• 한국제4기학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.33-38
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• 2003

This study is conducted to examine the data of climate or environmental change in the northeastern Asia during the last glacial maximum. A remarkable feature of the 18,000 BP biome reconstructions for China is the mid-latitude extention of steppe and desert biomes to the modem eastern coast. Terrestrial deposits of glacial maximum age from the northern part of Yellow Sea suggest that this region of the continental shelf was occupied by desert and steppe vegetation. And the shift from temperate forest to steppe and desert implies conditions very much drier than present in eastern Asia. Dry conditions might be explained by a strong winter monsoon and/or a weak summer monsoon. A very strong depression of winter temperatures at LGM. has in the center of continent has influenced in northeast Asia similarly. The vegetation of Hokkaido at LGM was subarctic thin forest distributed on the northern area of middle Honshu and cool and temperate mixed forest at southern area of middle Honshu in Japan. The vegetation landscape of mountain- and East coast region of Korea was composed of herbaceous plants with sparse arctic or subarctic trees. The climate of yellow sea surface and west region of Korea was much drier and temperate steppe landscape was extended broadly. It is supposed that a temperate desert appeared on the west coast area of Pyeongan-Do and Cheolla-Do of Korea. The reconstruction of year-round conditions much colder than today right across China, Korea and Japan is consistent with biome reconstruction at the LGM.

• 한국제4기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국제4기학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.57-60
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• 2006

• 한국광물학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.19-29
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• 2011

베링해 알류샨 분지의 북부 사면지역에서 채취된 피스톤 코아 PC25A의 퇴적물에서 점토광물의 반정량적 함량 분석을 통해 지난 마지막 빙하기 동안 퇴적물의 기원지와 운송 경로의 변화를 살펴보았다. 코아 PC25A의 연대는 방산충 L. nipponica sakaii의 마지막 출현 시기($48.6{\pm}2\; ka$)와 인근 지역에서 채취한 연대가 잘 정립된 코아 PC23A의 퇴적물 색도($a^{\ast},\; b^{\ast}$) 및 퇴적 엽리층의 대비를 통해 설정되었다. 코아 PC25A의 최하단부가 약 57,600년 전으로 계산되었고, 코아 상부는 손실된 것으로 판단된다. 지난 마지막 빙하기 동안 스멕타이트, 일라이트, 캐올리나이트, 녹니석의 평균 함량은 각각 11% (5~24%), 47% (36~58%), 13% (9~19%), 29% (21~40%)이다. 코아 PC25A의 인근 지역에서 채취한 코아 MC24에서 분석된 홀로세의 점토광물 함량에 비하여 마지막 빙하기동안에 특징적으로 일라이트 함량이 증가하였고 스멕타이트 함량은 감소하였다. 따뜻한 기후의 홀로세 전기(Early Holocene) 동안 일라이트 함량이 높은 점토 퇴적물이 알라스카 대륙의 북부 지역(Province 1)으로부터 유입되는 융빙수에 의해 운반된 것으로 판단된다. MIS 2의 후빙기(B${\phi}$lling-All${\phi}$rod)동안에도 융빙수에 의해 점토광물이 운반되었으나, 일라이트 함량이 홀로 세 전기에 비해 낮기 때문에 북쪽의 Province 1보다는 남쪽에 위치한 Province 2와 Province 3에서 점토입자들이 기원된 것으로 해석된다. 마지막 최대 빙하기(Last Glacial Maximum)동안 나타나는 높은 스멕타이트 함량은 베링해 남동쪽 알라스카 반도 인근 지역(Province 4)에서 공급되는 점토 퇴적물의 양이 증가하였기 때문으로 보인다. MIS 3 초기에서 중기로 가면서 일라이트와 스멕타이트 함량이 감소하고, 녹니석의 함량은 증가하였다. MIS 3 동안 해수면이 낮아지면서 Province 2와 Province 3에서 점토 퇴적물의 공급이 증가한 것으로 보인다. 베링해 알류산 분지의 북부 사면지역에서 채취된 코아 PC25A에서 분석된 점토광물 조성의 변화는 마지막 빙하기동안 해수면의 하강으로 인하여 점토광물의 이동과 관련된 베링해의 표층 해류 순환이 현재와는 다른 양상으로 변화되었기 때문이다.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.714-724
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• 2005

The East Sea, a semi-enclosed marginal sea with shallow straits in the northwest Pacific, is marked by the nearly geographic isolation and the low sea surface salinity during the last glacial maximum (LGM). The East Sea might have the only connection to the open ocean through the Korea Strait with a sill depth of 130 m, allowing the paleo-Tsushima Water to enter the sea during the LGM. The low paleosalinity associated with abnormally light $\delta^{18}O$ values of planktonic foraminifera is interpreted to have resulted from river discharge and precipitation. Nevertheless, two LGM features in the East Sea are disputable. This study attempts to estimate volume transport of the paleo-Tsushima Water via the Korea Strait and further examines its effect on the low sea surface salinity (SSS) during the lowest sea level of the LGM. The East Sea was not completely isolated, but partially linked to the northern East China Sea through the Korea Strait during the LGM. The volume transport of the paleo-Tsushima Water during the LGM is calculated approximately$(0.5\~2.1)\times10^{12}m^3/yr$ on the basis of the selected seismic reflection profiles along with bathymetry and current data. The annual influx of the paleo-Tsushima Water is low, compared to the 100 m-thick surface water volume $(about\;79.75\times10^{12}m^3)$ in the East Sea. The paleo-Tsushima Water influx might have changed the surface water properties within a geologically short time, potentially decreasing sea surface salinity. However, the effect of volume transport on the low sea surface salinity essentially depends on freshwater amounts within the paleo-Tsushima Water and excessive evaporation during the glacial lowstands of sea level. Even though the paleo-Tsushima Water is assumed to have been entirely freshwater at that time period, it would annually reduce only about 1‰ of salinity in the surface water of the East Sea. Thus, the paleo-Tsushima Water influx itself might not be large enough to significantly reduce the paleosalinity of about 100 m-thick surface layer during the LGM. This further suggests contribution of additional river discharges from nearby fluvial systems (e.g. the Amur River) to freshen the surface water.

• 한국제4기학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.93-99
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• 2001

동북 일본 오우산맥 중앙부의 제4기 후기의 식생변천 과정을 밝히기 위하여, 암수현 탕전정 탕천소(북위 $39^{\circ}15'$, 동경 $140^{\circ}45'$, 표고 590m)의 퇴적물을 대상으로 화분분석을 실시하였다. 그 결과, 탕천소 일대는 Y-I대의 Pinus-Picea-Betula림(최종빙기 최성기 말) $\longrightarrow$ Y-II대의 Betula림(만빙기 $\longrightarrow$ Y-III대의 Quercus-Betula림(후빙기 초기) $\longrightarrow$ Y-IV대의 Fagus림(후빙기 중기) $\longrightarrow$ Y-V대의 Fagus-Quercus-Cryptomeria림 (후빙기 후기)으로 변천하였음을 알 수 있었다. 그리고 Y-I대와 Y-II대는 아한대성 침엽수림 시대, Y-III대는 아한대성 침엽수림 시대에서 냉온대성 낙엽활엽수림 시대로의 이행기, Y-IV대는 냉온대성 낙엽활엽수림 시대, Y-V대는 침엽.낙엽활엽혼합림 시대에 대비되는 것도 알 수 있었다.

• 한국제4기학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.39-56
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• 2002

The results of geoarchaeological studies of the prehistoric cultural complexes on the Russian Far East (Primorye, or Maritime Province; the Amur River basin; and Sakhalin Island) are presented. Upper Palaeolithic sites are dated to ca. 40,000-10,500 B.P. They existed during the mild climate of the Chernoruchie interstadial (ca. 40,000-21,000 B.P.); during harsh climate at the Last Glacial Maximum, ca. 20,000-18,000 B.P., in several places on the Russian Far East (Primorye, Amur River basin, and Sakhalin); and during climatic amelioration in the Late Glacial time, ca. 16,000-10,500 B.P. The earliest Neolithic sites, represented by Osipovka and Gromatukha cultures, existed at ca. 13,000-10,000 B.P. in the environment of coniferous forests with admixture of broadleaved taxa. Since ca. 8000 B.P., Neolithic cultures appeared in all of the Russian Far East. They existed until ca. 3000 B.P., first during the Holocene Climatic Optimum, ca. 8000-5000 B.P., in the environment of coniferous-broadleaved forests, and later, at ca. 5000-3000 B.P., in the environment of birch-oak and coniferous forests.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.179-192
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• 2012

충남 천안시 성정동 지역의 천안천 충적평야 화분분석 결과를 통해 최종빙기 최성기부터 홀로세에 걸쳐 고식생 환경과 기후 변화를 중심으로 고환경을 복원하였다. 화분대 I (약 23,000-15,000 yr BP) 시기는 목본이 드물게 분포하는 소림(疏林)상태로서 초지가 넓게 펼쳐져 있었다. 기후는 한랭하였으나 영남 산간지역에 비해 심하지 않았으며, Woldstedt(1962)와 Yoon and Jo(1996)에 따르면 'very cold'에 대비된다. 화분대 II (약 15,000-10,000 yr BP)는 회갈색 모래층에 해당하는 무화분대로서 최종빙기 최성기에서 홀로세 사이의 점이기에 해당한다. 이 모래층은 실트가 포함된 토탄으로 이루어진 상, 하부 층준과 확연히 구분되는데, 이와 같은 특징은 대단히 한랭했던 시기에서 온난한 환경으로 전환되는 동안 급격한 기후 변화가 진행된데 기인한 것으로 보인다. Holocene 전기에 대비되는 화분대 III (약 10,000-6,000 yr BP)의 화분조성에서는 기후가 뚜렷하게 온난해졌음을 확인할 수 있다.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.26-30
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• 2003

후기구석기 유적인 수양개 유적에서 출토된 숯의 수종을 분석하였다. 수양개는 단양 한강유역에 위치한 유적으로, 출토된 숯의 방사성 탄소 연대는 $18,630\~16,400BP$이었다. 수종식별 결과 두 수종만 식별되었다 142점 중 139점의 숯이 소나무류(이엽송)이었다. 나머지 3점만이 가문비 나무속이었다. 이 결과는 소나무가 주로 출토된 상부층, 즉 지표면 기준 $235\~245cm$ 층위는 후빙기 기간 중 건조 온난한 기후에서 형성된 것이고 한 대성 수종인 가문비나무가 출토된 270cm 이하의 하부층은 최후빙기 동안에 형성된 것을 제시해주고 있다.

• 한국제4기학회지
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• 제18권2호통권23호
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• pp.23-31
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• 2004

Temperature variations, and carbon dioxide and methane concentrations are summarized during the past 400,000 years. Atmospheric temperature varied approximately within $10^{\circ}C$ during the past 400,000 years. Most of the time during the past 400,000 years, temperature was lower than today except 410000, 320000, 250000, and 125000 years ago. Temperature was slightly higher or at least similar to today during the time period of 410000. 320000, 250000, and 125000 years ago. The carbon dioxide concentration varied between 180 and 300 ppm, and the methane concentration varied between 40 and 700ppb. The present atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide is 375 ppm and methane is 1750 ppb. Temperature was 5-$7^{\circ}C$ lower than today during the Last Glacial Maximum(18,000 years ago) and the Younger Dryas(10,000 years ago). Temprature was varied within $1^{\circ}C$ during the past 10,000 years. Especially Middle Holocene Climatic Optimum(6,000 years ago), Medieval Warm Period (500-1,000 years ago), and Little Ice Age(100-500 year ago) were global climatic events. In general, mechanism for the Middle Holocene Climatic Optimum, Medical Warm Period, and Little Ice Age can be explained by the solar insulation, however their exact mechnism is not well known. Carbon dioxide concentration during the past 400,000 years never reached the current value of 375 ppm. Furthermore, the current methane concentration never reached during the past 20Ma. However, current temperature value has happened several times during the past 400,000 years. The implication of this is unsolved question so far. This should be challenged in the near future.

• ALGAE
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.55-68
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• 2018

Foliose species of the Bangiaceae (Porphyra s. l.) are very important in Korean fisheries, and their taxonomy and ecophysiology have received much attention because of the potential for developing or improving aquaculture techniques. Although 20 species of foliose Bangiales have been listed from the Korean coast, some of them remain uncertain and need further comparative morphological studies with molecular comparison. In this study, we confirm the distribution of four Pyropia species from the east coast of Korea, Pyropia kinositae, P. moriensis, P. onoi, and P. retorta sp. nov., based on morphology and rbcL sequence data. Although P. onoi was listed in North Korea in old floral works, its occurrence on the east coast of South Korea is first revealed in this study based on molecular data. P. kinositae and P. moriensis, which were originally described from Hokkaido, Japan, are first reported on the east coast of Korea in this study. Pyropia retorta sp. nov. and P. yezonesis share a similar thallus color and narrow spermatangial patches in the upper portion of the frond, and they have a sympatric distribution. However, P. retorta can be distinguished by the curled or twisted thalli and by molecular data. The biogeographic pattern of the two native species, P. kinositae and P. retorta, suggests that the east coast of Korea may have been a place of refugia during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), and then recolonized to the northern part of Japan through the restored East Korean Warm Current after the LGM.