Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology (한국환경생태학회지)

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Characterizing light pollution in national parks during peak and off-peak tourist seasons using nighttime satellite images

야간위성영상을이용한국립공원탐방성수기와비수기의빛공해특성분석

  • Cho, Woo (Dept. of Tourism Development, Sangji Univ.) ;
  • Sung, Chan-Yong (Dept. of Environmental Planning, Keimyung Univ.) ;
  • Ki, Kyong-Seok (Dept. of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Sangji Univ.)
  • 조우 (상지대학교 관광학부 관광개발전공) ;
  • 성찬용 (계명대학교 환경계획학과) ;
  • 기경석 (상지대학교 친환경식물학부)
  • Received : 2014.07.09
  • Accepted : 2014.08.21
  • Published : 2014.08.31
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Abstract

In this paper, we examined factors that influenced light pollution in Korean national parks during peak and off-peak tourist seasons. Cloud-and moonlight-free nighttime satellite images that were collected during October 2012(for peak season) and January 2013(for off-peak season) by the Day and Night Band (DNB) of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensor were used to estimate the levels of light pollution in 19 national parks (excluding the Bukhansan and Mudeungsan National Parks). Bootstrapping regression analyses were conducted to examine the effects of socioeconomic and policy factors on light pollution in the study national parks for peak and off-peak tourist seasons, separately. The characteristics of light pollution in the national parks varied by season. During the peak tourist season, light pollution in the national parks were affected more by night lights nearby the parks than those within in the parks, while in the off-peak season, light sources in the parks were more important. Scattering of light emitted from hotels and other recreational facilities outside the parks that led to the sky glow effect can be attributed to the greater impact of night lights nearby the parks during the peak season. This result suggests that regulating light pollution nearby the park areas is needed to mitigate light pollution in the national parks, especially in a peak tourist season.

본 연구에서는 국립공원 탐방 성수기와 비수기에 따른 빛공해 특성 차이 분석을 목적으로 하였다. 우리나라 21개 국립공원 중 북한산과 무등산국립공원을 제외한 19개 국립공원의 빛공해는 2012년 10월(성수기)과 2013년 1월(비수기)에 촬영된 VIIRS(Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) 센서의 DNB(Day and Night Band) 영상 중 구름과 달빛이 없는 시기에 촬영된 영상을 이용하여 추정하였고, bootstrapping 회귀 분석을 이용하여 각 시기별로 어떠한 사회경제적, 정책적 요인이 국립공원 빛공해 수준에 영향을 미치는지 분석하였다. 국립공원 빛공해 특성은 탐방 성수기와 비수기에 따라 다르게 나타났다. 탐방 성수기에는 국립공원 내부의 야간 조명보다 공원 인근 조명이 국립공원 내부의 빛공해 수준에 더 큰 영향을 주었고 비수기에는 공원 인근보다 공원 내부에 의한 영향이 더 큰 것으로 분석되었다. 탐방 성수기에 국립공원 인근 야간 조명 영향이 더 크게 나타난 원인은 공원 인근의 숙박 및 레크리에이션 시설의 야간 조명이 대기 중에서 산란되어 국립공원 내부로 침입하는 스카이글로우현상(sky glow effect)으로 판단된다. 이 결과는 국립공원 빛공해의 피해를 줄이기 위해서는 국립공원 내부 뿐 아니라 특별히 탐방 성수기 동안 인근 지역의 야간 조명을 규제하여야 한다는 것을 시사해준다.

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