• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.303-311
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• 1997

The characteristics of spring machanism In the Cheju Island were analyzed by statistical techniques. Basic characteristics, areal and altitudinal variations, and correlations of spring data were investigated. In this study. however, the subjects of the study are the 451 springs, the whole basin of Cheju Island derided Into four groups. In this study, analyzed the spring phenomena on the basis of both the geologic elements and the topogaphic elements. Also, the spring zone In Cheju Island are classified Into three types that the mountain area, the muddle area, the coastal area in spring distribution by attitude. The quentity of spring and variability show subvariety on the average according to Meinzer's classilfication and the whole basin of spring shows various distributions from Third to Sixth. The results of this study can be utilized to evaluate the condition of groundwater development In Cheju Island.