The geographical distributions of CDDs and HDDs in South Korea for the period 2000~2009 with 2050~2059 are studied by using daily mean temperature data with 1 km horizontal resolution estimated by MK (Modified Korean)-PRISM (Parameter-elevation Regressions an Independent Slopes\ Model) driven by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) RCP (Representative Concentration Pathways)2.6/8.5. The HDD amounts in winter season decrease, declining from north to south and from the high mountain area to the coastal area. In summer season, the higher fuel consumption appears in urban areas, with much higher CDD amounts and for a longer period of time. In the mid-century under RCP2.6 (RCP8.5), HDDs are projected to decrease by 13% (16%) while CDDs are likely to increase by 36% (51%). The total length of cooling (heating) period in Korea is projected to increase (decrease) due to the advance (delay) of the beginning date and the delay (advance) of the end date. These results suggest that special attention should be paid to space cooling, since the cooling demand is expected to grow rapidly in most regions except for mountainous areas. The projection of future CDDs and HDDs will be useful for various energy projects and other environmental applications.

The cooling degree days and the number of cooling days are used as important research materials not only in the field of design for building and cooling facilities but also in the government's establishment of energy policy. The purposes of this dissertation are to clarify the distribution of the cooling degree days and the number of cooling days by using the daily mean air temperature of 95 weather stations in Korea, and to show the distribution charts of the same cooling degree days and the same number of cooling days in order to help the practical uses of the materials. In cases of the base temperatures 24circC, 25circC, 26circC, and 27circC, the cooling degree days and the number of cooling days are shown in Table 5. The distribution charts of the same cooling degree days and the same number of cooling days are shown in Fig. 6 to Fig. 8 and Fig.9 to Fig. 11 respectively. As a result of this dissertation, Jeju Island and southern inland regions(especially Jeonju, Daegu, Gwangju) have a larger value than central regions and northern regions because of the influences of the terrain effect, and western coast regions have usually a larger value than eastern coast regions at the same latitude. The largest value appears in August of the year and the second in July, and the smallest in September. And southern inland area surrounded by Imshil, Goechang, and Boeun has a much smaller value than the other areas of its vicinity.