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Preliminary Comparison of Deep-sea Sedimentation in the Ulleung and Shikoku Basins: Deep-sea Circulations and Bottom Current  

Chun, Seung-Soo (Faculty of Earth Systems & Environmental Sciences/Basic Science Institute, Chonnam National University)
Lee, In-Tae (Faculty of Earth Systems & Environmental Sciences/Basic Science Institute, Chonnam National University)
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Journal of the Korean earth science society / v.23, no.3, 2002 , pp. 259-269 More about this Journal
Abstract
Based on sedimentary structures, degree of bioturbation, and internal erosional layers, the deep-sea core sediments in the East Sea (Ulleung and Yamato basins) and the Northwestern Pacific Ocean (Shikoku Basin) can be divided into two parts (upper and lower) with the boundary of around 10,000 years B.P. in age. The upper part of core KT94-10 from Shikoku Basin is characterized by low sedimentation rate, internal erosion layer, high degree of bioturbation and cross-lamination structures. It can be interpreted as the bottom-current deposits which show some different characteristics from turbidite or hemipelagic sediment. However, its lower part consists of highly bioturbated, massive mud, suggesting that it be not related to the influence of bottom current. On the other hand, the cores in Ulleung and Yamato basins do not show any evidence of bottom-current deposits: their upper parts consist of bioturbated mud, and lower parts are characterized by laminated mud with pyrite filaments, indicating anaerobic condition. Consequently, these sedimentological characteristics suggest that deep-sea circulation would be changed from slow-moving to fast-moving one at this bounding time commonly in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and the East Sea. Also, even in the same time, the deep-sea circulation in the Northwestern Pacific area would be relatively faster than that in the East Sea.
Keywords
bottom current deposit; Ulleung Basin; Shikoku Basin; East Sea; deep-sea circulation; deep-sea sedimentation;
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