• Atmosphere
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.391-404
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• 2011

This study investigates the impact of cumulus parameterization scheme (CPS) with different horizontal grid sizes on the simulation of the local heavy rainfall case over the Korean Peninsula. The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF)-based real-time forecast system of the Joint Center for High-impact Weather and Climate Research (JHWC) is used. Three CPSs are used for sensitivity experiments: the BMJ (Betts-Miller-Janjic), GD (Grell-Devenyi ensemble), and KF (Kain-Fritsch) CPSs. The heavy rainfall case selected in this study is characterized by low-level jet and low-level transport of warm and moist air. In 27-km simulations (DM1), simulated precipitation is overestimated in the experiment with BMJ scheme, and it is underestimated with GD scheme. The experiment with KF scheme shows well-developed precipitation cells in the southern and the central region of the Korean Peninsula, which are similar to the observations. All schemes show wet bias and cold bias in the lower troposphere. The simulated rainfall in 27-km horizontal resolution has influence on rainfall forecast in 9-km horizontal resolution, so the statements on 27-km horizontal resolution can be applied to 9-km horizontal resolution. In the sensitivity experiments of CPS for DM3 (3-km resolution), the experiment with BMJ scheme shows better heavy rainfall forecast than the other experiments. The experiments with CPS in 3-km horizontal resolution improve rainfall forecasts compared to the experiments without CPS, especially in rainfall distribution. The experiments with CPS show lower LCL(Lifted Condensation Level) than those without CPS at the maximum rainfall point, and weaker vertical velocity is simulated in the experiments with CPS compared to the experiments without CPS. It means that CPS suppresses convective instability and influences mainly convective rainfall. Consequently, heavy rainfall simulation with BMJ CPS is better than the other CPSs, and even in 3-km horizontal resolution, CPS should be applied to control convective instability. This conclusion can be generalized by conducting more experiments for a variety of cases over the Korean Peninsula.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.215-231
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• 2018

It was analyzed to identify the cause of $PM_{2.5}$ concentration changes for the fall in 2016 and 2017 in South Korea using ground measurement data such as meterological variables and $PM_{2.5}$, AOD from GOCI satellite, and WRF-CMAQ modeling system. The result of ground measurement data showed that the $PM_{2.5}$ concentrations for the fall in 2017 decreased by 12.3% ($3.0{\mu}g/m^3$) compared to that of 2016. The difference of $PM_{2.5}$ concentrations between 2016 and 2017 mainly occurred for 11 Oct. - 20 Oct. (CASE1) and 15 Nov. - 19 Nov. (CASE2) when weather conditions were difficult to long-range transport from foreign regions and favored atmospheric ventilation in 2017 compared to 2016. Simulated $PM_{2.5}$ concentrations in 2017 decreased by 64.0% ($23.1{\mu}g/m^3$) and 35.7% ($12.2{\mu}g/m^3$) during CASE1 and CASE2, respectively. These results corresponded to the changes in observed $PM_{2.5}$ concentrations such as 53.6% for CASE1 and 47.8% for CASE2. It is implied that the changes in weather conditions affected significantly the $PM_{2.5}$ concentrations for the fall between 2016 and 2017. The contributions to decreases in $PM_{2.5}$ concentrations was assessed as 52.8% by long-range transport from foreign regions and 47.2% by atmospheric ventilation effects in domestic regions during CASE1, whereas their decreases during CASE2 were affected by 66.4% from foreign regions and 33.6% in domestic regions.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.327-337
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• 2012

Air pollution inventories are aggregated around south-eastern part of the Korean Peninsular including Busan, Ulsan, and Changwon cities. Because densely populated cities are concentrated in this region, air pollutants emitted from one of these cities tend to be impacted on the air quality of other cities. In order to clarify the seasonal movement pattern of emitted particles, several numerical simulations using WRF/FLEXPART were carried out. Four cases were selected for each season. The Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF) reproduced atmospheric flow fields with nested grids. The seasonal pattern of air mass of study area was determined by backward and forward trajectories. As a result, the air parcel moves from northwest to southeast due to northwesterly winds in spring and winter. Also air parcel transports from south to north in summer, and moves from west to east. Because the air mass moves differently in each season, these characteristics should be considered when performing air quality analysis.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.238-238
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• 2016

토양수분, 증발산량, 유출량 등의 고해상도 수문기상요소 산출을 위한 지면모델 활용 기술은 기상 및 수문분야에서 널리 활용 중에 있다. 본 연구에서는 미국 국립대기과학연구소(NCAR)에서 개발된 기상-수문 결합모델 WRF-Hydro(Weather Research and Forecasting Model Hydrological modeling extension package)을 활용하여 낙동강 유역에서 발생한 돌발홍수 사례 실험에 적용하여 강우량 및 수문기상요소 전체를 모의함으로써 기상-수문-지면 결합모델을 활용한 수문기상요소 산출하고자 하였다. 이를 기존의 기상모델로부터 입력강제자료를 제공받아 Off-line 형태로 결합된 지면모델(TOPLATS, TOPmodel-based Land Atmosphere Transfer Scheme) 결과와 비교하였고 기상-수문 결합모델의 국내 적용성을 검토하였다. 기상-수문-지면 결합모델(WRF-Hydro)의 초기장 및 경계장은 기상청 현업 모델에서 생성된 국지예보모델자료 1.5km 자료(LDAPS, Local Data Assimilation and Prediction System)를 사용하였으며, 모델의 적분기간은 돌발홍수 사례에 따라 24~36시간을 수행하였다. WRF-Hydro 모델의 물리모수화 방안은 작년까지 기상청에서 현업운영되는 KWRF의 방안들을 준용하였으며, WRF-Hydro 수행을 위해 Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer(ASTER)에서 제공되는 30 m 해상도의 수치표고자료를 GIS(Geographic Information System)를 활용하여 지표유출방향을 설정하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.100-100
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• 2023

단기 강우 예측에는 주로 물리과정 기반 수치예보모델(NWPs, Numerical Prediction Models) 과 레이더 기반 확률론적 방법이 사용되어 왔으며, 최근에는 머신러닝을 이용한 레이더 기반 강우예측 모델이 단기 강우 예측에 뛰어난 성능을 보이는 것을 확인하여 관련 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 하지만 머신러닝 기반 모델은 예측 선행시간 증가 시 성능이 크게 저하되며, 또한 대기의 물리적 과정을 고려하지 않는 Black-box 모델이라는 한계점이 존재한다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 한계를 극복하기 위해 머신러닝 기반 blending 기법을 통해 물리과정 기반 수치예보모델인 Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF)와 최신 머신러닝 기법 (cGAN, conditional Generative Adversarial Network) 기반 모델을 결합한 Hybrid 강우예측모델을 개발하고자 하였다. cGAN 기반 모델 개발을 위해 1시간 단위 1km 공간해상도의 레이더 반사도, WRF 모델로부터 산출된 기상 자료(온도, 풍속 등), 유역관련 정보(DEM, 토지피복 등)를 입력 자료로 사용하여 모델을 학습하였으며, 모델을 통해 물리 정보 및 머신러닝 기반 강우 예측을 생성하였다. 이렇게 생성된cGAN 기반 모델 결과와 WRF 예측 결과를 결합하는 머신러닝 기반 blending 기법을 통해Hybrid 강우예측 결과를 최종적으로 도출하였다. 본 연구에서는 Hybrid 강우예측 모델의 성능을 평가하기 위해 수도권 및 안동댐 유역에서 발생한 호우 사례를 기반으로 최대 선행시간 6시간까지 모델 예측 결과를 분석하였다. 이를 통해 물리과정 기반 모델과 머신러닝 기반 모델을 결합하는 Hybrid 기법을 적용하여 높은 정확도와 신뢰도를 가지는 고해상도 강수 예측 자료를 생성할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2020.06a
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• pp.40-40
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• 2020

가뭄은 발생과정과 피해 영향에 따라 기상학적, 수문학적, 농업적, 사회경제학적 가뭄으로 분류할 수 있으며, 각 가뭄은 서로 직·간접적으로 영향을 미친다. 본 연구에서는 기상학적 가뭄에서 수문학적 가뭄으로의 전이 분석을 위하여 WRF-Hydro(Weather Research and Forecasting and Model Hydrological modeling extension package)모형을 한반도 대상으로 구축하였다. WRF-Hydro 모형을 한반도에 적절히 사용하기 위하여 표면유출, 보수깊이, 표면 거칠기와 같은 파라미터 보정을 모형의 유출량 결과 값과 관측된 유출량 값을 비교 평가하여 수행하였다. 수문학적 가뭄을 정의하기 위해 Standardized Runoff Index(SRI)를 도출하였고, 기상학적 가뭄 정의에는 Standardized Precipitation Index(SPI)를 사용하였다. 한반도 가뭄이 발생한 2008년부터 2015년까지 SPI와 SRI의 기간 및 심도를 정량화하고 가뭄 전이 분석하였다. 분석 결과에 따르면 수문학적 가뭄은 기상학적 가뭄이 발생 5일에서 49일 이후에 발생하며, 발생 횟수가 적으며 크기가 작으나, 상대적으로 긴 가뭄 기간을 보였다. 이러한 분석은 지면 및 수문 모형 기반 한반도 가뭄 사상 예측 및 이해에 기여할 것으로 예상된다.

• Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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• 2008.10a
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• pp.297-300
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• 2008

High-resolution mesoscale meteorological modeling requires more accurate and higher resolution digital elevation model (DEM) data. Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission (SRTM) has created 90 m DEM for entire globe and that is freely available for meteorological modeling and environmental applications. In this research, the effects of the topographic interpolation methods on high-resolution wind field simulation in the coastal regions were quantitatively analyzed using Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model with SRTM data. Sensitivity experiments with three different interpolation schemes (four-point bilinear, sixteen-point overlapping parabolic and nearest neighbor interpolation methods) were preformed using SRTM. In WRF modeling with sixteen-point overlapping parabolic interpolation, the coastal line and some small islands show more clearly than other cases. The maximum height of inland is around 140 meters higher, while the minimum of sea height is about 80 meter lower. As it concerns the results of each scheme it seems that the sixteen-point overlapping parabolic scheme indicates the well agreement with observed surface wind data. Consequently, topographic changes due to interpolation methods can lead to the significant influence on mesoscale wind field simulation of WRF modeling.

• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.158-170
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• 2015

This study evaluates the wind speed forecast near the surface layer using the Weather Research Forecasting with Large Eddy Simulation (WRF-LES) model in order to compare the planetary boundary layer (PBL) parameterization with the LES model in terms of different spatial resolution. A numerical simulation is conducted with 1-km and 333-m horizontal resolution over the Gangwon Province including complex mountains and coastal region. The numerical experiments with 1-km and 333-m horizontal resolution employ PBL parameterization and LES, respectively. The wind speed forecast in mountainous region shows a better forecast performance in 333-m experiment than in 1-km, while wind speed in coastal region is similar to the observation in 1-km spatial resolution experiment. Therefore, LES experiment, which directly simulates the turbulence process near the surface layer, contributes to more accurate forecast of surface wind speed in mountainous regions.

• Atmosphere
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.673-686
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• 2016

Understanding limitation of simulation for Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) height in mesoscale meteorological model is important for accurate meteorological variable and diffusion of air pollution. This study examined the accuracy for simulated PBL heights using two different PBL schemes (MYJ, YSU) in Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model during the radiosonde observation period. The simulated PBL height were verified using atmospheric sounding data obtained from radiosonde observations that were conducted during 5 months from August to December 2014 over the Gumi weir in Nakdong river. Four Dimensional Data Assimilation (FDDA) using radiosonde observation data were conducted to reduce error of PBL height in WRF model. The assessment result of PBL height showed that RMSE with YSU scheme were lower than that with MYJ scheme in the day and night time, respectively. Especially, the WRF model with YSU scheme produced lower PBL height than with the MYJ scheme during night time. The YSU scheme showed lower RMSE than the MYJ scheme on sunny, cloudy and rainy day, too. The experiment result of FDDA showed that PBL height error were reduced by FDDA and PBL height at the nudging coefficient of $3.0{\times}10^{-1}$ (YSU_FDDA_2) were similar to observation compared to the nudging coefficient of $3.0{\times}10^{-4}$ (YSU_FDDA_1).

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.45-54
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• 2020

High-resolution meteorological simulations were conducted using a Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model with an Urban Canopy Model (UCM) in the Ulsan Metropolitan Region (UMR) where large-scale industrial facilities are located on the coast. We improved the land cover input data for the WRF-UCM by reclassifying the default urban category into four detailed areas (low and high-density residential areas, commercial areas, and industrial areas) using subdivided data (class 3) of the Environmental and Geographical Information System (EGIS). The urban area accounted for about 12% of the total UMR and the largest proportion (47.4%) was in the industrial area. Results from the WRF-UCM simulation in a summer episode with high temperatures showed that the modeled temperatures agreed greatly with the observations. Comparison with a standard WRF simulation (WRF-BASE) indicated that the temporal and spatial variations in surface air temperature in the UMR were properly captured. Specifically, the WRF-UCM reproduced daily maximum and nighttime variations in air temperature very well, indicating that our model can improve the accuracy of temperature simulation for a summer heatwave. However, the WRF-UCM somewhat overestimated wind speed in the UMR largely due to an increased air temperature gradient between land and sea.