Monitoring changes in suspended sediment concentration on the southwestern coast of Korea SCIE SCOPUS

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Title
Monitoring changes in suspended sediment concentration on the southwestern coast of Korea
Author(s)
Min, Jee-Eun; Choi, Jong-Kuk; Yang, Hyun; Lee, Seok; Ryu, Joo-Hyung
KIOST Author(s)
Choi, Jong Kuk(최종국)Lee, Seok(이석)Ryu, Joo Hyung(유주형)
Alternative Author(s)
민지은; 최종국; 양현; 이석; 유주형
Publication Year
2014-04
Abstract
Concentrations and distribution patterns of suspended sediment (SS) are key indicators of marine environmental change, particularly in coastal areas, which gives good information on the deposition and migration of sediments from land. In this study we analyzed 632 scenes (79 days x 8 scenes) of Geostationary Ocean Color Imager (GOCI) data in order to investigate SS variations relating to tides, tidal currents, bottom morphology, river discharge, and so on. We also compared them to the numerical model of tidal currents for the Yellow Sea. The study area, the coastline of Mokpo, is characterized by shallow water depths (<50 m), a relatively large tidal range (8 m) and by strong tidal currents (1 to 2 m/s). The coastal area of Mokpo shows extremely high SS concentrations (SSC) caused by a resuspension of bottom sediments. GOCI, the world's first geostationary ocean color observation satellite, can obtain data hourly during daylight. Therefore, GOCI is well equipped for the detailed analysis of time-series variations in SSC with regard to tides and tidal currents along Mokpo. The concentrations and distribution patterns of SS in the study area were mainly affected by tidal currents. During flood tide, SSC showed higher values than during ebb tide, and the SS distribution pattern flowed in a northerly direction. On the other hand, during ebb tide, the SS distribution pattern flowed towards the south. Bottom morphology also displayed a similar pattern to the SS distribution.
ISSN
0749-0208
URI
https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/2843
DOI
10.2112/SI70-023.1
Bibliographic Citation
JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH, pp.133 - 138, 2014
Publisher
COASTAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Subject
PRODUCTIVITY; CONSTRUCTION; ZONE
Keywords
GOCI (Geostationary Ocean Color Imager); suspended sediment; coastal waters; monitoring
Type
Article
Language
English
Document Type
Article; Proceedings Paper
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