Morphological Correlation and Chronology of Lower Terrace Formations of Southeastern Coast of Korea

한국 남동해안 저위단구 퇴적층의 지형대비 및 형성시기 고찰

  • Choi, Weon-Hack (Site Assessment Group, Environment and Structure Lab. Korea Electric Power Research Institute (KEPRI)) ;
  • Kim, Ju-Yong (Quaternary Geological and Environment Research Team Geological and Environmental Hazard Research Division Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM))
  • Published : 2005.10.21

Abstract

Terrace morphology is so conspicuous in the south eastern coastal areas. Coastal terraces can be divided into 5 main surfaces, including beach and coastal alluvial plain(AP, $4{\sim}5m$), Low Terrace(LT, 8 $^{\sim}$ 25m), Middle Terrace(MT, 36 $^{\sim}$ 55m), High Terrace(HT, 63 $^{\sim}$ 86m) and upper High Terrace(uHT, above 90m). Among them Lower Terrace Formation is distributed between 8m and 20m in altitude. Both Tephra deposited of LT2 formation and OSL datings of sand layers in LT 2 and LT 3 Formations support the age of the LT 2 formation is MIS 5d or 5e, most probably 5e. The age of LT 3 is interpreted MIS 5a, based on tephra production in organic mud layers and OSL dating of sand deposits just above the beach pebbles of the LT 3. Particularly the transgression, possibly equivalent to the well-known Monastirrian episode in the Mediterranean Sea.

남한의 동남해안가를 따라 단구지형이 잘 발달하여 있으며, 해안단구는 해안충적면(AP,$4{\sim}5m$), 저위단구면(LT, $8{\sim}25m$), 중위단구면(MT, $36{\sim}55m$), 고위단구면(HT, $63{\sim}86m$), 고고위단구면(uHT, above 90m)과 같이5개 주단구면들로 구분된다. 해안단구 중에서 고도 약 8m 에서 20m 부근에 저위단구퇴적층이 잘 발달하여 있다. 이들 퇴적층은 저위2면(LT2)과 저위3면(LT3)에 분포하는 유기니질층 내에 포함된 화산재 산출 특성과 사질층에 대한 광여기루미네선스(OSL) 연대측정을 실시하였다. 연구결과 , LT2면은 해양산소동위체시기(MIS)로 볼 때, MIS 5d 혹은 5e 에 해당하며, LT3면은 MIS 5a 로 해석된다. 특히 LT2퇴적층의 형성은 최종간빙기 최성기의 해침작용과 관련되어 형성되었다.

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