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• 제18권4호
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• pp.475-483
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• 2008

The hourly precipitation data from 1973 to 2007 observed at 60 weather stations over Korea are used to characterize the diurnal and semidiurnal cycles of total precipitation amount, intensity and frequency and examine their spatial patterns and interannual variations. The results show that the diurnal cycle peaks in the morning (03-09LST) and the semidiurnal cycle peaks in the late afternoon (16-20LST). It is found that the spatial variations of the peak phase of diurnal or semidiurnal cycle relative to their corresponding seasonal mean cycle are considerably small (large) for total precipitation amount and intensity (frequency, respectively) in both winter and summer seasons. Also, the diurnal phase variations for individual years relative to the seasonal mean precipitation show the significant interannual variability with dominant periods of 2-5 years for all three elements of precipitation and the slightly decreasing trend in total precipitation amount and intensity. To compare the relative contributions of frequency and intensity to the diurnal and semidiurnal cycles (and their sum) of total precipitation amount, the percentage variance of each cycle of precipitation amount explained by frequency is estimated. The fractional variance accounted for by precipitation intensity is greater than that of frequency for these three cycles. All above analyses suggest that intensity plays a more important role than frequency in the diurnal variations of total precipitation amount.

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• 제18권2호
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• pp.111-120
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• 2008

This study presents a change-point in the 30 years (1976-2005) time series of the annual and the heavy precipitation characteristics (amount, days and intensity) averaged over South Korea using Bayesian approach. The criterion for the heavy precipitation used in this study is 80 mm/day. Using non-informative priors, the exact Bayes estimators of parameters and unknown change-point are obtained. Also, the posterior probability and 90% highest posterior density credible intervals for the mean differences between before and after the change-point are examined. The results show that a single change-point in the precipitation intensity and the heavy precipitation characteristics has occurred around 1996. As the results, the precipitation intensity and heavy precipitation characteristics have clearly increased after the change-point. However, the annual precipitation amount and days show a statistically insignificant single change-point model. These results are consistent with earlier works based on a simple linear regression model.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.25-37
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• 2014

In the present study, we analyzed precipitation patterns and diurnal variation trends of hourly precipitation intensity due to climate change. To that end, we used the hourly precipitation data obtained from 26 weather stations around South Korea, especially Busan, from 1970 to 2009. The results showed that the hourly precipitation was concentrated on a specific time of day. In particular, the results showed the so-called "morning shift" phenomenon, which is an increase in the frequency and intensity of hourly precipitation during the morning. The morning shift phenomenon was even more pronounced when a higher level of hourly precipitation intensity occurred throughout the day. Furthermore, in many regions of Korea, including Busan, this morning shift phenomenon became more prevalent as climate change progressed.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.404-416
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• 2005

이 연구는 최근 30년 동안 21개 지상관측소 일강수량 자료를 사용하여 한반도의 강수일수 및 강수강도의 지역성 및 계절성을 조사하였다. 일강수량 80 mm를 기준으로 다우와 소우로 나누어 그 특성을 조사하였으며, 강수일수 및 강도의 일차 선형경향도 함께 연구하였다. 호남 지방에서 소우에 의한 강수일수는 모든 계절에서 다른 지역에 비해 많으며, 특히 가을과 겨울철의 기여도가 상대적으로 컸다. 그러나 다우에 의한 강수일수는 대구를 중심으로 한 영남 지역에서 매우 적은 것으로 나타났다. 남해안 지방에서 강수량은 많고 강수일수가 적어 강수강도가 모든 계절에서 가장 크게 나타났으며, 연강수량에 대한 기여도는 다우와 소우 모두 다른 지역에 비해 크게 나타났다. 최근 30년간 대부분 지역에서 연강수량은 증가하는 선형경향을 보였는데, 대부분 다우에 의한 영향으로 나타났다. 한반도의 연 강수일수는 전반적으로 감소하는 선형경향을 보이지만, 다우에 의한 연 강수일수는 증가하는 선형경향을 보였다. 특히 충청과 경기지방에서 강수강도의 선형경향이 유의한 지역이 다수 발견되었는데, 이는 이 지역이 집중호우에 대한 위험도가 적지 않은 지역임을 말해주는 것이다.

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• 제19권3호
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• pp.243-253
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• 2009

In other to interpret the long-term variations of sunshine duration, cloud lifetime, and precipitation intensity observed in and around Seoul and Busan for the period from 1986 to 2005, aerosol indirect effect was employed and applied. For the identification of long-term trend of aerosol concentration, observed visibility and AOT of AERONET sunphotometer data were also used over the same regions. The result showed that the time series of visibility was decreased and those of AOT increased, especially trends were remarkable in 2000s. In both regions, occurrence frequencies of observed cloudiness (cloud amount ${\leq}6/10$) and strong precipitation (rain rate > $0.5mmhour^{-1}$) have been steadily increased while those of cloudiness (cloud amount > 7/10) and weak precipitation (rain rate ${\leq}0.2mmhour^{-1}$) decreased. These results are corresponding to the trend of both visibility and AERONET data, implying the aerosol indirect effect that makes size of cloud droplet reduce, cloud life-time longer and precipitation efficiency decreased. Our findings demonstrate that, although these phenomena are not highly significant, weather and climate system over Korean urban area have been changed toward longer lifetime of small cloudiness and increasing precipitation intensity as a result of increased aerosol indirect effect.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.149-158
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• 2006

1973년에서 2001년 남한의 강수자료를 이용하여 계절성 강수에 대하여 연구 분석하였다. 남한 63개 관측지점에 대한 계절성 강수지수와 계절성 강수지수의 연 변화에 대해 조사하였다. 이 연구에서의 계절성 강수라 함은 연중 특정 몇 달에 집중되는 강수의 집중도를 의미한다. 강수 형태는 여러 원인에 의해 변하며, 여름철에는 국지성 강수가 발생한다. 계절성 강수 지수를 이용하여 남한 지역의 계절성 강수 특성을 분석한 결과 남한 지역은 전체적으로 계절성 강수의 특성을 띠고 있는 지역이었으나 1993년 이후 건조한 날씨가 길어지고, 이후 집중호우가 내리는 계절성 강수의 특성이 더욱 뚜렷해지고 있다. 이동평균을 이용하여 계절성 강수 지수의 연 변화를 분석한 결과 남한의 62개 관측지점의 계절성 강수 지수는 29년간 증가하는 추세를 보이고 있음을 확인하였다. 특히 과거($1973{\sim}1982$년)에는 6월, 7월에 집중되던 강수가 최근($1992{\sim}2001$)에는 8월, 9월에 집중되고 있으며, 10월에도 강수가 집중되는 현상을 보이고 있다. 또한 과거($1973{\sim}1982$)에는 계절성 강수 강도 3에 속하는 지역이 많았으나, 1993년 이후부터는 계절성 강수 강도 5와 6에 속하는 관측지점이 늘어나고 있는 추세이다. 계절성 강수 강도 5와 6에 속하는 관측지점이 늘어나고 있다는 것은 남한지역의 강수특성이 건조한 날씨가 계속되다가 이후 특정한 달에 강수가 집중되어 내리는 계절성 강수의 현상이 더욱 뚜렷해지고 있다는 것을 보여주고 있다.

• 대기
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.397-416
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• 2008

This study investigates a long-term variation of the annual extreme value for the instantaneous wind speed and the daily precipitation during 56 years (1951-2006) in Korea. Results show that there is a uptrend for both wind and precipitation extreme records, although regional trends are different from overall pattern in some places, particularly for wind speed. The estimated linear trends are 230 mm/56 yr in the daily precipitation and $15ms^{-1}$/56 yr in the maximum instantaneous wind speed. For precipitation, other indexes such as total annual precipitation, the number of extreme precipitation event, and precipitation intensity have dramatically increased as well, while there has been a clear downtrend for the number of strong wind events (> $14ms^{-1}$). It is found that the minimum surface pressure recorded during typhoon attacks in Korea tends to be decreasing, about 10 hPa/56 yr. This partly explains why the extreme values in the precipitation are increasing in Korea.

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• 제33권4호
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• pp.367-385
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• 2023

The variabilities of precipitation and particulate matters (i.e., PM₁₀ and PM_2.5) and the scavenging efficiency of PMs by precipitation were quantified using long-term measurements in Seoul, Korea. The 21 years (2001~2021) measurements of precipitation and PM₁₀ mass concentrations, and the 7 years (2015~2021) of PM_2.5 mass concentrations were used. Statistical analysis was performed for each period (i.e., year, season, and month) to identify the long-term variabilities of PMs and precipitation. PM₁₀ and PM_2.5 decreased annually and the decreasing rate of PM₁₀ was greater than PM_2.5. The precipitation intensity did not show notable variation, whereas the annual precipitation amount showed a decreasing trend. The summer precipitation amount contributed 61.10% to the annual precipitation amount. The scavenging efficiency by precipitation was analyzed based on precipitation events separated by 2-hour time intervals between hourly precipitation data for 7 years. The scavenging efficiencies of PM₁₀ and PM_2.5 were quantified as a function of precipitation characteristics (i.e., precipitation intensity, amount, and duration). The calculated average scavenging efficiency of PM₁₀ (PM_2.5) was 39.59% (35.51%). PM₁₀ and PM_2.5 were not always simultaneously scavenged due to precipitation events. Precipitation events that simultaneously scavenged PM₁₀ and PM_2.5 contributed 42.24% of all events, with average scavenging efficiency of 42.93% and 43.39%. The precipitation characteristics (i.e., precipitation intensity, precipitation amount, and precipitation duration) quantified in these events were 2.42 mm hr^-1, 15.44 mm, and 5.51 hours. This result corresponds to 145% (349%; 224%) of precipitation intensity (amount; duration) for the precipitation events that do not simultaneously scavenge PM₁₀ and PM_2.5.

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• 제19권2호
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• pp.199-211
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• 2009

In this paper, we examine the multiple change-point and change pattern in the 54 years (1954-2007) time series of the annual and the heavy precipitation characteristics (amount, days and intensity) averaged over South Korea. A Bayesian approach is used for detecting of mean and/or variance changes in a sequence of independent univariate normal observations. Using non-informative priors for the parameters, the Bayesian model selection is performed by the posterior probability through the intrinsic Bayes factor of Berger and Pericchi (1996). To investigate the significance of the changes in the precipitation characteristics between before and after the change-point, the posterior probability and 90% highest posterior density credible intervals are examined. The results showed that no significant changes have occurred in the annual precipitation characteristics (amount, days and intensity) and the heavy precipitation intensity. On the other hand, a statistically significant single change has occurred around 1996 or 1997 in the heavy precipitation days and amount. The heavy precipitation amount and days have increased after the change-point but no changes in the variances.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.65-74
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• 1984

This experiment was carried out to study the effects of light intensity and soil water regimes on the growth of ginseng seedling. The results were as follows: 1. The maximum light intensity and optimum temperature in 1,le photosynthesis of ginseng seedling were 10,000 lux and 23 $^{\circ}C$. Respiration rate was increased at high temperature. 2. Air and soil temperature under the shading were increased as the increase of light intensity but soil water contents were decreased as the increase of light intensity, whereas air and soil temperature were decreased as the increase of precipitation under the shade b5: soil water contents were increased as the increase of precipitation under the shade. 3. The higher the transmittance of the shade, the greater the specific leaf weight (S.L.W.) and stomatal density. In contrast, however, the contents of total chlorophyll, chlorophyll a and b, and stomatal length was decreased. There was no any significant difference light intensity of the a/b ratio of chlorophyll. 4. The highest photosynthesis was occurred in ginseng leaves grown under the shade 5% L.T.R. and net photosynthesis rates increased with increasing soil water contents. 5. Optimum condition for usable seedling yield were 5% L.T.R. and 3.3% precipitation under the shade. Useless seedling increased with increasing precipitation under the shade.