Global and Korean Peninsula Climate Changes and Their Environmental Changes

  • Yi, Hi-Il (Ocean Environment and Characteristics Research Division Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI)) ;
  • Shin, Im-Chul (Data Management and Services Team Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA))
  • 발행 : 2007.12.30

초록

The modern foraminiferal distribution patterns and species diversity in surrounding seas of Korea are controlled by winter monsoon and characteristics of water masses. Abrupt climate change, Younger Dryas cold episode" is identified in Korea. The Younger Dryas is characterized by local extinctions of foraminifera. Several record-breaking climate phenomena observed in Korea, especially September, 2007.

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