Climate change due to global warming causes a rise in atmospheric air temperature to rise and extreme shift in precipitation patterns. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is widely known as one of the major cause of global warming and accounts for about 72% of total greenhouse gas emissions. Agriculture is more vulnerable to climate change than other industries. Many studies have been conducted to investigate how agroecosystems, both natural and controlled, will respond to the rising level of CO2. Studies on the responses of crops and agricultural environments to climate change are crucial in predicting changes in agro-ecosystems. Research facilities for various types of CO2 treatment have been developed. The representative research facilities are SAR (Soil-Plant-Atmosphere-Research), OTC (Open Top Chamber), FACE (Free Air CO2 Enrichment System), and TGC & CTGC (Temperature Gradient Chamber & CO2-Temperature Gradient Chamber). Therefore, this study reviewed research data and their application in agriculture.

채소작물과 과수작물의 생육에 악영향을 미치는 서리발생을 미리 예측하기 위해 모형을 구축하고 채소 주산지에 적용해 보았다. 서리 발생 전날에 관측되는 다양한 기상인자들(최저기온, 18시 기온, 21시 기온, 24시 기온, 평균풍속, 18시 풍속, 21시 풍속, 구름량, 5일간 강수량, 3일간 강수량, 상대습도, 이슬점온도, 초상최저기온, 지면온도)을 수집 하고, 그 중에서 서리발생에 유의한 영향이 있다고 판단되는 변수들을 통계적 방법(T-test, Random Forest, Multicollinearity test, Akaike Informaiton Criteria, 그리고 Wilk’s lambda values)을 통해 선택하였다. 여러 통계적 방법을 통해 선택된 유의한 기상 인자는 24시 기온, 구름량, 이슬점온도, 21시 풍속 이였으며, 이 기상인자를 기계학습법의 한 종류인 랜덤 포레스트에 적용하여 서리 발생 예측 모형을 구축하였다. 이렇게 구축 된 서리 발생예측 모형의 정확도는 70.6%로 나타났으며, 이 모형을 가을배추와 가을무의 주산지인 홍성과 서산에 적용하였을 때 65.2%와 78.6%로 나타났다.

작물 생육에 영향 요소인 기상 변수들을 이용하여 우리나라 쌀 생산량(kg 10a−1 )을 추정하였다. 이 연구는 기상 변수의 연 변동성을 기반으로 간단하지만 효과적인 통계 방법인 다중회귀모형을 이용하여 쌀 생산량에 대한 예측 가능성을 살펴보았다. 비균질적인 환경 조건의 특성을 고려하여, 연 쌀 생산량을 우리나라 도별로 추정하고 검증하였다. 기상청에서 제공하는 1986년부터 2018년까지 33년간 관측된 61개지점의 월 평균 기상 자료를 설명자료로 사용하였다. 11겹 교차검증(11-fold cross-validation)을 이용하여 추정된 쌀 생산량의 정확도를 추정하였다. 분석한 결과, 상관계수 (0.7) 측면에서 간단한 과정으로도 도별 쌀 생산량의 시간적 변화를 잘 모의하였다. 또한 추정된 쌀 생산량은 0.7 kg 10a−1 (0.15%)의 평균 오차를 가지며, 관측의 공간적 특성을 잘 모의하였다. 이 방법은 적시에 농업기상 예측 정보를 얻는다면 쌀 생산량에 대한 유용한 정보를 사전에 얻을 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

Adverse weather is a big challenge not only for the safety of drivers but the safety of Autonomous Vehicles (AV). The gap between human-driving and AV-driving in terms of adverse-weather-perception can be a new challenge for highway engineers. Solutions minimizing the gap need to be defined. By this, the smart road technologies can be specified and developed. The way how to define and quantify the gap is introduced in this presentation.

Autonomous Driving (AV) is expected to reduce the traffic accidents. Highways again need to be changed to afford AV, so the benefits we expect from introducing AV can be much larger. Highways which are easy to drive for humans is also easy to AV. Building or changing the highways in the way that they are good at explaining the way how to drive can be the very first step to afford AV. Highways which have the fail-safe features can be the second step to afford AV regardless of the weather is good or bad. Highways which have an ability of good communication with the vehicles, so drivers avoid the hazards, can be the third step to afford AV.

Water quality is characterized by various complex factors. Therefore, a systematic understanding of water quality trends is required to carry out a proper evaluation. In this study, we analyzed the spatio-temporal water quality characteristics of the Nakdong River using five-year data from 2012 to 2016. Data was collected on the pH, DO, BOD, COD, SS, TN, TP, TOC, WT, EC, NH3-N, NO3-N, PO4-P, Chl-a, rainfall, and total and fecal coliforms. A total of 38 water quality measurement stations, from Andong1 to Gupo, were considered. Statistical analyses including trend, cluster, and factor analyses were conducted to identify the dominant water quality components affecting the Nakdong River. The Nakdong River was spatially classified into three groups for up-stream (Andong1 to Sangju1), mid/up-stream (Donam to Dalseong), and mid/down-stream (Hwawonnaru to Gupo) data collection, and temporally into two groups for summer/fall (7~10), and the rest of the season (11~6) data. The water quality of the entire Nakdong River showed trends similar to the mid/down-stream section, which indicates the importance of water quality management in this section. Suspended solids, phosphorus, and coliform groups were established as important factors to be considered in the summer/fall season across the river, especially in the mid/down-stream section. Nitrogen and organic matter were identified as important factors to be considered in the rest of the season, especially in the mid/up-stream section. This study could help determine the water quality components that should be intensively monitored in the Nakdong River.

Phosphorus (P) is an essential and major nutrient for both plants and animals. However, anthropogenic P in the environment may cause severe problems such as the deterioration of water quality. Therefore, it is essential for the Korean government to manage P in the agricultural sector. The annual P budget for Korea was 46 kg P ha-1 in 2013, placing Korea in second among Organication for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. P surplus and deficiency in agricultural lands can be estimated according to the P budget, which is one of the OECD agri-environment indicators. In the P budget, it is important to ensure consistency in the input-output data sources, in order to apply national and regional policies for the environmentally sound management of agricultural P. This study examines the impacts on the input-output data sources in the regional P budget in Korea. P budgets were between 99-145 kg-P/ha, depending on different data sources. We suggest two recommended data combinations (DC 1 and DC 2) for reliability of the data. P budgets calculated using DC 1 and DC 2 were 128 kg-P/ha and 97 kg-P/ha, respectively. According to the results, one of the core factors affecting P budgets was crop production. In this study, DC 2 was recommended rather than DC 1 in order to consider the cultivated areas for various crops. It is also necessary to analyze the sensitivity of the coefficients used in P budget in the future.

This study evaluated the feasibility of recovering and recycling nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) from livestock excreta as struvite (MgNH4PO4·6H2O) in South Korea. Our experimental results showed that struvite precipitation was a very effective way to recover N and P from livestock excreta. Moreover, our study demonstrated that struvite precipitates from livestock excreta (SPL) contain higher concentrations of N, P, and magnesium (Mg) as compared to compost and liquid manure from livestock excreta. In addition, although SPL contain high concentrations of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn), they meet the fertilizer criteria for concentrations of heavy metals. In South Korea, SPL cannot currently be used as a fertilizer due to legal constraints. Legal permission for SPL use would offer greater choice in livestock excreta management. In conclusion, recovery and recycling of N and P from livestock excreta as struvite can be an effective tool for managing nutrients in livestock excreta.

The purposes of this study were to suggest the methodology to select prior areas in the environmental pollution survey for livestock excreta (EPSLE) as well as to elucidate the validity of the methodology. In this study, the prior areas in the EPSLE were determined by examining the number of compost facilities categorized according to the three levels of size including the basin, the sub-basin and the watershed, respectively, based on the data from “Annual Nation-wide Pollution Sources Survey (2012)”. The results suggested that the list of prior basins were Nakdong, Geum, Youngsan and Han river basins in order. Also, it was examined that the prior sub-basins in the four river basins including Nakdong, Geum, Youngsan and Han rivers were Naesung Stream, Geumgang Gongju, Juam Dam and Namhan Downstream, respectively. The prior watersheds in the sub-basins of Naesung stream, Geumgang Gongju, Juam Dam and Namhan Downstream were Seocheon Downstream, Geum Stream, Gyeombaek Suwipyo and Yanghwa Stream, respectively. The validity of the methodology used in this study was elucidated by analyzing the correlation of the number of compost facilities with the concentrations of T-N and T-P observed in the end-points of sub-basins. The results of correlation analysis showed that the concentrations of T-N and T-P increased with the number of compost facilities. Specifically, there was the stronger correlation between the number of compost facilities and the concentrations of T-N than that for T-P. Consequently, it was proved that the methodology used in this work was valid and rational for the selection of prior areas in environmental pollution survey for EPSLE.