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Spatiotemporal Variations of Marine Environmental Parameters in the South-western Region of the East Sea

동해남부연안 해양환경특성 시공간적 변화

  • Won, Jong-Ho (Marine Climate & Environment Team, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation,) ;
  • Lee, Young-Woo (Marine Climate & Environment Team, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation,)
  • 원종호 (해양환경관리공단 해양기후수질팀) ;
  • 이용우 (해양환경관리공단 해양기후수질팀)
  • Received : 2014.06.16
  • Accepted : 2015.01.30
  • Published : 2015.02.28
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Abstract

In order to elucidate the spatiotemporal variations of marine environmental parameters, we collected seawater samples in the south-western region of the East Sea in May, August, and November 2012 and February 2013. The concentrations of dissolved inorganic nutrients (dissolved inorganic nitrogen, phosphorus, and silicate) in surface seawater during the summer season were lower than those during autumn and winter seasons, which the mixed layer is deeper. The low nutrient concentration in spring and summer seasons seems by consumption of dissolved inorganic nutrients by phytoplankon photosynthesis (high chlorophyll a concentration) and the limited supply of dissolved inorganic nutrients from subsurface layer having high nutrients. The low nutrient concentration during spring season seems to be related to the limited supply of dissolved inorganic nutrients from land and subsurface layer because the concentration of chlorophyll a was low. The DIN:DIP ratio was a wide range of average $15.6{\pm}13.6$ in the surface seawater compared to that of average $14.8{\pm}4.2$ in the bottom seawater during sampling periods. The dissolved inorganic nitrogen might act as a limiting factor of the growth of phytoplankton because the DIN:DIP ratio (on average $8.35{\pm}4.67$) was low during the spring season.

동해남부연안에서 해수 중 해양환경특성의 시공간적 분포양상을 살펴보기 위해서 2012년 5월부터 2013년 2월까지 계절별로 현장조사를 실시하였다. 표층수 중 영양염류(용존무기질소, 용존무기인, 용존무기규소)의 농도는 봄과 여름에 비해 수직혼합이 활발하게 일어나는 가을과 겨울에 높게 나타났다. 여름에 chlorophyll a 농도가 높게 나타나 이 시기에 낮은 영양염 농도는 밀도약층의 강화로 인한 아표층으로부터 영양염류의 공급 감소와 식물플랑크톤의 광합성에 의한 소비로 판단된다. 반면 봄에는 chlorophyll a 농도가 낮게 나타나 봄에 표층수 중 낮은 영양염 농도는 육상 및 아표층으로부터 영양염류의 공급 감소에 의한 것으로 판단된다. 조사기간 동안 표층수와 저층수 중 용존무기질소와 용존무기인의 비는 각각 연평균 15.6, 14.8로 유사하였으나, 표준편차는 각각 13.6, 4.2로 표층수가 저층수에 비해 상대적으로 크게 나타났다. 특히, 봄에 용존무기질소에 대한 용존무기인의 비가 상대적으로 낮게 나타나(평균 $8.35{\pm}4.67$) 이 시기에 용존무기질소가 식물플랑크톤의 성장에 제한인자로써 작용했을 것으로 판단된다.

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