Exhibition Theme

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  History of maritime science

  Chronological table showing the history of maritime science in Korea and the world.

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  Maritime observation and forecasting

  World Maritime Observation System :

  Introduce the concept and operational backgrounds of GOOS (Global Ocean Observing System).

  Maritime Observation Platform :

  Introduce the function of ARGO (Array for Real-time Geostrophic Oceanography) and exhibit buoy.

  Korea National Maritime Observation Network :

  Introduce the importance of offshore disaster forecasting in connection with maritime observation network of Korea.

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  Exploration of Deep Sea

  Virtual world of deep sea :

  The environment of the deep sea is produced in computer graphic images.

  Haemirae and Haenubi :

  The process of the development of deep sea submersibles as well as views of the deep sea are shown.

  The Ocean System Safety Research Center in KORDI (Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute) donated the model of Haemirae.

  The Clarion-Clipperton Waters* :

  Introduce the deep sea manganese nodule mining area exclusively owned by Korea and deep sea light concentrating system.

  The Clarion-Clipperton Waters :

  In 2002, Korea acquired sole mining right for the 75,000㎢ area located 2,000㎞ southeast from Hawaii. In the 40,000㎢ area first designated for mining, the rate of probable manganese nodule ore reserves is 7㎏ per 1㎡, and the total potential quantity is 275 million tons. Supposing that the yearly production is 3 million tons, its import substitution effect will be 1.4 trillion won.