• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.145-156
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• 2010

This study investigated organic carbon fluxes in Ulleung Basin sediments, East Sea based on a chamber experiment and geochemical analyses. At depths greater than 2,000 m, Ulleung Basin sediments have high organic carbon contents (over 2.0%). Apparent sedimentation rates (ASR) calculated from excess $^{210}Pb$ activity distribution, varied from 0.036 to $0.047\;cm\;yr^{-1}$. The mass accumulation rates (MAR) calculated from porosity, grain density (GD), and ASR, ranged from 131 to $184\;g\;m^{-2}\;yr^{-1}$. These results were in agreement with sediment trap results obtained at a water depth of 2100 m. Input fluxes of organic carbon varied from 7.89 to $11.08\;gC\;m^{-2}\;yr^{-1}$ at the basin sediments, with an average of $9.56\;gC\;m^{-2}\;yr^{-1}$. Below a sediment depth of 15cm, burial fluxes of organic carbon ranged from 2.02 to $3.10\;gC\;m^{-2}\;yr^{-1}$. Within the basin sediments, regenerated fluxes of organic carbon estimated with oxygen consumption rate, varied from 6.22 to $6.90\;gC\;m^{-2}\;yr^{-1}$. However, the regenerated fluxes of organic carbon calculated by subtracting burial flux from input flux, varied from 5.87 to $7.98\;gC\;m^{-2}\;yr^{-1}$. Respectively, the proportions of the input flux, regenerated flux, and burial flux to the primary production ($233.6\;gC\;m^{-2}\;yr^{-1}$) in the Ulleung Basin were about 4.1%, 3.0%, and 1.1%. These proportions were extraordinarily higher than the average of world open ocean. Based upon these results, the Ulleung Basin might play an integral role in the deposition and removal of organic carbon.

• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.98-108
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• 2000

A geochemical study on a hemipelagic core sediment taken from the northwest Pacific Ocean (eastern edge of the Shikoku Basin) was conducted to use of excess barium (Ba(ex)) for evaluate the paleoceano-graphic changes. Also, the excursion of sedimentary Ba(ex) was compared with those of biogenic opal, carbonate and organic carbon content in the sediment during the last glacial and interglacial periods. The calculated Ba(ex) derived from the major and minor element shows a distinctive glacial-interglacial variations, and the mass accumulation rate (MAR) of Ba(ex) shows coincident variations with the MARs of biogenic fractions. Especially, strong positive correlation (r$^2$=0.85) between the MAR of Ba(ex) and the MAR of biogenic carbonate is recognized. Based on the strong positive correlation(r$^2$=0.85) between the MAR of Ba(ex) and the MAR of carbonate content, we estimated the degree of carbonate dissolution rate during the glacial and interglacial periods. Assuming the proportional variation and the refractory nature of barium exist between two factors, the variation of index Ca/Ba ratio in sediment indicates the degree of carbonate dissolution. Sedimentary Ca/Ba ratios index clearly show a striking fluctuation between the glacial and interglacial periods with higher positive correlation during glacial and lower correlation during interglacial. This fact indicates enhanced carbonate dissolution during interglacial period. Thus, the sedimentary Ca/Ba ratio in sedimentary records can be used as one of the useful tools for estimation of the relative degree of carbonate dissolution. The excursion of Ba(ex) and the sedimentary Ca/Ba ratio follows the typical pacific carbonate dissolution type(enhanced dissolution during interglacial and reduced dissolution during glacial time) as suggested by previous work (e.g., Wu et al., 1990). Variation in sedimentary Ca/Ba ratio thus strongly supports that glacial-interglacial fluctuation in carbonate dissolution has been prevailed in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.303-315
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• 2024

This study proposes a comprehensive methodology for estimating accumulative damage of bridge structures under multiple seismic excitations, in the framework of site-specific probabilistic hazard analysis. Specifically, a typical earthquake-prone region in China is chosen to perform probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) to find the mean annual rate (MAR) of ground motion intensity at a specific level, based on which, a mass of ground motion observations is selected to construct random earthquake sequences with various number of shocks. Then, nonlinear time history analysis is implemented on the finite element (FE) model of a RC girder bridge at the site of interest, to investigate structural responses under different earthquake sequences, and to develop predictive model for cumulative damage computation, in which, a scalar seismic intensity measure (IM) is adopted and its performance in damage prediction is discussed by an experimental column. Furthermore, a mathematic model is established to calculate occurrence probability of earthquakes with various number of shocks, based on PSHA and homogenous Poisson random process, and a modified cumulative damage indicator is proposed, accounting for probabilistic occurrence of various earthquake scenarios. At end, the applicability of the proposed methodology to main shock and aftershock scenarios is validated, and characteristics of damage accumulation under different multiple earthquake scenarios are discussed.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.134-144
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• 2009

베링해 중부 지역에서 획득된 피스톤 코아 PC23A의 퇴적물에서 오팔과 총유기탄소의 함량을 측정하고 집적률을 계산하여 마지막 빙하기 이후의 고생산성 변화를 살펴보았다. 코아 PC23A의 연대는 부유성 유공충의 AMS $^{14}C$ 탄소연대와 방산충 L. nipponica sakaii의 마지막 출현 기준에 의해서 결정되어있으며, 코아 최하단부가 약 61,000년 전으로 계산되었고, 코아 상부는 일부 손실된 것으로 판단된다. 오팔과 총유기탄소 함량은 마지막 빙하기 동안 각각 1-10%, 0.2-1.0%의 범위에서 변동하였으며, 각각 5%와 0.7%의 평균값을 보였다. 반면, 후빙기 동안에 오팔과 총유기탄소 함량은 5-22%, 0.8-1.2%의 범위에서 변동하였으며, 평균값은 각각 8%와 1.0%로 증가된 값을 보여주었다. 마찬가지로 오팔과 총유기탄소의 집적률도 마지막 빙하기($1gcm^{-2}kyr^{-1}$, $0.2gcm^{-2}kyr^{-1}$)동안 보다 후빙기 동안(>$5gcm^{-2}kyr^{-1}$, >$1gcm^{-2}kyr^{-1}$)에 증가하였다. 후빙기 동안 증가된 생산성은 온난한 기후에서 해빙의 발달이 미비하고 높아진 해수면 조건에서 주변 육상으로부터 융빙수의 유입 증가와 남쪽으로부터 알라스카 해류 유입의 증가에 의하여 영양염 공급이 충분한 환경에서 규조류가 번성하였기 때문이다. 반면, 마지막 빙하기 동안에는 낮아진 해수면으로 인하여 알라스카 해류의 유입이 감소하여 영양염의 공급이 제한되고, 낮은 수온과 추운 기후로 인해 광범위하게 발달한 해빙에 의해서 생산성이 감소되었다.