천유지유량은 대부분 국가하천을 기준지점으로 산정되었고, 산정방법은 평균갈수량 13개, 기준갈수량 2개, 하천생태계 2개 지점이다. 또한, 하천관리유량은 하천유지유량과 이수유량의 합으로 산정된다. 본 연구에서는 2013년도 말 기준으로 하천수 사용허가 현황을 정리하였으며, 용도별, 수계별, 행정구역별, 하천등급별로 하천수 사용허가 건수와 허가량을 분석하였다. 낙동강본류를 대상으로 하천시설물을 고려하여 하천관리유량을 산정하였으며, 하천유지유량의 적절성을 검토함으로써 향후 낙동강권역의 물관리방안을 모색하였다. 낙동강본류구간은 하천관리유량이 기준갈수량에 비하여 큰 형태로써 하천관리유량 확보를 위한 노력이 필요한 것으로 나타났으며, 향후 하천수 사용허가 시설물의 회귀율에 대한 실제적인 자료 수집과 함께 정확한 분석을 통한 하천의 회귀유량을 산정하고, 하폐수 방류시설을 고려하여 산정한 결과와 비교하여 보다 정확한 물수지 분석 체계를 확립하여야 할 것이다.