Research Area
Climate Research Division
- Development of Earth system model
- Production of global and regional climate change scenarios
- Understanding of causes and mechanisms of climate change
- Research on the bio-geochemical cycle and the development of carbon tracker
- Production of climate projection and long-range prediction
- Research on the climate variability and its change
- Analysis and validation of satellite-observed greenhouse gases
- A research on development and application of observation techniques using satellite/aircraft/ground-based instrument
- A study on the properties of CO2 derived by the CarbonTracker
- An investigation on greenhouse gases using multipurpose aircraft
Carbon Tracker to Support Mitigation Policy
- Quantatitative estimation of source, sink, and transport of global carbon cycle
- Scientific basis for the Low Carbon Policy
Climate Change Information based on Earth System Model
- Monitoring and projection of planetary boundaries for the sustainable development
- Expanding usability of climate change scenarios and understanding its uncertainty
Development of Earch System Model
- Developing an Earth system model for the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6(CMIP6) coping with IPCC AR6
- Providing science-based data for mitigation and adaptation policy on climate change
Downscaling for National Cliamte Change Scenarios
- Coordination of an international research project, CORDEX-East Asia
- Development of regional climate downscaling techniques to produce high-resolution climate change information over East-Asia and Korea Peninsula
- Use of fundamental data for the national policy an adaptation, impact, and vulnerbility assessments of climate change
Analysis and validation of satellite-observed greenhouse gases
- A study on the generation of synthetic field using multiple satellites
- A validation of satellite-observed CO2 over Korea and global domain
- A research on satellite data management system construction and how to utilize them
A research on development and application of observation techniques using satellite/aircraft/ground-based instrument
- A study on the enhancement of carbon monitoring system
- A research on development and system design of remote sensing technique
- Cross validation and application of different observation dataset
A study on the properties of CO2 derived by the CarbonTracker
- A research on source and sink of CO2 using the CarbonTracker CT2015
- An investigation on the source and sink of CO2 for each country
An investigation on greenhouse gases using multipurpose aircraft
- Evaluation of the qualities of satellite and FTS observed CO2
- A study on aircraft observation technique development and the utilization of aircraft data
Instruments
- FTS ( Fourier Transform Spectrometer)
- - FTS spectroscopy measures the spectrum which indicates the characteristics of sunlight absorption energy difference in atmospheric molecules. NIMS has been operating the Bruker IFS-125HR FTS as one of the global ground-based observation network.
- FTS operation period and Observation
- - Operation period: March 2013 ~ now
- - FTS
- Time Interval: 2~3 min
- Range: 3,800~16,000 cm-1
- Resolution: 0.0063 cm-1
- Measurement: Solar absorption spectra
- Retrievals: CO2, CH4
- - Sun tracker
- Model: Tracker A 547
- Tracking Speed: 2˚ / sec
- Spectral range: 10~15,800cm-1
- Tracking accuracy: ± 4min of arc
- CRDS ( Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy)
- - CRDS is PICARROR G2401-mc Analyzer that analyzes the strength of absorption in atmosphere with respect to the amount of target gas quantitatively and qualitatively.
- Aircraft and greenhouse gas observing instruments on board
- - Observation period : 2010 ~ now
- - King Air 350 ER
- Length: 14.2m
- Wing span: 17.7m
- Operating altitude: 25,000~35,000fit
- Cruising speed: 577km/h
- Maximum range: 3,270km
- - CRDS
- Target gas : CO2, CO, CH4, H2O
- Time interval: 0.3sec
