• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.5-18
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• 2019

In this study, it was conducted a broad-area landslide analysis for the entire area of Kyungsangbuk-do Province based on spatially-distributed wetness index and root reinforcement infinity slope stability theory. Specifically, digital map, soil map and forest map were used to extract topological and geological parameters, and to build spatially-distributed database at $10m{\times}10m$ resolution. Infinity flow direction method was used for rain catchment area to produce spatially-distributed wetness index. The safety level that indicates risk of a broad-area landslide was classified into four groups. The result showed that areas with a high estimated risk of a landslide coincided with areas that recently went through an actual landslide, including Bonghwa and Gimcheon, and unstable areas were clustered around mountainous areas. A comparison between the estimation result and the records of actual landslide showed that the analysis model is effective for estimating a risk of a broad-area landslide based on accumulation of reasonable parameters.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.47-62
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• 2022

The Ministry of Environment has been working to reduce the impact on biodiversity, ecosystems, and social costs caused by soil runoff from highland Agricultural fields by setting up non-point pollution source management districts. To reduce soil loss, runoff path reduction technology has been applied, but it has been less cost effective. In addition, non-point pollution sources cause environmental conflicts in downstream areas, and recently highland Agricultural fields are becoming vulnerable to climate change. The Ministry of Environment is promoting the optimal management plan in earnest to convert arable land into forests and grasslands, but since non-point pollution is not a simple environmental problem, it is necessary to approach it from the aspect of NbS(Nature-Based Solution). In this study, a scenario for applying the nature-based solution was established for three subwatersheds west of Haean-myeon, Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do. The soil loss distribution was spatialized through GeoWEPP and the amount of soil loss was compared for the non-point pollution reduction effect of mixed forests and grasslands. When cultivated land with a slope of 20% or more and ginseng fields were restored to perennial grasslands and mixed forests, non-point pollution reduction effects of about 32% and 29.000 tons compared to the current land use were shown. Also, it was confirmed that mixed forest rather than perennial grassland is an effective nature-based solution to reduce non-point pollution.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.11-23
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• 2011

Mountain streams, which are major components of an entire river network, play an important role as the source of water, sediment, coarse and fine organic matter, and nutrients for lowland rivers. Therefore, dynamics and downstream linkages of each compartment of the mountain stream can be essential for watershed management in catchment scale. The dynamics and downstream linkages are understood as a development of step-pool sequences along a river course. Recently, stream restoration after flooding event often employ the development of step-pool sequences in the world. In this paper, we 1) examined the geomorphic characteristics and the role of step-pool sequences in steep mountain streams by reviewing the results of past studies, and 2) introduced the case studies of stream restoration using step-pool sequences, and finally 3) addressed design methods considering geometry and stability of artificial step-pool sequences for stream restoration. Step-pool sequences play an important role not only as roughness with energy dissipation but also as heterogeneity of stream feature for aquatic habitat. Step-pool sequences, even if they are constructed artificially along a stream, may be effective for small stream restoration considering eco-friendly torrent controls. So far the artificial step-pool sequences were employed for mountainous streams, but those would be applied to urban stream.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.329-343
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• 2016

The present study was conducted on ridge tops of moist temperate Oak forests in Garhwal Himalaya to assess the plant diversity, regeneration, biomass production and carbon assimilation in different Oak forests. For this purpose, three Oak forest types viz., (a) Quercus leucotrichophora or Banj Oak (FT1; between 1,428-2,578 m asl), (b) Quercus floribunda or Moru Oak (FT2; between 2,430-2,697 m asl) and (c) Quercus semecarpifolia or Kharsu Oak (FT3; between 2,418-3,540 m asl) were selected on different ridge tops in Bhagirathi catchment area of Garhwal Himalaya. A total of 91 plant species including 23 trees (8 gymnosperms and 15 angiosperms), 21 shrubs and 47 herbs species belonging to 46 families were recorded from all the ridge top Oak forests. The highest mean tree density ($607{\pm}33.60trees\;ha^{-1}$) was observed in Q. floribunda forest with lower mean total basal cover (TBC) value ($48.02{\pm}3.67m^2ha^{-1}$), whereas highest TBC value ($80.16{\pm}3.30m^2ha^{-1}$) was recorded for Q. semecarpifolia forest, with lowest mean stem density ($594{\pm}23.43stems\;ha^{-1}$). The total biomass density (TBD) across three Oak forests ranged between $497.32{\pm}83.70$ (FT1) and $663.16{\pm}93.85t\;ha^{-1}$ (FT3), while the total carbon density (TCD) values ranged between $228.75{\pm}22.27$ (FT1) and $304.31{\pm}18.12t\;ha^{-1}$ (FT3). Most of the tree species were found with good regeneration (GR) status (average 45%) in all the forest types whereas, few species were found not regenerating (NR) (average 17%) however, few new recruitments were also recorded. ANOVA (Post-Hoc Tukey's test at 5% significance level) indicated significant forest-wise differences in TBC, TBD and TCD (in tree layer); family and evenness (in shrub layer only) values, while insignificant differences were noticed in density values of tree, seedling and herb layer.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.87-96
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• 2007

In this study, a Ridge Distinction Program was developed to improve the elevation standard, which is one of standards for mountainous districts conversion permission regulated by the Management of Mountainous Districts Act. To distinguish mountainous districts from other land types, this program assumed that the lower end of the mountainous districts is the outlet points where catchment size is 30ha. Also the program used the halfway line between the ridge and the lower end of the mountainous districts to recognize the upper slope areas. To prevent potential errors within the classification process, the areas that were classified as non-mountainous districts by the current forest type map were removed. According to the classification results by using the developed program, the 58% of the mountainous districts ($696,300m^2$) was classified into the upper slope area, while the only 3% of the mountainous districts ($30,956m^2$) were classified by adopting the current standards for the mountainous districts conversion permission. This result shows that the size of the upper slope areas tends to be altered by the standards defining the area. Therefore, for better acceptance of the Ridge Distinction Program in the associated fields, it is necessary to prove the effectiveness of the program and to revise the current standards for the mountainous districts conversion permission.

• Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.75-87
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• 2007

Groundwater recharge rates were estimated and compared in a headwater catchment at the Gwangneung Supersite using three different methods: water-table fluctuation (WTF), mass balance, and hydrograph separation techniques. Data were obtained during the rainy season from June to September 2005. Two different WTF methods estimated the groundwater recharge rate as 25.9% and 23.6%. The mass balance calculation of chloride ions indicated recharge rates of 13.4% on average. Baseflow separation using chloride ion as a tracer from six storm hydrographs produced a 14.0% net baseflow rate on average. Because of the implicit assumption of a long-term steady state without storage change, recharge rates calculated by mass balance and hydrograph separation were smaller than those done with WTF methods, which include the amount of increased storage due to the water-level rise. Subsequently, the WTF method is superior to others in the estimation of groundwater recharge rate to comprehend the dynamic characteristics of the hydrologic cycle.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.55-62
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• 2020

To estimate headwater stream temperature with seasonal variations, we analyzed precipitation, runoff and air temperature in experimental forest of Kangwon National University, Gangwon-do (2017~2018 years). The daily mean value of headwater stream temperature for spring was 6.9~17.7℃ and correlated with air temperature, that for summer and fall were 12.2~26.3℃ and 3.6~19.3℃, correlated with air temperature and runoff. Based on seasonal variations, we applied for stepwise multiple linear regression analyses to estimate headwater stream temperature with seasonal variations. The equations were headwater stream temperature(WT)_spring=(0.553×Air temperature)+(0.086×Runoff)+4.145 (R²=0.505; p<0.01), WT_summer=(0.756×Air temperature)+(-0.072×Runoff)+2.670 (R²=0.510; p<0.01), and WT_fall=(0.738×Air temperature)+(0.028×Precipitation)+2.660 (R²=0.844; p<0.01). The coefficient of determination (R²) was greater than when it was estimated by air temperature in all seasons and progressively increased from spring to winter. Therefore, we indicated difference on estimated magnitude of stepwise multiple linear regression, due to effects on headwater stream temperature of different environmental factors with seasonal variations. Furthermore, temporal factors with spatial characteristics (e.g., river versus headwater stream) could be recommended for estimating headwater stream temperature.

• Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.234-246
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• 2007

The role of macropore in the hydrological processes is important at the hillslope scale. Developments and distribution of macropores have not been investigated in conjunction with the characteristics of the hillslope such as topography, soil property, and soil moisture. In this study, macropore properties, such as macropore flow and saturation hydraulic conductivity were measured at a hillslope located in Gwangneung Research Forest, Pochun-gun, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. An intensive field survey provided a refined Digital Elevation Model (DEM) for surface and subsurface topography. Spatial distributions of upslope area and topographic index were obtained through the digital terrain analysis. The total number of monitoring points was 22, and the selected points were distributed along the transect of the digital contour map. Vertical fluxes through macropores were measured using a tension infiltrometer at the depth of 0.1 m from the surface. Spatial and temporal distributions of soil moisture were obtained using an on-line measurement system, TRASE, installed in the study area. Soil moisture for the aforementioned points was measured at 0.1 and 0.3m depths below the surface. The results from tension infiltrometer experiments present that the macropore flows ranged between 21 and 94%, and the measured macroporosities varied from 1.4 to 47%. Macropore flows and macroporosities tended to increase as the measurement location moved to downslope. The ability for water conduction through macropores becomes increasingly developed as the location approaches the outlet of the hillslope.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.472-472
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• 2015

토양수분은 수문학에서의 물 순환을 비롯한 여러 다양한 자연과학적 분야에 중요한 인자로 활용되고 있다. 본 연구의 대상사면인 지형학적, 토양학적으로 복합적이고, 불균질한 작은 산지사면에서 토양수분의 시공간적 분포에 대한 지형, 토성인자의 영향에 대해 파악하고자 한다. 토양수분은 TDR방식의 모니터링 시스템을 통해 안정적으로 측정이 되었으며, 각 영향인자들은 사면의 지형분석 및 토성분석을 실시하여 확보되었다. 지형인자는 습윤지수, 기여사면면적, 지역적 경사 그리고 토양깊이 인자이며, 토성은 모래, 실트, 점토함량, 가밀도 값을 이용하였다. 사면의 측정된 토양깊이별 토양수분의 시공간적 변동에서의 각 인자와의 상관분석 및 다변량 분석을 통해, 각 영향인자들의 관련성 평가하였다. 사면 전체측정지점들의 토양수분의 시공간적 분포와 영향인자의 상관분석을 통해서 토양수분의 결정에는 지형보다는 토성의 영향이 지배적으로 나타났지만, 모래함량이 높은 토성을 가진 측정지점들에 한해 분석한 결과에서는 지형의 영향은 증가하였고, 토성의 영향은 오히려 줄어들었다. 토양깊이별 상관분석에서는 토양깊이 10cm의 각 인자와의 관련성이 30, 60cm보다 높은 것으로 나타났다. 토양수분변화에 따른 각 인자와의 상관계수 변화는 토양수분이 약 28~32%정도의 포화되기 전의 습윤한 조건일 때, 각 인자들과의 상관성이 증가한 것으로 나타났다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.473-473
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• 2015

토양수분은 수문학적 과정의 시공간적 변동과 수자원 관리 및 계획 그리고 기후변화에 따른 자연재해의 원인규명에 중요한 부분이다. 본 연구에서는 사면의 단면선에 따른 토양수분의 분포 및 변동을 파악하기 위해, 청미천 유역내의 사면에서 10개월 동안의 토양수분들을 측정하여, 토양깊이별, 계절별로 분석하였다. 토양수분특성은 간단한 통계적 방법을 이용하여, 평균, 표준편차 그리고 토양수분의 감쇄기울기 값으로 표현하였다. 추가적 연구로, 측정지점의 위치, 지형, 토성의 토양수분에 대한 반응분석을 하였다. 깊은 토양층에서의 토양수분의 공간적 분포는 지표층에서의 공간적 분포 경향과는 상이하게 나타났으며, 사면의 지형 및 위치 그리고 토성의 공간적 분포는 토양수분의 시 공간적 분포특징에 큰 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 특히 상부흐름의 기여를 받는 측정지점에서는 토양수분 변동의 안정화가 진행이 되는 것으로 보이며, 수문학적 경계(Hydrologic Threshold)에 대한 추가연구가 진행되어야 할 것으로 판단된다. 상부사면에서의 높은 토양수분 변동성 및 뷸 균질적인 공간적 분포는 우선적 흐름발달의 영향과 관련이 있다고 판단된다.