• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.48-51
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• 2004

The light element candidates such as S, O, Si, and K are discussed for the reasonable compositions in the earth's core since the available data show density difference from pure iron core. These candidates are favored by the some evidences such as depletion in the crust and mantle, and lower eutectic temperature of Fe-FeS melt for sulfur. FeO phase for oxygen, lighter mass than sulfur and solubility in metallic phases for silicon, and partitioning in Fe-FeS melt for potassium. However, other problems such as short experimental data, initial compositions of these elements, and oxidation state during the formation of the earth should be solved simultaneously to confirm these light elements.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.427-441
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• 2017

Theory of Earth's free oscillation is revisited. Firstly, we summarized the underlying formulations, such as the equation of motion and its conversion into numerically integrable form and then explained computational procedures including the treatment of inner core-outer core boundary and core-mantle boundary, while the latter information has not been explicitly given in most publications. Secondly, we re-calculated the periods of Earth's free oscillation modes (period >200 s) for PREM model. In doing so we acquired the values of modes missing in Dziewonski and Anderson (1981). As a case observation, one seismogram after 2011 Tohoku earthquake recorded at Daejeon, Korea (KIGAM seismic station) was briefly analyzed to identify free oscillation mode excitations on its spectra. The material in this article will be most clear guide for those on calculating the Earth's free oscillation mode.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.11-20
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• 2019

Being a torque free motion of the rotating Earth, Chandler wobble is the major component in the Earth's polar motion with amplitude about 0.05-0.2 arcsec and period about 430-435 days. Free core nutation, also called nearly diurnal free wobble, exists due to the elliptical core-mantle boundary in the Earth and takes almost the whole part of un-modelled variation of the Earth's pole in the celestial sphere beside precession and nutation. We hereby present a brief summary of their theories and report their recent features acquired from updated datasets (EOP C04 and ECMWF) by using Fourier transform, modelling, and wavelet analysis. Our new findings include (1) period-instability of free core nutation between 420 and 450 days as well as its large amplitude-variation, (2) re-determined Chandler period and its quality factor, (3) fast decrease in Chandler amplitude after 2010.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.19-27
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• 2018

It follows from the basic principles of mechanics of deformable solids relating to the strength, stability and propagation of elastic waves that the Earth's inner core cannot exist in the form of a spherical structure in the assumed thermobaric conditions and calculation values of physico-mechanical parameters. Pressure level reaches a value that is significantly greater than the theoretical limit of medium strength in the model approximations at the surface of the sphere of the inner core. On the other hand, equilibrium state of the sphere is unstable on the geometric forming at much lower loads under the influence of the "dead" surface loads. In case of the action of "follower" loads, the assumed pressure value on the surface of the sphere is comparable with the value of the critical load of "internal" instability. In these cases, due to the instability of the equilibrium state, propagation of homogeneous deformations becomes uneven in the sphere. Moreover, the elastic waves with actual velocity cannot propagate in such conditions in solid medium. Violation of these fundamental conditions of mechanics required in determining the physical and mechanical properties of the medium should be taken into account in the integrated interpretations of seismic and laboratory (experimental) data. In this case, application of the linear theory of elasticity and elastic waves does not ensure the reliability of results on the structure and composition of the Earth's core despite compliance with the required integral conditions on the mass, moment of inertia and natural oscillations of the Earth.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2003년도 The Fifth Asian Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference
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• pp.248-250
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• 2003

Thermal analysis is performed to protect the propulsion system of low-earth-orbit earth observation satellite from unwanted thermal disaster like propellant freezing. To implement thermal design adequately, heater powers for the propulsion system estimated through the thermal analysis are decided. Based on those values anticipated herein, the average power for propulsion system becomes 22.02 watts when the only one redundant catalyst bed heater is turned on. When for the preparation of thruster firing, 25.93 watts of the average power is required. All heaters selected for propulsion components operate to prevent propellant freezing meeting the thermal requirements for the propulsion system with the worst-case average voltage, i.e. 25 volts.

• 천문학회지
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.49-60
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• 2007

This paper deals with the theory for rotational motion of a two-layer Earth model (an inelastic mantle and liquid core) including the dissipation in the mantle-core boundary(CMB) along with tidal effects produced by Moon and Sun. An analytical solution being derived using Hori's perturbation technique at a second order Hamiltonian. Numerical nutation series will be deduced from the theory.

• 한국대기환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국대기환경학회 2001년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.138-140
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• 2001

The Earth, along with its major components - land, atmosphere, and oceans, is at the core of the global environmental system. Changes in any component of the Earth thus strongly affect the global and regional environment. With the advent of the new century, many important decisions on agricultural, industrial, societal and political problems will depend upon the Earth's environment. Monitoring the Earth is thus important to capture any sign from the Earth which might be related to the environmental change. (omitted)

• 한국광물학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.415-423
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• 2008

외핵은 대부분 철로 이루어져 있으나 외핵의 밀도를 10% 정도 줄일 수 있는 희석 원소가 존재해야 한다. 외핵에서 존재할 가능성이 있는 가벼운 희석원소가 수소와 산소라는 가정 하에, 고압 하에서 수소의 열역학적 안정성을 적철석($Fe_2O_3$) + 수소($H_2$) $\to$ 괴타이트(FeOOH) + 철(Fe) 반응관계식을 이용하여 계산하였다. 열역학적 해석 결과, 상온 및 상압에서 이러한 화학반응의 깁스자유에너지는 12.62 kJ/mol로 계산되었다. 상온에서 압력이 증가함에 따라 깁스자유에너지 값은 감소하여 0.068 GPa에서 '0 kJ/mol'을 나타내었다. 압력이 증가함에 따라 깁스자유에너지 값은 일정한 비율로 점차적으로 감소하여 200 GPa에서는 -208.26 kJ/mol을 나타내었다. 이러한 열역학적 분석 결과로 볼 때 고압 하에서 수소와 철산화물이 반응하여 철원소와 철 수산화물을 생성하는 환원반응이 선호되며, 수소와 산소가 철수산화물의 형태로 원시지구 핵 내에 존재하게 되었을 가능성을 배제할 수 없다.

• 천문학회보
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.53.1-53.1
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• 2010

Earth's polar motion has been known for more than one century, and it has been monitored by astrometric observation and recently by space geodetic technique. The Chandler and the annual wobbles are two dominant parts of Earth's polar motion. But according to our recent analysis on a relevant and accurate dataset, another polar motion component, of which period is about 500 days, exists with an amplitude of 20 milliarcseconds in average. This third largest component of polar motion should be caused by resonance of unidentified oscillating mode of Earth, possibly Earth's inner core wobble.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.374-389
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• 2006

이 연구는 예비 중등 교사들을 대상으로 Lakatos의 방법론에 따라서 "계절 변화의 설명"에 대한 대안 모형을 조사하였다. 조사대상은 사범대학 과학교육학부 74명이다. 조사 결과 계절 변화에 대한 예비 중등 교사들의 설명은 과학적 모형과 불일치하는 대안 모형들을 가지고 있었다. 이러한 명백한 불일치의 대안 개념은 어떤 일관성 있는 방향으로, 자신들이 가지고 있는 대안 모형의 핵심 신념을 사용한다고 가정함으로서 설명되어 진다고 우리는 주장한다. 따라서 이 연구에서는 예비 교사들의 대안 모형을 극복하기 위해서 먼저 그들이 가지고 있다고 가정할 수 있는 핵심 신념들과 가능한 근원들을 알아보는 것이다. 그러한 근원들 중에서 교과서가 예비 교사의 대안 모형의 근원을 제공할 가능성을 배제할 수는 없다.