서해 곰소만 조간대 퇴적작용에서 모래톱의 역할

Role of Sand Shoal in the Intertidal Flat Sedimentation, Gomso Bay, Southwestern Korea

  • 이인태 (전남대학교 지구환경과학부) ;
  • 전승수 (전남대학교 지구환경과학부)
  • Lee, In-Tae (Foculty of Earth Systems & Environmental Sciences,Chonnam National University) ;
  • Chun, Seung Soo (Foculty of Earth Systems & Environmental Sciences,Chonnam National University)
  • 발행 : 2001.04.30

초록

곰소만 중앙부의 하부 조간대(lower tidal flat)에는 길이 1300m, 폭 400m규모의 조간대 모래톱(intertidal sand shoal)이 남북 방향으로 발달한다. 이 모래톱을 경계로 3개 구역으로 구분하고, 각 구역에서 표층 퇴적구조, 입도 분포, 퇴적물 이동량(집적율), 그리고 천부 퇴적상을 분석하여, 각 구역의 에너지 영역을 비교하였다. 그 결과 각 구역의 퇴적 특징은 다음과 같다: A 구역(offshorewards zone) -세립사(평균입도 3${\varphi}$), 혀모양 연흔, 월 평균 70mm의 집적율과 미발달생물교란구조, B 구역(sand shoal) -중립사(평균입도 2.5${\varphi}$), 사구(4${\sim}$5m의 파장),월 평균 30mm의 집적율과 미발달 생물교란구조, C 구역(onshorewards zone) - 조립질 실트(평균입도 5${\varphi}$), 굴곡형 연흔, 월 평균 10mm의 집적율과 잘 발달된 생물교란구조. 이러한 결과로부터 하부 조간대에 분포하고 있는 모래톱은 외해에서부터 유입되는 파랑의 에너지를 분산시키거나 또는 막아주는 역할을 하고 있는 것으로 추측된다. 즉 곰소만 조간대에 사주섬이 없음에도 불구하고, 저 에너지상태로 유지되고 있는 것은 만의 안쪽 지역에 위치하는 모래들이 방파제의 역할을 하고 있기 때문으로 사료된다.

A sand shoal (1300 m long and 400 m wide) with an orientation of north-south is formed on the lower tidal flat of Gomso Bay, southwestern coast of Korea. Surface bedforms, sedimentary structures, sedimentation rate, grain size distribution and can-corer sediments have been measured and analysed along the sand shoal proper zone B and its offshore zone A and onshore zone C during the period of 14 months. These three zones can be differentiated based on sedimentological characteristics: A zone - fine sand (3${\varphi}$ mean), linguoid-type ripples, 70 mm/month in sedimentation rate and no bioturbation, B zone - medium sand (2.5${\varphi}$ mean), dunes (4${\sim}$5 m in wavelength), 30 mm/month in sedimentation rate and no bioturbation, and C zone - coarse silt (5${\varphi}$ mean), sinuous-type ripples, 10 mm/month in sedimentation rate and well-developed bioturbation. These characteristics indicate that the zone C represents a relatively low-energy regime environment whereas the zone A corresponds to a relatively high-energy environment. The zone B would play an important role for a barrier to dissipate the approaching wave energy, resulting in maintaining of low-energy conditions in the inner part of Gomso-Bay intertidal flat behind.

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