• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.187-198
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• 2003

한국대지와 인근 울릉 분지간통로에 분포하는 플라이스토세 후기 퇴적층에 대한 Chirp 방식 고해상 지층탐사 자료의 탄성파상과 피스톤 코아 시료의 퇴적상 분석을 통하여 해저 퇴적작용을 규명하였다. 한국대지는 한반도와 분리된 해저고지대로서 육성 퇴적물 유입이 매우 제한되어 있으며, 한국대지 사면에는 불규칙한 돌출지형과 함께 다양한 규모의 해저협곡이나 해저계곡이 형성되어 있다 완경사의 한국대지 대부분 지역에는 화산기원 퇴적물이 협재 하는 (반)원양성 퇴적물이 우세하게 집적되어 있으며, 한국대지 사면과 해릉 및 해산의 급경사 부분에서는 이들 퇴적물이 슬럼프, 슬라이드, 암설류 등 해저사태에 기인한 질량류로 재동되어 함몰흔적과 함께 나타난다. 재동된 퇴적물은 점토가 우세한 조직 특성과 사면의 급경사 때문에 저탁류보다는 부유입자가 우세한 고농도 수층의 형태로 전이되어 해저협곡을 통해 울릉분지평원으로 이동된 것으로 보인다. 울릉분지간통로 지역은 통상적인 (반)원양성 침전과 주로 오키뱅크와 독도 사면에서 해저수로를 통해 유입되는 간헐적인 저탁류와 암설류가 주된 퇴적작용의 역할을 하였으며, 이와 함께 일본분지로부터 유입되는 심층수의 영향으로 분지간수로와 그 주변 해저에 분포하는 퇴적물이 활발히 침식되어 재동된 것으로 보인다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.17-29
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• 2009

에너지 수요의 증가 및 에너지 탐사와 연관되어 해저 지반의 조사가 증가하고 있다. 해수면 2100m 해저 110m 아래에서 얻어진 압력 코어 시료의 메탄 하이드레이트 생산 시험 후 얻어진 사료를 이용하여 울릉 분지 심해토의 지반공학적 특성을 조사하였다. 기본 토성, 광물학적 특성, 화학 조성, 그리고 미세구조 관찰을 위하여 토성 실험, XRD, 그리고 SEM을 실시하였다. 또한, 멀티 센서 압밀셀을 이용하여 두 시료의 압축성, 전단파 및 전자기파 파악하였다. 강도특성은 직접전단실험 이용하여 산정되었다. 주요 광물로는 카오리나이트, 일라이트, 크로라이트(chlorite), 그리고 캘싸이트(calcite)가 관찰되었다. SEM 결과 잘 발달된 내 외부 간극 구조가 관찰되었다. 수직유효응력의 증가에 따라 전단파 속도, 전기비저항, 실수 유전율, 그리고 전기전도도는 이중선형 거동을 보였다. 직접전단실험으로 얻은 마찰각은 약 $21^{\circ}$로 선행연구와 비슷한 결과를 보였다. 본 연구는 가스 하이드레이트와 같은 에너지 자원의 개발 및 새로운 지반공학적 영역의 확보를 위하여 심해 퇴적토의 거동 이해의 중요성을 보여준다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2006년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.50-53
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• 2006

Regional geophysical surveys and geological cal studies on natural gas hydrate (NGH) in the East Sea were carried out by the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) from 2000 to 2004. 16 piston cores, 2270 L-km of multi-channel reflection seismic (MCRS) data and 730 L-km of 3.5kHz Chirp data obtained from the southwestern part of the deep-water Ulleung Basin were analyzed in this study. In piston cores, cracks generally developed parallel to bedding suggest significant gas content. The core analyses showed high total organic carbon (TOC) content, sedimentation rate and heat flow of sediments. These are in favor of the general ion of substantial biogenic methane, which can form the NGH within the stability zone of the near seafloor sediments in the study area. The cores generally show also high residual hydrocarbon gas concentrations for the formation of natural gas hydrates The geophysical indicators of the presence of gas and/or NGH such as bottom simulating reflectors (BSRs), seismic blank Bones, pockmarks and gas seeping features were well defined on the MCRS and Chirp data.

• 한국지형학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2018

The characteristics and burial ages of sand sediments on the Jiduri coast in Daechung-myeon, Ongjin-gun, Incheon were investigated. Daecheong Island is the area where the characteristics of the rocky coast and sand coast are shown. Various studies have been conducted on the Okjukdong sand dune that appears in the north of the island. However, there has been no study on the sandy sedimentary topography of the Jiduri and Moraewul area in the south. The sandy sedimentary terrain of Jiduri is divided into sandy beaches, sand dunes and sand deposits along the slope including climbing dune. Overall, the depth of sandy sediments in Jiduri is not deep. The characteristics of sandy sediments and burial ages were investigated at an elevation of about 23 m above sea level at the back of Jiduli Beach and 46 m above sea level at the ridge line between Jiduri and Moraewol. From the Jiduri coast to the hillside behind, the average grain size decreases and the sorting becomes better as it moves from the intertidal zone to the beach and the foredune. This indicates the selective sand transport by the wind and can be judged by the terrain formed under the current sedimentation environment. The average grain size at the upper part of the section of JD-1 (elevation of about 23m MSL) was $1.6918{\varphi}$ of medium sand. The sorting was $0.4584{\varphi}$, skewness was -1.0491 and kurtosis was -1.2411, respectively. Particularly, the average particle size of the crosssection issomewhat uniform, but the color of the constituent material changes from brown to black. In the case of JD-2 (about 46 m MSL), the mean grain size of the section was $1.7943{\varphi}$, the sorting was 0.4931, the skewness was -1.1163, and the kurtosis was 1.2133. On the other hand, the brown and black layers of JD-1 exhibited a burial age of $0.1{\pm}0.0ka$ and the JD-2 had a burial age of $0.7{\pm}0.0ka$.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권11호
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• pp.1894-1901
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• 2015

A novel sulfatase gene, ary423 (1,536 bp ORF), encoding a protein of 511 amino acids with a calculated molecular mass of 56 kDa, was identified from Flammeovirga pacifica, which was isolated from deep-sea sediments of west Pacific Ocean. Amino acid sequence analysis revealed that Ary423 possessed a conserved C-X-A-X-R motif, which was recognized as the sulfatase signature. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that Ary423 belonged to arylsulfatases. After heterologous expression in Escherichia coli cells, the recombinant Ary423 was purified with a Ni⁺ affinity column, and was shown to be highly active at a broad range of temperatures from 30° to 70℃, with maximum activity at 40℃. Furthermore, recombinant Ary423 retained more than 70% and 40% of its maximum activity after 12 h of incubation at 50℃ and 60℃, respectively, exhibiting good thermostability at high temperatures. The optimal pH for Ary423 was determined to be 8.0 and the activity of Ary423 could be slightly enhanced by Mg²⁺. The recombinant enzyme could hydrolyze sulfate ester bonds in p-nitrophenyl sulfate (NPS) and Asparagus crude polysaccharides with a specific activity of 64.8 U/mg and 25.4 U/mg, respectively. These favorable properties could make Ary423 attractive for application in the desulfating process of agar production.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.311-321
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• 2004

Relationships between sedimentary environments and abundance of benthic animals were examined on the deep-sea floor, the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, in the northeast equatorial Pacific Ocean. Specimens were collected using a box corer at 8 stations by sieving through 0.3 mm mesh screen. Sediments showed finer grain size ranged from 5.63 to $7.97{\varphi}$, 83.1% of mean porosity, 1.81 kPa of mean shear strength and organic carbon content in sediment ranged from 0.97 to $1.87\;mg/cm^3$. Manganese nodules covered on the bottom layer from 4 to 57% of coverages. A total of 26 faunal groups in 6 phyla was sampled and comprised 1,467 individuals. Mean biomass were calibrated to 0.5 gWWt/$0.06\;m^2$. Small-sized animals including foraminiferans and nematods were dominated among the faunal group which comprised 49.1% (892 ind.) and 11.5% (320 ind.), respectively. In SPI-analysis, vertical bio-disturbance marks were not observed except to Beggiatoa-type bacterial mats. As the results of relationship between environments and benthos, abundance of benthic animals, especially nematode, showed only a negative correlation to the coverage of nodules, and any other sedimentary factors analyzed in this study were rarely affected to the spatial distribution of benthic animals.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.287-295
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• 2018

This paper presents the results of an exploration of the ferromanganese crusts of Western Pacific Seamount registered by the Korean government. This area has been surveyed with a deep-sea camera and crust samples have been acquired by deep-sea dredging since 2013. On October 18-19, 2017, a united research team from KIOST and KRISO explored two blocks, OSM11 and OSM07, on the seamount using Hemire ROV. A precise survey was conducted on the ferromanganese crusts and sediments covering the slope/top of OSM11 and the middle flat area of OSM07. Rock samples were collected with precise positioning, and HD videos were recorded for 7 hours. This paper discusses the technical issues of this exploration in terms of (1) how to deal with an emergency situation during an electric power blackout, (2) the improvement of the thruster power by adding cooling plugs to the housings of the thruster amplifiers, (3) the relative motion of the depressor by changing the fixing method of the cable terminator, which affects the service life of the cable, (4) a sampling technique for the steep slope of the seamount, (5) integrated navigation under a USBL blackout, and (6) a 3-dimensional image mosaic for visualizing the distribution state of the crusts.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.255-267
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• 2004

북동태평양 클라리온-클리퍼톤 균열대(Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone) 사이에 위치한 연구지역 퇴적물의 전단강도 특성과 퇴적학적 변화요인을 파악하기위하여 연구지역 각 지점에서 다중주상시료채취기로 채취된 69개 표층퇴적물을 분석하였다. 북부지역 원양성 적점토의 평균 전단강도는 4.4kPa로 낮은 반면, 중부지역 규질 퇴적물의 평균전단강도는 6.3kPa로 가장 높다. 남부지역 탄산질 퇴적물은 3.4kPa로 가장 낮으며, 남부지역과 중부지역사이의 전이퇴적물은 3.8kPa로 탄산질 퇴적물과 규질퇴적물의 중간 값을 보인다. 원양성 적점토가 완만한 전단강도 증가를 보이는 이유는 일반적인 고화 과정에 의한 함수율 감소에 의한 결과이다. 반면에 규질퇴적물에서 나타나는 퇴적깊이에 따른 전단강도의 급격한 증가는 퇴적결층과 연관되어 있다. 탄산질 퇴적물이 가장 낮은 전단강도를 보이는 이유는 남부지역이 타 지역에 비해 퇴적율이 월등히 높기 때문이다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.33-47
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• 2020

The bulk and partition geochemistry was studied in two sediment cores collected from the axial valley of the north-central Fonualei Rift and Spreading Center (FRSC), Lau back-arc Basin, southwest Pacific. The sediments consist of mostly volcanic ash, although minor amounts of biogenic and other components were present in some intervals. The major element composition of bulk sediments recalculated to a carbonate-free basis was in good agreement with the magma compositions of the adjacent Tofua Arc and the FRSC, with only significant difference in Mn content. The enrichment of Mn and other associated elements (e.g. Cu, Co, Ni, and P) is attributed to hydrothermal input to the sediments, as evidenced by their significant partitioning in the non-detrital phases according to the partition geochemistry. Hydrogenetic and diagenetic inputs were assessed to be relatively insignificant. Estimated hydrothermal Mn fluxes during the Holocene ranged between 5.0 and 37.1 mg cm^-2 kyr^-1, with the higher values in younger sediments, suggesting enhanced hydrothermal activity. The hydrothermal Mn fluxes comparable to or higher than those reported from other spreading centers with strong hydrothermal activities may indicate the presence of unknown hydrothermal vent sites and/or topographic restriction on the dispersal of hydrothermal plumes in the northern part of the FRSC.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.247-256
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• 2002

평택화력발전소 취수구 주변 해역에서 세립질퇴적물의 운반양상을 규명하기 위하여 표층퇴적물과 부유퇴적물에 대한 모니터링을 실시하였다. 표층퇴적물은 동계에는 상대적으로 개방된 북측해역에서 조립하고 남측해역에서 세립한 반면. 하계에는 조석의 영향에 따라 서측해역에서 조립하고 동측해역에서 세립한 퇴적상의 변화를 보인다. 부유퇴적물의 농도는 동계에 높고 하계에 낮았으며, 표층수보다는 중.저층수에서 높은 농도를 보였다. 또한 조석에 따라서는, 조류의 비대칭성에 따라 육지 방향으로 이동되는 양이 바다 방향으로 이동되는 양에 비해 뚜렷하게 많았으며, 낙조에서 창조로 바뀌는 수심이 낮은 창조 초반에 급격히 증가하는 양상을 보였다. 장.단기간에 걸쳐 관측된 부유퇴적물의 순이동률은 3.4$\times$$10^{-3}$ kg.m$^{-2}$ .s$^{-1}$～5.7$\times$$10^{-3}$ kg.m$^{-2}$ .s$^{-1}$범위로 육지쪽 취수구 방향으로 이동되었다. 이와 같은 현상은 취수구 주변에서 육지쪽으로 발생되는 인위적인 흐름과 주변의 인공구조물에 의해 조류의 순환양상이 변화되었기 때문으로 해석된다.