Korea Ocean Research And Development Institute Research Articles

Geological consequences of the Saemangeum Dyke, mid-west coast of korea: A review

The Saemangeum Dyke is located in an estuarine setting, regulated in a complicated manner by a macrotidal regime, rivers, and winter monsoon. Accordingly, the constructed dyke resulted in a variety of artificial changes in geological characteristics in the estuary and its vicinity. To investigate those dyke-induced changes, the KORDI (Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute) performed sedimentological and sediment-dynamical observations from 2002 to 2010. On the basis of the KORDI results, the major geological changes and associated dynamical processes are reviewed. Five phenomena, among others, are focused on: depositional-channel creation; gap-related erosion; forced movements of surface sands; tidal-flat growth inside the dyke; and blanketing of mud over the sandy seafloor. These phenomena were unforeseen before the dyke construction, and reflect that the dyke could cause both erosion and deposition on an estuarine scale. The investigations conclude that the sediments in the dyke-influenced region were derived from the two rivers, Mangyeong and Dongjin, of the estuary. This is completely contrary to the offshore origin proposed before the dyke construction. As a result, the review supports the proposal that a thorough geological investigation and rational forecast is necessary prior to dyke construction to avoid economic loss and a fractious environmental debate.

Taxonomic Study of Suborder Calcaxonia (Alcyonacea: Octocorallia: Anthozoa) from King Sejong Station, Antarctic

Some gorgonians in the families, Primnoidae and Isididae within the suborder Calcaxonia were collected from subtidal zones between depths of 10 and 45 m in the coastal regions of King Sejong Station (<TEX>$62^{\circ}13'S$</TEX>, <TEX>$058^{\circ}47'W$</TEX>), Korea Polar Research Institute of Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI) by SCUBA diving from 2009 to 2011. Three species in the Primnoidae, <TEX>$Arntzia$</TEX> <TEX>$gracilis$</TEX> (Molander, 1929), <TEX>$Thouarella$</TEX> (<TEX>$Thouarella$</TEX>) <TEX>$antarctica$</TEX> (Valenciennes, 1846) and <TEX>$Onogorgia$</TEX> <TEX>$nodosa$</TEX> (Molander, 1929), and also one species in the family Isididae, <TEX>$Tenuisis$</TEX> <TEX>$microspiculata$</TEX> (Molander, 1929) are newly recorded to octocorallian fauna in Marian Cove and Potter Cove of King George Island. These four species have been described in detail.

Geoacoustic inversion using low and mid frequency bottom reflected signals in shallow water off the east coast of Korea

Two types of short-range propagation experiments were conducted in shallow water (nominal water depth of 150 m) off the east coast of Korea, using 6 to 10 kHz CW signals and low-frequency broadband bulb implosion as acoustic sources. The received signals were recorded on the vertical line arrays at ranges shorter than 500 m. A marine geological observation conducted at the experimental site showed that there was a thin surficial sediment layer with thickness of less than 1 m overlaying the thicker and higher speed sediment layer and the basement was 15-20 m under the water-seabed interface. Bottom reflection loss as a function of grazing angle and frequency were estimated from the single bottom-interacting path of CW signals, which were used for the inversion of geoacoustic parameters for the surficial sediment structure. The geoacoustic inversion for parameters corresponding to the lower interface was performed using the bulb implosion data. The arrival time difference and the amplitude ratio between the single bottom-reflected and sub-bottom-reflected signals were used to estimate the sound speed and attenuation coefficient, respectively, within the second layer. [Supported by ADD (Agency for Defense Development, Korea), and KORDI (Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute)]

황해 남동부 표층 해양 퇴적물의 광물 분포; 2010년 한국해양연구원 탐사 시료

2010년 해양연구원의 황해 남동부 탐사에서 채취된 67개 표층 퇴적물 시료에 대하여 정량X선 회절분석법을 이용하여 광물조성을 구하였다. 황해 표층 퇴적물은 주구성광물(석영 49.1%, 사장석 13.0%, 알카리 정석 9.3%), 정토광불, 방해석 빛 아라고나이트 등으로 구성되어 있다. 점토광물 중에는 일라이트(9.4%)가 가장 않고, 녹니석(4.6%) 이 두 번째로 많으며, 카올리나이트(0.8%)는 매우 소량 들어 있다. 석영과 알카리장석은 조립질 퇴적물, 각섬석과 점토광물들은 세립질 퇴적물에 농집되는 경향을 나타낸다. 석영, 사장석, 알카라장석, 녹니석 및 카올리나이트 함량은 황해 중앙 니질대의 남단에 해당되는 니질대 1에서 높고, 일라이트 함량은 황해 남동 니질대의 일부인 니질대 2에서 높다. 이와 같은 구성광물의 차이는 세립질 퇴적물의 근원지가 다름을 시사하며, 황해 남동 니질대는 주로 한반도 서해안의 금강과 영산강으로부터 운반되었을 것으로 판단된다. Mineral compositions of 69 southeastern Yellow Sea surface sediments collected at the Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI) cruise in 2010, were determined using the quantitative X-ray diffraction analysis. Southeastern Yellow Sea surface sediments are composed of major minerals (quartz 49.1%, plagioclase 13.0% and alkali feldspar 9.3%), clay minerals, calcite, and aragonite. Illite (9.4%) is the most abundant clay mineral, chlorite (4.6%) is the second, and kaolinite (0.8%) is few. Quartz and alkali feldspar contents are high in coarse-grained sediments, whereas amphibole and clay mineral contents are high in fine-grained sediments. Quartz, plagioclase, alkali feldspar, chlorite, and kaolinite contents are higher, and illite content is lower in mud zone 1 corresponding to south margin of Central Yellow Sea Mud than in mud zone 2, a part of Southeastern Yellow Sea Mud. Difference of mineral composition between two mud zone suggests that source of fine sediment may be different in two mud zone and Southeastern Yellow Sea Mud might be largely supplied from the Keum and Youngsan rivers in southern part of the west coast in the Korean Peninsula.

Observing System Experiments Using KLAPS and 3DVAR for the Upper-Air Observations over the South and West sea during ProbeX-2009

Numerical prediction capability has been improved over the decades, but progress of prediction for high-impact weather (HIW) was unsatisfactory. One reason of low predictability for HIW is lack of observation data. The National Institute of Meteorological Research (NIMR) has been performed observation program for improvement of predictability, and reduction in social and economical cost for HIW. As part of this observation program, summer intensive observation program (ProbeX-2009) was performed at the observation-gap areas from 25 August to 6 September 2009. Sounding observations using radiosonde were conducted in the Gisang2000 research vessel (R/V) from the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) over the West Sea and the Eardo R/V from the Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI) over the South Sea. Observation System Experiment (OSE) is carried out to examine the effect of ProbeX-2009 data. OSEs using Korea Local Analysis and Prediction System (KLAPS) and Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model are conducted to investigate the predictability for a short time forecast. And, OSEs using WRF/3DVAR system and WRF forecast model are conducted to study the predictability for an extended time. Control experiment (K_CTL and CNTL) used only GTS observation and experiment (K_EXP and SWEXP) used ProbeX-2009 data from two system are performed. ETS for 3hr accumulated rainfall simulated by KLAPS-WRF shows that K_EXP is higher than K_CTL. Also, ETS for 12hr accumulated rainfall of SWEXP from 3DVAR-WRF is higher than CNTL. The results indicate that observation over the ocean has positive impact on HIW prediction.

중력 및 자력자료를 이용한 황해 남서부해역의 지구물리학적 특성 및 광역 지구조 연구

황해 서남부 지역의 지구물리학적 특성을 연구하고 지구조를 분석하기 위하여 한국해양연구원에서는 2003, 2004과 2005년에 이 해역에 대하여 중력 및 자력탐사를 수행하였다. 황해는 몇 개의 분지를 가지고 있으며 연구지역 또한 흑산분지와 동중국해분지 일부분을 포함하고 있다. 연구지역의 해저지형은 남서쪽 중국쪽으로부터 북동쪽 한국쪽으로 가면서 깊어지며 약 -40 m에서 약 -150 m까지의 수심 범위를 나타내고 전반적으로 완만한 기복과 경사를 보인다. 중력이상은 완만한 해저지형의 변화보다는 기반암의 영향을 받는 것으로 판단된다. 해상중력자료 및 인공위성 중력자료를 함께 사용한 중력이상은 연구지역의 북동쪽으로 높은 값을 보이며 흑산분지 남쪽으로 원형의 낮은 이상대가 나타난다. 부게이상의 아날니틱신호는 분지경계면 부근에서 고이상대들이 나타난다. 자기이상과 자기이상의 아날니틱신호에서는 화성암체 관입에 기인한 복잡한 이상들이 북쪽에 분포하고 남쪽은 완만한 변화를 보이는 것으로 보아 화성암체 관입이 연구지역 북쪽에 비해 많이 나타나지 않은 것으로 판단된다. 연구지역의 부게중력이상과 자기이상의 파워스펙트럼 분석은 모호면의 깊이를 약 30.2-28.3 km로 보여주며, 기반암은 약 8.4-8 km이며, 제 3기 에오세의 부정합면은 약 1.5-1.7 km 정도 인 것으로 나타난다. 부게중력이상의 역산에 의한 모호면의 깊이는 연구지역의 서쪽인 중국쪽이 동쪽인 한국쪽에 비해 약간 깊게 나타난다. 2차원 중력모델링에서 지각구조들의 깊이 및 화성암 관입체의 위치 등 결과가 아날니틱신호 분석, 파워스펙트럼 분석 및 역산의 결과와 잘 부합된다. Gravity and Magnetic survey data were analyzed to investigate the geophysical characteristics and regional geological structures of the southwestern Yellow Sea. The set of data about the southwestern part of the Yellow Sea in Korea was one collected by the Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI) in 2003, 2004, and 2005. The Yellow Sea has a few basins and the study area also includes parts of the Heuksan Basin and the East China Sea Basin. The bathymetry of the study area ranges from about ?40 m southwestward near China to about 150 m northeastward near Korea. The bathymetry has the gentle rise and fall and the smooth slope. The gravity anomalies, from sea surface gravity and satellite gravity data, reflect the basement rocks rather than the smooth bathymetry. The gravity anomalies are higher on Northeastern part of the study area and lower over the South of the Heuksan Basin. The analytic signal from the Bouguer anomaly shows higher anomalous zones near the boundaries of the basins. The magnetic anomalies and the analytic signal, from the magnetic data, suggest that the complex anomalies on the Northern part are attributed to the volcanic intrusions and that the smooth patterns in the Southern part are based on the lack of the intrusions. The power spectrum analysis of the Bouguer anomalies and the magnetic anomalies indicate that the depth to the Moho discontinuity varies from about 30.2 to 28.3 km and that the depths of the basement rocks and the Eocene discontinuity range from about 8.4 to 8 km and from about 1.5 to 1.7 km, respectively. The inversion of the Bouguer anomaly shows that the Moho depth to the Western part of the study area near China is slightly deeper than the Eastern part near Korea. The result of 2-D gravity modeling has a good coherence with the results of the analytic signal, the power spectrum analysis, and the inversion.

Development of an Operational Storm Surge Prediction System for the Korean Coast

Performance of the Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI) operational storm surge prediction system for the Korean coast is presented here. Results for storm surge hindcasts and forecasts calculations were analyzed. The KORDI storm surge system consists of two important components. The first component is atmospheric models, based on US Army Corps of Engineers (CE) wind model and the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model, and the second components is the KORDI-storm surge model (KORDI-S). The atmospheric inputs are calculated by the CE wind model for typhoon period and by the WRF model for non-typhoon period. The KORDI-S calculates the storm surges using the atmospheric inputs and has 3-step nesting grids with the smallest horizontal resolution of ~300 m. The system runs twice daily for a 72-hour storm surge prediction. It successfully reproduced storm surge signals around the Korean Peninsula for a selection of four major typhoons, which recorded the maximum storm surge heights ranging from 104 to 212 cm. The operational capability of this system was tested for forecasts of Typhoon Nari in 2007 and a low-pressure event on August 27, 2009. This system responded correctly to the given typhoon information for Typhoon Nari. In particular, for the low-pressure event the system warned of storm surge occurrence approximately 68 hours ahead.

Three-dimensional flexure modelling of seamounts near the Ogasawara Fracture Zone in the western Pacific

SUMMARY The geophysical data were obtained in 2000–2003 during a survey of seamounts near the Ogasawara Fracture Zone (OFZ) to the northwest of the Marshall Islands in the western Pacific. The OFZ is unique in that it is a wide rift zone showing 600-km-long right-lateral movement between the Pigafetta Basin (PB) and East Mariana Basin (EMB), and contains many seamounts (e.g. the Magellan Seamounts and the seamounts on the Dutton Ridge). Most seamounts in this study are newly mapped using modern multibeam echosounder (Seabeam 2000) and denoted sequentially by Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI). OSM2, OSM4, OSM7, OSM8–1 and OSM8–2 seamounts of the study area are located in the OFZ which formed by the spreading ridge between the Izanagi and Pacific plates, and OSM5–1, Seascan, OSM6–1 and OSM6–2 seamounts in the PB which is a part of the oldest oceanic crust in the Pacific. In this study, the densities of seamounts and the elastic thickness values of lithosphere are estimated by using 3-D flexure and gravity modelling by considering several boundary conditions and a constant sediment layer. The infinite model with two different elastic thickness values is the best-fitting model and it indicates that the OFZ was mechanically coupled with plate of different elastic thickness values, probably after the reorganization of Izanagi-Pacific spreading zone. Very low elastic thickness values (5–10 km), relatively young seamounts, and old lithosphere in the east study area suggest the possibility of the rejuvenation of the lithosphere by widespread volcanism pulses, whereas higher elastic thickness values (15–20 km), relatively younger lithosphere, and old seamounts of the west study area are comparable with a simple cooling plate model. It implies that the west study area is outside the rejuvenation range of the lithosphere. In the flexure and gravity modelling, the different residual pattern of OSM6–1 and OSM6–2, which are joined, suggests that they have different load densities or elastic thickness values. OSM2 and OSM7 may be close to a basaltic volcano with low viscosity because they have high densities and ratios of the basal diameter to the height, whereas OSM4, OSM5–1 and Seascan may be close to an andesitic volcano.

Development of the AUV ‘ISiMI’ and a free running test in an Ocean Engineering Basin

The Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI) has developed a small AUV named ISiMI. The mission of ISiMI is to work as a test-bed AUV for the development and validation of various algorithms and instruments required to enhance the AUV's functions. The design concept of ISiMI is that of a vehicle small enough to cruise the Ocean Engineering Basin (OEB) of KORDI and to be handled by one or two people. The downsized design and the cruising ability in its tank enable fast experimental feedback on AUV technologies and a shorter development period for new technologies. This paper presents a review of our research work on the development of ISiMI, with a performance evaluation by simulation and an experimental test. After the design and implementation of ISiMI, including its positioning system in the OEB, are presented, a series of test results in the OEB and discussions of the results are presented, with comparisons of the simulation and experimental outputs.

동해중층수의 일반적인 분포 특성

To obtain the overall distribution patterns and characteristics of the East Sea Intermediate Water (ESIW), the historical data obtained by the Japan Maizuru Marine Observatory (MMO) and the Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI) were analyzed. To obtain water characteristics of the ESIW on isopycnal surfaces, temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen were interpolated at every 0.01 interval of potential density. And then the interpolated values were averaged at the same potential density. This potential density average method preserved the salinity minimum layer more clearly compared to the depth average method. The potential density(<TEX>${\sigma}_{\theta}$</TEX>) range of the ESIW was <TEX>$26.9{\sim}27.3$</TEX>. The representative potential density of the ESIW was found to be 27.2, because the characteristics of the ESIW was clear at this density. From the horizontal distributions of physical properties on the isopycnal surface of <TEX>$27.2{\sigma}_{\theta}$</TEX> it is suggested that the low salinity ESIW circulates anticlockwise over the whole basin with the high salinity intermediate water. The low salinity intermediate water extended from the northwestern part to the east along the sub-polar front and to the Ulleung Basin along the east coast of Korea.

Texture Quantification Method for Remotely Sensed Images Using Rotation Invariant Moments in Spatial Frequency Domain

In KORDI (Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute), the KOSC (Korea Ocean Satellite Center) construction project is being prepared for acquisition, processing and distribution of sensor data via L-band from GOCI (Geostationary Ocean Color Imager) instrument which is loaded on COMS (Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite); it will be launched in 2008. Ansan (the headquarter of KORDI) has been selected for the location of KOSC between 5 proposed sites, because it has the best condition to receive radio wave. The data acquisition system is classified into antenna and RF. Antenna is designed to be 9m cassegrain antenna which has 19.35 G/T at 1.67GHz. RF module is divided into LNA (low noise amplifier) and down converter, those are designed to send only horizontal polarization to modem. The existing building is re-designed and arranged for the KOSC operation concept; computing room, board of electricity, data processing room, operation room. Hardware and network facilities have been designed to adapt for efficiency of each functions. The distribution system which is one of the most important systems will be constructed mainly on the internet. and it is also being considered constructing outer data distribution system as a web hosting service for offering received data to user less than an hour.