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Applied Geomorphology in Korea (한국의 응용지형학)

  • KIM, Chang-Hwan
    • Journal of The Geomorphological Association of Korea
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.107-119
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    • 2011
  • Applied Geomorphology can be addressed quickly social needs. Therefore, it should be a lot of research on the applied geomorphology in order to have a distinct academic nature of the geomorphology. From this perspective, From this perspective, I think very important that it studied up to now look at the performance of the applied geomorphology. The proportion of applied geomorphology is only 0.6 percent of published papers in all areas of geography and 18.3 percent of geomorphology. Sharp increase in this proportion since the 2000s that, it is not nothing to do with the demands of modern society. The tourism sector in the topic of the applied geomorphology were most common, related papers with environmental conservation and disaster were followed. Nowadays, all academic studies must meet the needs of the social. Therefore, studies for the applied geomorphology should be extended in the future to grow number of researchers and expand research-based of the geomorphology.

A Study of Regional Geomorphology in the Chugaryeong Tectonic Valley, Central Korea (추가령 구조곡의 지역지형 연구)

  • Lee, Min-Boo;Lee, Gwang-Ryul
    • Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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    • v.51 no.4
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    • pp.473-490
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    • 2016
  • This study aims to analyze the regional geomorphology of the Chugaryeong Tectonic Valley which has been one of the most important areas for Korean geomorphological research. Though the Chugaryeong Tectonic Valley has been thought important for the tectonic settings and orographic processes in Korea, geomorphological and geological discussions still are sustaining for finding out evidences of the settings. The Chugaryeong valley region has many geomorphic themes such as tectonic structure, volcanics, river, mountain, terrace, lake and sediment layers. The research of the valley focuses on the comprehensive analysis of the previous references mainly including geomorphic naming, geomorphology and geology, and history of the study for estimating the origin of tectonic valley, formation of the lave plateau, change of river structure by dissection, restoration of the landform before lava eruption, and the processes and age dating of the various landforms. Conclusively, the Chugaryeong Tectonic Valley may be recognized as the linear region of the tectonic and volcanic landforms with other various applied geomorphic settings.

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Evaluation of Stream Flow Data Observed in the Pyungchang River Basin Using the IHACRES Model (IHACRES 모형을 이용한 평창강 유역 내 관측 유량자료의 평가)

  • Park, Yong-Hee;Yoo, Chul-Sang
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.123-133
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    • 2008
  • This study evaluated the runoff data collected at 12 stream gauge stations of the Chungjoo dam basin using the IHACRES model. Especially, the geomorphology-related parameters of the IHACRES model could be quantified base on the regionalization technique, which have also been applied many stream gauge stations of the Chungjoo dam basin. Summarizing the results is as follows. (1) The climate-related parameters of the IHACRES model c, $\tau_w{^0}$, and f are found to be estimated and used uniformly over the basin. (2) The geomorphology-related parameters of the IHACRES model $t_q,\;t_s,\;and\;v_s$ are found to be estimated by considering the geomorphological parameters like the basin area, channel length, channel slope, basin slope through the regionalization based on the regression analysis. (3) Using the climate-related parameters applied uniformly over the basin and the geomorphology-related parameters estimated based on the regionalization procedure for each stream gauge station, a total of 12 stream gauge stations have been evaluated with their stream flow measurements. As results, the Sanganmi and Youngwal 1 stream gauge stations have been found to make high quality flow data, but Youngwal, Baekokpo, and Panwoon stations low quality flow data. On the whole, 12 stream gauge stations considered show large differences with their data quality, so a plan for securing more consistent data quality should be prepared imminently.

The Role of Geomorphology·Geology in Prehistoric Petroglyph Research - Hadong Mukgyeri's Stone Monument as an Example - (선사 암각화 연구에서의 지형·지질학의 역할 - 하동 묵계리 석물을 사례로 -)

  • Yang, Dong-Yoon;Han, Min;Kim, Seong-Won
    • Journal of The Geomorphological Association of Korea
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    • v.27 no.3
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    • pp.105-121
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    • 2020
  • There has been a lot of controversy over the claim that ancient characters were engraved on a stone plane collected near the Samsin Mountain in Hadong-gun, and that it was used as an altar based on the contents on the stone. The importance of the role of geoscience in prehistoric petroglyph research was presented through analysis and comparison with representative domestic petroglyphs. First, by examining the geological formation process of the collected stone objects, it proved that prehistoric actions were not applied. Second, as a result of comparative analysis from the viewpoints of human geography and topography with representative petroglyphs in Korea, it is unreasonable to argue that the stone was made for an altar. Third, it is considered that among the ancient characters under debate, the straight line indicates a cleavage of carbonate minerals, and the curved shape results from the growth of lichens. Finally, we propose that reproducing the lines found on the stone was impossible by using ancient techniques, and that there was no trace of any artificial actions applied to the spots considered to be curved characters. As shown in such research cases, the results of petroglyph research will have high reliability, if research by experts in each field continues after the geoscientific basis is secured. In this respect, the contribution of Earth science to cultural assets and archeology is expected to increase in the future.

Tectonic features along the South Scotia Ridge, Antarctica (남극해 남스코시아 해령 주변의 지체구조)

  • Hong, Jong-Kuk;Jin, Young-Keun;Lee, Joo-Han;Nam, Sang-Heon;Park, Min-Kyu
    • 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.05a
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    • pp.139-144
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    • 2005
  • Multichannel seismic survey has conducied along the South Scotia Ridge which is located in the northern part of Weddell sea, Antarctic sea, The South Scotia Ridge is part of continental crust extended from Antarctic Peninsula. It borders on Oceanic plates, the Scotia sea plate and Powell basin. Transtensional tectonics along the sinistral transform fault plate boundary led to the creation of the present tectonic geomorphology of the South Scotia Ridge. The fan-shaped deposits with angular unconformities in the central depression is interpreted as a divergent tectonic movement along the ridge.

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Tectonic Features along the South Scotia Ridge, Antarctica (남극해 남스코시아 해령 주변의 지체구조)

  • Hong, Jong-Kuk;Jin, Young-Keun;Lee, Joo-Han;Nam, Sang-Heon;Park, Min-Kyu
    • Journal of the Korean Geophysical Society
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.215-219
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    • 2005
  • Multichannel seismic survey has conducted along the South Scotia Ridge which is located in the northern part of Weddell sea, Antarctic sea. The South Scotia Ridge is part of continental crust extended from Antarctic Peninsula. It borders on Oceanic plates, the Scotia sea plate and Powell basin. Transtensional tectonics along the sinistral transform fault plate boundary led to the creation of the present tectonic geomorphology of the South Scotia Ridge. The fan-shaped deposits with angular unconformities in the central depression is interpreted as a divergent tectonic movement along the ridge.

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Enhancement of Geomorphology Generation for the Front Land of Levee Using Aerial Photograph (항공영상을 연계한 하천 제외지의 지형분석 개선 기법)

  • Lee, Geun Sang;Lee, Hyun Seok;Hwang, Eui Ho;Koh, Deuk Koo
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.28 no.3D
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    • pp.407-415
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    • 2008
  • This study presents the methodology to link with aerial photos for advancing the accuracy of topographic survey data that is used to calculate water volume in urban stream. First, GIS spatial interpolation technique as Inverse Distance Weight (IDW) and Kriging was applied to construct the terrain morphology to the sand-bar and grass area using cross-sectional survey data, and also validation point data was used to estimate the accuracy of created topographic data. As the result of comparison, IDW ($d^{-2}_{ij}$, 2nd square number) in Sand-bar area and Kriging Spherical model in grass area showed more efficient results in the construction of topographic data of river boundary. But the differences among interpolation methods are very slight. Image classification method, Minimum Distance Method (MDM) was applied to extract sand-bar and grass area that are located to river boundary efficiently and the elevation value of extracted layers was allocated to the water level point value. Water volume with topographic data from aerial photos shows the advanced accuracy of 13% (in sand-bar) and 12% (in grass) compared to the water volume of original terrain data. Therefore, terrain analysis method in river linking with aerial photos is efficient to the monitoring about sand-bar and grass area that are located in the downstream of Dam in flooding season, and also it can be applied to calculate water volume efficiently.

Estimation of Discharge for the Amazon River Branches with Wavelet Analysis

  • Katabira, Kyoichiro;Ogawa, Susumu;Sakurai, Takako;Takagi, Mikio
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.346-348
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    • 2003
  • In this study, we attempted to estimate the discharge of the Amazon River branches from JERS-1/SAR images, which are independent of the weather. We visualized some traces of the Amazon River branches, transformed river shapes into a one-dimensional signal, and calculated the characteristics of the river shapes such as the meandering wavelength and the amplitude with Fourier and wavelet analysis. Then, we related the characteristics of the river shapes with the existing discharge data and derived some regression equations. Finally, we estimated the discharge of the Amazon River branches from the SAR images.

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Applying a GIS to Solid and Hazardous Waste Disposal Site Selection (쓰레기매립장 부지선정을 위한 GIS 활용연구)

  • 김윤종;김원영;유일현;백종학;이현우;류중희
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.135-151
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    • 1990
  • Solid and hazardous waste disposal site selection by using GIS(Geographic Information System) is the purpose of this study. The criteria of site selection are usually defined in accordance with geological, cultural and social characteristics. Unadequate adaptation of these criteria in a site selection may cause serious problem of water and soil pollution. The environmental information for extraction of these criteria consist of a lot of data : geology, geomorphology, hydrogeology, engineering geology, cultural and social information.... GIS could be easily applied to construct of this environmental information data base, and carry out cartography simulation using overlay mapping technique(polygon overlay). ARC/INFO(GIS system) was used for these studies, and AML(ARC/INFO Macro Language) in this system provided more variable and effective methods for cartography simulation. TM(Thematic Mapper) images were used for the evaluation of land cover/use in the studied area, by using ERDAS image processing system.

A Study on the River MEanders in Geum River System. (금강수계의 사행에 관한 연구)

  • 안상진;이재동
    • Water for future
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.33-42
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    • 1982
  • In recent years owing to extensive land reclamation, increased river engineering activites and morer intense flood plain use, river geomorphology has attracted considerable attention. One of outstanding problems has been maintenance of river meanders and nearly all natural river exhibit the tendency to meander. Often the meander geometry was fitted in to various idealized model. COnsequently, both the selection of data and the methods to determine the geometric parameters were highly subject to individual preferences. This study applied statistical analysis in tipifying their shape and analysised meander characteristics by channel model of line generalization algorithm. This method is applied to Geum river system. The results show that the variance of curvature is a better index to describe the meander intensity and the kurtosis is a good index to characterize the total length of the straight sections for a given reach. The results also show that channel model of line generalization algorithm is a good model in analysis of meander characterisitics.

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