Tropical cyclones (TCs) over the western North Pacific (WNP) mainly occur during June-October, and result in significant casualties and damages to property in East Asian countries (e.g., Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and China, etc.). Although the total number of TCs that occurred over WNP was similar to normal years, the numer of TCs that affected Korea in August and September 2019 was 3 times higher than with the same number of TCs in July. Therefore, this study examined why more TCs migrated into Korea in 2019 through analyzing four environmental conditions: steering flow, geopotential height at 500 hPa, vertical wind shear (VWS), and sea surface temperature (SST). Results showed that the tracks of TCs were significantly associated with steering flows from July to September. Furthermore, weaker VWS and warmer SST were distributed near the tracks of TCs during August and September, whereas strong VWS and lower SST were dominant in July. The environmental conditions in August and September were favorable for maintaining and developing TCs, explaining why more typhoons have affected Korea during August and September in 2019.

This study analyzed the status of climate-change indicator plants native to the main islands of the Korean peninsula, while elucidating their distribution characteristics. Information on flora from over 129 island locations, comprising more than 100 species of native plants, was collected, compiled into a database, and utilized as raw data. The distribution of 193 climate-change indicator plants was confirmed. The distribution area of broadleaf evergreen trees and ferns, including Mallotus japonicus and Cyrtomium falcatum, was relatively wide. In contrast, the distribution of common northern plants such as Corydalis turtschaninovii and Malus baccata was limited. If global warming persists, northern plant distribution is expected to decrease rapidly in the Korean Peninsula island region, while the northern limit line of the southern plants is expected to migrate further northward. During this process, it is likely that the plant congregation structure and species diversity within the island region will change dynamically. In this study, comparative analyses between species and regions were conducted by assessing the relative frequency of their occurrence, and six types of botanical geographic distribution patterns were noted.

한반도 미기록식물인 얼치기대가래(Potamogeton × anguillanus Koidz.)를 강원도 영월군 남면 연당리 연당천에서 발견하였다. 얼치기대가래는 대가래(P. wrightii Morong)와 넓은잎말 (P. perfoliatus L.)의 자연교잡종이다. 대가래에 비해 잎자루가 짧고, 넓은잎말에 비해 잎이 좁고 길며, 밑부분이 줄기를 완전히 감싸지 않는 특징으로 구별된다. 본 미기록식물의 국명은 교잡종임을 고려하여 얼치기대가래로 신칭하였다. 주요 형질에 대한 기재와 화상자료 및 검색표를 제시하였다.

In order to protect the lives and property of citizens, the central and local governments are responding by enacting municipal ordinances and regulations as the frequency of extreme weather conditions due to climate change increases and intensity increases gradually. Accordingly, the basic contents and strategies of domestic and foreign policies to cope with cold and heat waves were reviewed, referring to measures suitable for application to the Daegu metropolitan area. In addition, it is intended to provide a policy alternative to Daegu metropolitan area to minimize damage from extreme weather by identifying the current status, characteristics, and future prospects of extreme weather in Daegu metropolitan area. Since the damage caused by the cold wave in Daegu area is not as great as that of other regions, it is urgent to come up with cold wave measures for the health and transportation sectors, and to come up with measures against the heat wave as the damage caused by the heat wave is the most serious in the country. Also we will identify spatial characteristics so that the districts and counties with high vulnerability to extreme weather can be identified and implemented first, and present civic life-oriented facilities and civic action guidelines to overcome cold and heat waves.

경기도 김포시 및 인천광역시 강화군 일대에서 미기록 외래 식물 좀갯드렁새[Diplachne fusca subsp. uninervia (J. Presl) P.M. Peterson & N. Snow]가 발견되었다. 이 분류군은 아메리카 원산이며, 여러 나라에서 외래식물로 보고되었다. 국내에서 외래종으로 먼저 보고된 갯드렁새[D. fusca subsp. fascicularis (Lam.) P.M. Peterson & N. Snow]와 근연종이며, 모종인 D. fusca의 종하분류군이다. 좀갯드렁새는 소수, 포영 및 호영의 길이가 짧고 까락이 없는 특징으로 구별된다. 소수의 길이가 짧아 국명을 좀갯드렁새로 신칭하였다. 주요 형질에 대한 도해와 기재, 검색표를 제시하였다. 갯드렁새의 이전 학명인 D. fusca (≡Leptochloa fusca)은 형태적으로 D. fusca subsp. fascicularis와 상이하다. 갯드렁새의 학명을 기준표본, 원기재문, 최근의 논문들을 근거로 D. fusca (≡L. fusca)에서 D. fusca subsp. fascicularis으로 변경한다.

Recently, a heavy rainfall with high spatial variation occurred frequently in the Korean Peninsula. The meteorological event that occurred in Busan on 3 May 2016 is characterized by heavy rain in a limited area. In order to clarify the reason of large spatial variation associated with mountain height and location of low level jet, several numerical experiments were carried out using the dynamic meteorological Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. In this case study, the raised topography of Mount Geumjeong increased a barrier effect and air uplifting due to topographic forcing on the windward side. As a result, wind speed reduced and precipitation increased. In contrast, on the downwind side, the wind speed was slightly faster and since the total amount of water vapor is limited, the precipitation on the downwind side reduced. Numerical experiments on shifting the location of the lower jet demonstrated that if the lower jet is close to the mountain, its core becomes higher due to the effect of friction. Additionally, the water vapor convergence around the mountain increased and eventually the precipitation also increased in the area near the mountain. Hence, the location information of the lower jet is an important factor for accurately predicting precipitation.

본 논문은 한반도 분단 극복에 대한 한국 기독교의 관점을 민족주의적 담론과 탈민족주의적 담론으로 구분하여 논의한다. 이러한 논의를 통하여 각각의 담론에서 평화와 통일이 서로 맺는 관계의 의미를 심도 있게 분석 한다. 통일의 당위성은 민족주의적 패러다임에 의해 추동 되었고, 민족주의적 관점이 그 당위성에 정당성을 부여 하였다. 이 관점은 남과 북은 원래 하나의 민족이고, 역사를 공유하고, 같은 언어를 사용하였기 때문에 남과 북의 분단은 비정상적 상황이라고 전제한 후, 이러한 왜곡된 현실은 통일로 극복되어야 한다는 입장이다. 이 연구에서는 민족주의적 기독교통일운동의 대표적인 관점으로 1988년 한국기독교교회협의회가 발표한 <민족의 통일과 평화에 대한 한국기독교회 선언> 을 분석한다. 민족주의적 통일론 속에서 평화는 통일의 하위범주 였고, 독자적 위치를 가지 못했다. 통일이 평화를 지도하였다. 1990년대 이후로 민족주의적 담론은 민주화를 통한 시민운동의 부상, 민족정체성에 대한 국가정체성의 점차적 우위, 2000년대 이후 평화담론의 확산, 세계화에 따른 다문화주의와 다원주의적 경향의 대두 등의 역사적 변화 속에서 비판에 직면하였다. 이러한 시대적 변화 속에서 탈민족주의적 평화통일 담론이 부상하였다. 탈민족주의적 입장에 서 있는 기독교 통일담 론으로는 평화주의적 관점, 화해를 강조하는 입장, 복음통일이라는 입장 또는 다문화주의적 입장에서 전개된 통일신학 등이 있다. 본 논문은 이러한 탈민족주의적 담론들을 논의하면서 그 담론들이 제시하는 평화와 통일의 길항적 관계를 검토한다.

2016년 환경부가 한반도 미유입 환경위해우려종으로 고시한 41분류군을 대상으로, 분류학적 특징을 이용하여 종을 동정하 는 방법을 제공하고 또한 자생지의 분포 및 환경 특성에 대한 정보를 제공하기 위하여 본 연구를 수행하였다. 이를 위하여 국외의 여러 표본관에 소장된 건조표본을 확인하였으며, 미국 서부 지역인 캘리포니아주, 오레곤주 및 워싱턴주의 현장조사를 수행하였다. 우선, 조사 결과의 일부로 미국 서부 농업지역을 중심으로 분포하는 Carduus acanthoides L. (국화과), Carduus tenuiflorus W. Curtis (국화과), Onopordum acanthium L. (국화과), Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M. King & H. Rob. (국화과), Hydrocotyle ranunculoides L.f. (산형과), Oenanthe pimpinelloides L. (산형과), Ehrharta erecta Lam. (벼과), Paspalum conjugatum P.J. Bergius (벼과)의 8종에 대하여 위해성 검토, 잡초위험평가, 분류학적 특징 및 국내외 유사종과의 비교 검색표를 제시하였다.

We estimated changes in temperature-related extreme events over South Korea for the mid and late 21st Century using the 122 years (1979-2100) data simulated by RegCM4 with HadGEM2-AO data as boundary conditions. We analyzed the four extreme events (Hot day: HD, Tropical day: TD, Frost day: FD, Icing Day: ID) and five extreme values (Maximum temperature 95/5 percentile: TX95P/TX5P, Minimum temperature 95/5 percentile: TN95P/TN5P, Daily temperature range 95 percentile: DTR95P) based on the absolute and relative thresholds, respectively. Under the global warming conditions, hot extreme indices (HD, TD, TX95P, TN95P) increase, suggesting more frequent and severe extreme events, while cold extreme indices (FD, ID, TX5P, TN5P) decrease their frequency and intensities. In the late 21st Century, changes in extremes are greater in severe global warming scenario, RCP8.5 rather than RCP4.5. HD and TD (FD and ID) are expected to increase (decrease) in the mid 21st Century. The average HD is expected to increase by 14 (17) days in RCP4.5 (8.5). All the percentile indices except for DTR95P are expected to increase in both RCP4.5 and RCP8.5. In the late 21st Century, HD and TD are significantly increased in RCP8.5 compared to RCP4.5, but FD and ID are expected to be significantly reduced. HD is expected to increase mainly in the southwestern region, twice (+41 days) in RCP8.5. TD is expected to increase by 17 days in RCP8.5, which is 5 times greater than that in RCP4.5. TX95P, TN95P and TX5P are expected to increase by about 2°C and 4°C in RCP4.5 and RCP8.5, respectively. TN5P is expected to increase significantly by 4°C and 7°C in RCP4.5 and RCP8.5, respectively.

The present study analyzes the characteristics of 43 typhoons that affected the Korean Peninsula between 2002 and 2015. The analysis was based on 3-second gust measurements, which is the maximum wind speed relevant for typhoon disaster prevention, using a typhoon disaster prevention model. And the distribution and characteristics of the 3-second gusts of four typhoons, RUSA, MAEMI, KOMPASU, and BOLAVEN that caused great damage, were also analyzed. The analysis show that between May and October during which typhoons affected the Korean Peninsula, the month with the highest frequency was August(13 times), followed by July and September with 12 occurrences each. Furthermore, the 3-second gust was strongest at 21.2 m/s in September, followed by 19.6 m/s in August. These results show that the Korean Peninsula was most frequently affected by typhoons in August and September, and the 3-second gusts were also the strongest during these two months. Typhoons MAEMI and KOMPASU showed distribution of strong 3-second gusts in the right area of the typhoon path, whereas typhoons RUSA and BOLAVEN showed strong 3-second gusts over the entire Korean Peninsula. Moreover, 3-second gusts amount of the ratio of 0.7 % in case of RUSA, 0.8 % at MAEMI, 3.3 % at KOMPASU, and 21.8 % at BOLAVEN showed as "very strong", based on the typhoon intensity classification criteria of the Korea Meteorological Administration. Based on the results of this study, a database was built with the frequencies of the monthly typhoons and 3-second gust data for all typhoons that affected the Korean Peninsula, which could be used as the basic data for developing a typhoon disaster prevention system.

Drought is one of the natural disasters that slowly begin to accumulate over a long period. Although there are many kinds of drought indices, one single universally accepted definition does not currently exist, which makes it difficult to evaluate drought severity comprehensively and objectively. This paper describes the comparisons of satellite-based drought indices such as SPI (Standardized Precipitation Index), NDDI (Normalized Difference Drought Index), NMDI (Normalized Multi-band Drought Index), VHI (Vegetation Health Index) and SDCI (Scaled Drought Condition Index) to analyze agricultural drought in Korea. Through an experiment using the five drought indices, we found that VHI and the SPI2 calculated from 2-month accumulated precipitation were highly correlated and appropriate to express agricultural drought in South and North Korea. Also, the SPI2 and VHI showed close relationships with hydro-meteorological factors and vegetation production variables. For future work, it is necessary to develop a comprehensive drought index which can cover various aspects of drought including precipitation, evapotranspiration, soil moisture, and vegetation state.

Numerical experiments were carried out to investigate the effect of data assimilation of observational data on weather and PM (particulate matter) prediction. Observational data applied to numerical experiment are aircraft observation, satellite observation, upper level observation, and AWS (automatic weather system) data. In the case of grid nudging, the prediction performance of the meteorological field is largely improved compared with the case without data assimilations because the overall pressure distribution can be changed. So grid nudging effect can be significant when synoptic weather pattern strongly affects Korean Peninsula. Predictability of meteorological factors can be expected to improve through a number of observational data assimilation, but data assimilation by single data often occurred to be less predictive than without data assimilation. Variation of air pressure due to observation nudging with high prediction efficiency can improve prediction accuracy of whole model domain. However, in areas with complex terrain such as the eastern part of the Korean peninsula, the improvement due to grid nudging were only limited. In such cases, it would be more effective to aggregate assimilated data.

Temporal and spatial characteristics of the frequency of several weather types and the change in air pollutant concentrations according to these weather types were analyzed over a decade (2007-2016) in seven major cities and a remote area in Korea. This analysis was performed using hourly (or daily) observed data of weather types (e.g., mist, haze, fog, precipitation, dust, and thunder and lighting) and air pollutant criteria (PM10, PM2.5, O3, NO2, CO, and SO2). Overall, the most frequent weather type across all areas during the study period was found to be mist (39%), followed by precipitation (35%), haze (17%), and the other types (≤ 4%). In terms of regional frequency distributions, the highest frequency of haze (26%) was in Seoul (especially during winter and May-June), possibly due to the high population and air pollutant emission sources, while that of precipitation (47%) was in Jeju (summer and winter), due to its geographic location with the sea on four sides and a very high mountain. PM10 concentrations for dust and haze were significantly higher in three cities (up to 250 μg/m3 for dust in Incheon), whereas those for the other four types were relatively lower. The concentrations of PM2.5 and its major precursor gases (NO2 and SO2) were higher (up to 69 μg/m3, 48 ppb, and 16 ppb, respectively, for haze in Incheon) for haze and/or dust than for the other weather types. On the other hand, there were no distinct differences in the concentrations of O3 and CO for the weather types. The overall results of this study confirm that the frequency of weather types and the related air quality depend on the geographic and environmental characteristics of the target areas.

Tiarella polyphylla D. Don is a native plant distributed only in Ulleung Island in Korea and has been traditionally used for medicinal purposes, although it is also used ornamentally. This study was conducted to determine the requirements for dormancy break and germination and to classify the type of seed dormancy. The experiments were performed with cold stratification (0 or 12 weeks at 5℃), warm stratification (0, 4, 8, or 12 weeks at 23℃, followed by 8 weeks at 5℃, and then incubation at 23℃), and GA3 treatments (0, 10, 100, or 1000 ㎎/L). The treated seeds were incubated on aseptic media at room chamber (23℃, a 16h photoperiod of fluorescent lamps with 40 μmol ․ m-2 ․ s-1). The seeds were dispersed in nature as underdeveloped embryos with no physical barrier to absorb water to prevent water absorption. However, the seeds did not germinate for 30 days after sowing without any pre-treatments. Thus, the seeds had morphological dormancy (MD) and physiological dormancy (PD). The final germination percentage following cold stratification (0 or 12 weeks) was 66.7% and 45.6%, respectively. The cold stratification delayed seed germination by about 3 weeks. In the warm stratification experiment (0, 4, 8, or 12 weeks), the final germination percentage was 21.1%, 27.8%, 41.1%, and 57.8%, respectively, 20 weeks after sowing. The embryos of the T. polyphylla seed grew in relatively warm temperatures (23℃). GA3 application overcame seed dormancy and promoted germination. Following GA3 treatment (0, 10, 100, or 1000 ㎎/L), the final germination percentage was 33.3%, 45.0%, 42.5%, and 72.5%, respectively. These results suggest that the T. polyphylla seeds had non-deep simple morphophysiological dormancy (MPD) and GA3 treatment could be used as a substitute for warm stratification for breaking seed dormancy. To our knowledge, this is the first report of seed dormancy characteristics of the genus Tiarella native to Korea.

위성자료는 광범위한 지역의 변동성을 관측하기에 매우 유리하다는 특성 때문에 최근 기후변화로 인한 자연재해 등의 연구에서 각광받고 있다. 하지만 위성자료에도 여전히 시 ․ 공간적인 해상도의 한계가 있으며, 이를 극복하기 위해 다양한 센서의 융합이나 1차 산출물들을 조합하는 방법을 사용한다. 본 연구에서는 천리안 위성의 GOCI와 MI에서 관측되는 자료를 융합함으로써 500 m 공간 해상도의 지표면 온도 자료를 생산하였고, 정규 식생지수와 함께 사용하여 TVDI를 산정하였다. 산정된 TVDI를 통해 한반도의 토양수분 상태를 모니터링 하고자 하였으며, 이를 비교하기 위해 ASCAT 지표 토양수분 자료를 통해 산정된 SSMI와 비교하였다. 그 결과 천리안 TVDI와 SSMI가 대한민국 전역에서 비슷한 공간 분포를 나타냈으며, 천리안 위성을 활용하여 토양수분을 관측할 수 있는 가능성을 제시하였다. 따라서 본 연구에서 산정 된 한반도의 TVDI가 고해상도의 토양수분을 산정하는 기반이 될 수 있고, 이를 통해 천리안 위성의 활용 범위가 보다 확장되어 다양한 연구의 기반이 될 수 있을 것으로 보인다.

Climate changes from global warming and reduction in agricultural land result in volatility of prices of agricultural products, causing a imbalance of food market in Korea. It is necessary to develop a transnational food industry cooperation system among Korea, China and Russia that directly or indirectly affect food industry in terms of the whole industrial network. This study analyzes the value chain and linkage in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industries in three nations. The unit structure and the industrial patterns of three nations were derived using the World Input-output Table (WIOT) from 2004 to 2014 every five years. This paper is expected to contribute to develop food security cooperation in the northern part of the Korean peninsula and to promote the mutual growth of food industry through industry linkage and cooperation.

Meteorological characteristics related to variations in ozone (O3) concentrations in the Korean peninsula before, during, and after Typhoon Talas (1112) were analyzed using both observation data and numerical modeling. This case study takes into account a high O3 episode (e.g., a daily maximum of ≥90 ppb) without rainfall. Before the typhoon period, high O3 concentrations in the study areas (e.g., Daejeon, Daegu, and Busan) resulted from the combined effects of stable atmospheric conditions with high temperature under a migratory anticyclone (including subsiding air), and wind convergence due to a change in direction caused by the typhoon. The O3 concentrations during the typhoon period decreased around the study area due to very weak photochemical activity under increased cloud cover and active vertical dispersion under a low pressure system. However, the maximum O3 concentrations during this period were somewhat high (similar to those in the normal period extraneous to the typhoon), possibly because of the relatively slow photochemical loss of O3 by a H2O + O(1D) reaction resulting from the low air temperature and low relative humidity. The lowest O3 concentrations during the typhoon period were relatively high compared to the period before and after the typhoon, mainly due to the transport effect resulting from the strong nocturnal winds caused by the typhoon. In addition, the O3 increase observed at night in Daegu and Busan was primarily caused by local wind conditions (e.g., mountain winds) and atmospheric stagnation in the wind convergence zone around inland mountains and valleys.

Background : This study was carried out to provide basic data for the cultivation of the rare Glehnia littoralis in Korean Midwest. Methods and Results : In Korean Midwest, Glehnia littoralis was distributed at an average dis tance of 36.1m from the shoreline. The average altitude of the emergence area was 4.2m and the average slope was 4.3%. All the Glehnia littoralis grew on the sand of the coastal sand d unes. The average pH of habitat was 8.4, the organic matter content was 0.4%, and the avail able phosphate content was 9.1 ㎎/㎏. The potassium, calcium, magnesium and sodium of exc hangeable cation were 0.09, 9.31, 0.43 and 0.23 cmol+/㎏, respectively. Conclusions : Glehnia littoralis are native to the coastal sand dunes, but when cultivated, it is necessary to extend the range of soil selection.

Background : This study was carried out to provide basic data for in-situ conservation of the rare Glehnia littoralis in Korean Midwest. Methods and Results : In Korean Midwest, The average number of plants with Glehnia littora lis were 7 taxa in per plot, and Sinduri was the most abundant in 8 taxa among the surveyed areas. The total number of plants that appeared together were 16 taxa including Glehnia littor alis, the plants were Artemisia capillaris, Asparagus schoberioides, Calystegia soldanella, Care x kobomugi, Carex pumila, Elymus mollis, Glehnia littoralis, Imperata cylindrica var. koenigii, Ischaemum anthephoroides, Ixeris repens, Lathyrus japonica, Miscanthus sinensis, Oenothera bi ennis, Rosa rugosa, Vitex rotundifolia and Zoysia macrostachya. Among them, Carex kobomug i (46.3%), Elymus mollis (15.9%), and Imperata cylindrica var. koenigii (11.7%) were the pla nts with an average coverage of more than 10%. The plants that appeared in all 4 sites in th e survey area were Carex kobomugi and Carex pumila. Conclusions : Rare medicinal plant of Glehnia littoralis was required to be in-situ conservatio n with accompanying plants of coastal sand dunes.

본 연구에서는 한반도의 대표적인 다목적 댐인 섬진강댐을 대상으로 한반도에 영향을 미치는 태풍과 태풍의 발생에 따른 유출특성변화를 분석하 였다. 태풍영향 도메인을 적용하여 태풍의 이동 경로를 유형화하고 태풍유량을 정량화하고, 태풍정보와 대상유역의 수문변화지표의 순위분석과 상관분석을 통하여 기후변화의 적응과 대책수립에 대한 정보를 제공하고자 한다. 한반도 태풍도메인을 통과한 한반도 영향 태풍(n)은 첨두유량의 규모와 발생시기의 변화에는 많은 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 첨두유량의 발생빈도와 지속시간은 한반도 영향 태풍과 상대적으로 관 계가 적은 것으로 분석되었다. 이러한 변화는 상관성 분석결과에서도 확인할 수 있었다. 첨두유량의 발생규모(correlation coefficient = 0.41)와 첨두발생시간(correlation coefficient = 0.83)은 한반도 영향 태풍(n)과 양의 상관관계가 나타났다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 섬진강 댐을 대상으로 한반도 영향 태풍의 경로를 유형화하고, 각 태풍 유형에 따라 섬진강 댐 유역의 수문변동에 대한 특성을 분석하였다. 이는 한반도 수생태계환경 시 스템 변화에 대한 대응방안의 기초자료를 제공할 것으로 기대된다.