• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.44 no.5
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• pp.389-406
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• 2011

The objective of this study is to examine the climate change impact assessment on Korean water resources considering the uncertainties of Global Climate Models (GCMs) and hydrological models. The 3 different emission scenarios (A2, A1B, B1) and 13 GCMs' results are used to consider the uncertainties of the emission scenario and GCM, while PRMS, SWAT, and SLURP models are employed to consider the effects of hydrological model structures and potential evapotranspiration (PET) computation methods. The 312 ensemble results are provided to 109 mid-size sub-basins over South Korean and Gaussian kernel density functions obtained from their ensemble results are suggested with the ensemble mean and their variabilities of the results. It shows that the summer and winter runoffs are expected to be increased and spring runoff to be decreased for the future 3 periods relative to past 30-year reference period. It also provides that annual average runoff increased over all sub-basins, but the increases in the northern basins including Han River basin are greater than those in the southern basins. Due to the reason that the increase in annual average runoff is mainly caused by the increase in summer runoff and consequently the seasonal runoff variations according to climate change would be severe, the climate change impact on Korean water resources could intensify the difficulties to water resources conservation and management. On the other hand, as regards to the uncertainties, the highest and lowest ones are in winter and summer seasons, respectively.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.51 no.1
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• pp.11-18
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• 2018

The climate change impacts on hydrological components and water balance in Jeju Island were evaluated using multiple climate models and watershed model, SWAT-K. To take into account the uncertainty of the future forecast data according to climate models, climate data of 9 GCMs were utilized as weather data of SWAT-K for future period (2010-2099). Using the modeling results of the past (1992-2013) and the future period, the hydrological changes of each year were analyzed and the precipitation, runoff, evapotranspiration and recharge were increasing. Compared with the past, the change in the runoff was the largest (up to 50% increase) and the evapotranspiration was relatively small (up to 11% increase). Monthly results show that the amount of evapotranspiration and the amount of recharge are greatly increased as the amount of precipitation increases in August and September, while the amount of evapotranspiration decreases in the same period. January and December showed the opposite tendency. As a result of analyzing future water balance changes, the ratio of runoff, evapotranspiration, and recharge to rainfall did not change much, but compared to the past, the runoff rate increased up to 4.3% in the RCP 8.5 scenario, while the evapotranspiration rate decreased by up to 3.5%. Based on the results of other researchers and this study, it is expected that rainfall and runoff will increase gradually in the future under the assumption of present climate change scenarios. Especially summer precipitation and runoff are expected to increase. As a result, the amount of groundwater recharge in Jeju Island will increase.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.56 no.11
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• pp.737-749
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• 2023

In this study, we analyzed the hydrological impacts of future climate change on Jeju Island using SSP-based climate change scenarios from 18 climate models and watershed modeling (SWAT-K). Despite discrepancies among climate models, we generally observed an increase in evapotranspiration due to rising future temperatures. Furthermore, a significant increase in runoff and recharge was noted due to increased precipitation. These increasing trends were particularly pronounced in the SSP5-8.5 scenario, and differences among GCM models became more significant in the late 21 century. When compared to the historical period (1981-2010), the projected changes for the far-future period (2071-2100) in the SSP5-8.5 scenario showed a 21.4% increase in precipitation, a 19.2% increase in evapotranspiration, a 40.9% increase in runoff, and a 16.6% increase in recharge on an annual average basis. On a monthly basis in the SSP5-8.5 scenario, precipitation was expected to increase by 24.5% in September, evapotranspiration by 34.1% in April, runoff by 58.1% in October, and recharge by 33.8% in September. To further assess projections based on extreme climate scenarios, we selected two models, CanESM5 and ACCESS-ESM1-5, which represented the maximum and minimum future precipitation forecasts, and compared the hydrological changes in the future scenarios. The results indicated that runoff and recharge rates were relatively higher in the CanESM5 model with the highest precipitation forecast, while evapotranspiration rates were higher in the ACCESS-ESM1-5 model with the lowest precipitation forecast. Based on the climate change scenarios used in this study, the overall available water resources on Jeju Island are more likely to increase. However, since results vary by season and region depending on the climate model and scenario, it is considered necessary to conduct a comprehensive analysis and develop response measures using various scenarios.

• Journal of Climate Change Research
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.407-419
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• 2016

The low flow is the necessary and important index to establish national water planning, however there are lots of uncertainty in the low flow estimation. Therefore, the objectives of this study are to assess the climate change uncertainty and the effects of hydrological models on low flow estimation. The 5 RCMs (HadGEM3-RA, RegCM4, MM5, WRF, and RSM), 5 statistical post-processing methods and 2 hydrological models were applied for evaluation. The study area were selected as Chungju dam and Soyang river dam basin, and the 30 days minimum flow is used for the low flow evaluation. The results of the uncertainty analysis showed that the hydrological model was the largest source of uncertainty about 41.5% in the low flow projection. The uncertainty of hydrological model is higher than the other steps (RCM, statistical post-processing). Also, VIC model is more sensitive for climate change compared to SWAT model. Therefore, the hydrological model should be thoroughly reviewed for the climate change impact assessment on low flow.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.38-38
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• 2023

Pleikrong reservoir with a concrete gravity dam that impound more than 1 billion cubic meter storage volume is one of the largest reservoir in Central Highland of Vietnam. Sedimentation is a major problem in this area and it becomes more severe due to the effect of climate change. Over time, it gradually reduces the reservoir storage capacity affecting to the reliability of water and power supply. This study aims to integrate the soil and water assessment tool (SWAT) model with 14 bias-corrected GCM/RCM models under two emissions scenarios, representative concentration pathway (RCP) 4.5 and 8.5 to estimate sediment inflow to Pleikrong reservoir in the long term period. The result indicated that the simulated total amount of sediment deposited in the reservoir from 2010 to 2018 was approximately 39 mil m³ which is a 17% underestimate compared with the observed value of 47 mil m³. The results also show the reduction in reservoir storage capacity due to sedimentation ranges from 25% to 62% by 2050, depending on the different climate change models. The reservoir reduced storage volume's rate in considering the impact of climate change is much faster than in the case of no climate change. The outcomes of this study will be helpful for a sustainable and climate-resilient plan of sediment management for the Pleikrongreservoir.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.107-121
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• 2011

To assess the impact of climate change on water quality in an impounded river basin, this study estimated future air temperature and rainfall in the years of 2020, 2050 and 2080 by statistically downscaling the simulation results from two GCM models combined with two emission scenarios (A2 and B1). Both scenarios were selected from the Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES) suggested by IPCC. The A2 scenario represents an extreme condition whereas the B1 scenario represents a clean and energy efficient condition which is similar to that of study basin. With the results of estimated climate factors and land use data, the discharge and the concentrations of BOD, TN and TP in the Andong dam basins were simulated using the SWAT model. The change in BOD concentration for the B1 emission scenario was greater than the A2 scenario in the annual increase range and the pollution level. The concentration of TN was decreased during March? June which is drought period and increased again afterward. In contrast to TN, the concentration of TP was generally decreased. The change in TP concentration was greater for the B1 scenario than the A2 scenario.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.192-192
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• 2015

현재 우리나라는 점오염원 관리로 인한 수질개선 효과가 한계에 다다르고 있으며, 비점오염원의 수계별 총 부하 기여율이 지속적으로 증가하고 있어 추가적인 수질개선을 위해서는 비점오염원에 의한 오염부하량을 예측하고 관리하는 것이 필요하다. 국내에서는 비점오염원 관리를 위해 지속적으로 수질 모니터링을 실시하고 있으나 자료수가 부족하고 실측자료가 일부 존재하는 등의 단점을 가지고 있다. 부족한 자료는 환경부에서 제안한 원단위법 또는 분포형 수문모형을 이용하여 모의하고 있으나 원단위법은 유역특성을 고려하지 못한다는 단점을 가지고 있으며 분포형 수문모형은 모의에 많은 시간이 소요되는 단점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 유역특성을 고려하여 오염부하량을 산정하는 회귀식을 개발하고 적용성을 검토해보고자 한다. 회귀식 개발에 필요한 입력자료는 환경부 물환경정보시스템 (Water Information System, WIS)에서 제공하는 수질자료, 국가수자원관리종합정보시스템 (Water Resource Management Information System, WAMIS)에서 제공하는 수위-유량 자료, 용인시 백암면 일대에서 2013년부터 2014년까지 모니터링한 수질 및 유량자료를 이용하였다. 회귀식 도출에는 IBM SPSS Statistics 20 (SPSS, Inc, 2011)을 이용하였다. 개발된 회귀식 검토를 위해 미계측 유역을 대상으로 SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) 모형을 이용하여 오염부하량을 모의하였으며, 결과 비교를 통해 개발된 식의 타당성을 검토하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 유역에서 비점오염원에 의해 발생하는 오염부하량 모의를 통해 유역 내 비점오염원 저감대책 마련에 이용할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.234-247
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• 2019

In a deep lake and reservoir, thermal stratification is of great importance for characteristics of hydrodynamic mixing of the waterbody, and thereby influencesvertical distribution of dissolved oxygen, substances, nutrients, and the phytoplankton community. The purpose of this study, was to project the effect of a future climate change scenario on water temperature, stratification strength, and thermal stability in the Soyanggang Reservoir in the Han River basin of South Korea, using a suite of mathematical models; SWAT, HEC-ResSim, and CE-QUAL-W2(W2). W2 was calibrated with historical data observed 2005-2015. Using climate data generated by HadGEM2-AO with the RCP 4.5 scenario, SWAT predicted daily reservoir inflow 2016-2070, and HEC-ResSim simulated changes in reservoir discharge and water level, based on inflow and reservoir operation rules. Then, W2 was applied, to predict long-term continuous changes of water temperature, in the reservoir. As a result, the upper layer (5 m below water surface) and lower layer (5 m above bottom) water temperatures, were projected to rise $0.0191^{\circ}C/year$(p<0.05) and $0.008^{\circ}C/year$(p<0.05), respectively, in response to projected atmospheric temperature rise rate of $0.0279^{\circ}C/year$(p<0.05). Additionally, with increase of future temperature, stratification strength of the reservoir is projected to be stronger, and the number of the days when temperature difference of the upper layer and the lower layer becomes greater than $5^{\circ}C$, also increase. Increase of water temperature on the surface of the reservoir, affected seasonal growth rate of the algae community. In particular, the growth rate of cyanobacteria increased in spring, and early summer.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.293-293
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• 2023

2022년 발간된 IPCC (The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) 6차 평가보고서(AR6)에서는 미래 사회경제변화를 기준으로 기후변화에 대한 미래의 완화와 적응 노력에 따라 5개의 시나리오로 구분된 SSP (Shared Socioeconomic Pathways, 공통사회경제경로)를 제시하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 제주도 지역을 대상으로 SSP 시나리오에 따른 미래 수문학적 변화를 분석하였다. 제주도 지역의 독특한 기후 및 지질학적 특성, 간헐적 하천유출 특성 등을 모의할 수 있는 유역모델링(SWAT)을 기반으로, 미래 기후변화 시나리오에 따른 수문 변화를 분석하였다. 기후모형에 따른 미래 전망의 불확실성을 최소화하기 위해 SSP 시나리오 4종(SSP1-2.6, SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0, SSP5-8.5)에 대해 18개의 Global Climate Models (GCMs) 자료를 분석에 사용하였다. 또한 지역별 공간적 특성을 충분히 반영하기 위해 하천구간과 고도 특성을 고려하여 총 299개 소유역으로 구분하여 모델링을 수행하였다. 각 GCM 및 SSP 시나리오별 산출된 유역모델링 모의자료를 기반으로 과거 historical 기간(1981~2010년)과 미래기간(2011~2100년)으로 구분하여 강수량, 유출량, 증발산량, 함양량 등에 대한 시공간적 변화를 분석하였다. 대체로 모든 GCM 및 모든 SSP 시나리오에서 미래기간으로 갈수록 강수량은 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 북부지역(제주시)보다는 남부지역(서귀포시)의 증가량이 많으며, SSP5-8.5 시나리오에서 상대적으로 변동폭이 큰 것으로 분석되었다. 기준증발산량 또한 기온의 증가에 따라 미래로 갈수록 기준증발산량이 증가하는 것으로 전망되었으며, SSP5-8.5 시나리오에서 가장 크게 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 기준증발산량의 절대값은 북부지역에서 더 크게 나타나며, SSP5-8.5에서 가장 큰 것으로 전망되었다. 과거기간 대비 변화율은 SSP5-8.5에서 가장 크게 증가하며, 최소 10% 이상 증가할 것으로 전망되었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers Conference
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• 2005.10a
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• pp.667-672
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• 2005

The objective of the study is to investigate the application of the mid-range model for agricultural ungaged small watershed. In this study, the need for the selection of an optimal model was presented, and the Feasibility of the GWLF(Generalized Watershed Loading Function) model was examined for agricultural small watershed. The study watershed covers 384ha, and the hydrologic and water quality data were monitored from 1996 to 2004. In the results of the simulation for the calibration period $(1996{\sim}1999)$ and verification $(2002{\sim}2004)$, $R^2$ were $0.70{\sim}0.91$ and RMSE was $2.11{\sim}5.71$. Then, the results of water quality simulation for SS, TN and TP, show that $R^2$ were 0.58, 0.47 and 0.62 respectively. This results were compared with the other research using the detailed models (SWAT, HSPF) for the same watershed and this showed the feasibility of mid-range model for the small watershed.