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강릉-동해에 분포하는 해안단구 퇴적물의 지화학적 풍화 특성 (Geochemical weathering properties of marine terrace sediment at Gangneung-Donghae area, South Korea)

  • 홍성찬;최정헌;김종연
    • 한국지형학회지
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    • 제23권2호
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    • pp.95-108
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    • 2016
  • Several flights of marine terraces were developed along the Eastern coast of Korea (Gangneung-Donghae). Various dating techniques have been applied to determine the age of these terraces, with a view to better understand the regional uplift history. In this study, we compare the major element compositions of the terrace deposits and modern beach sediments to estimate the relative formation age of these terraces. We observed a discernible difference in major element geochemistry between modern beach sediments and various elevated terrace deposit (i.e. palaeobeach sediments). In general, weathering properties of marine terrace sediments are expected to be affected by the formation ages of terraces, and here, we confirm that the chemical composition are indicative of the relative age of the terraces in this region.

Transportation and Deposition of Modern Sediments in the Southern Yellow Sea

  • Shi, Xuefa;Chen, Zhihua;Cheng, Zhenbo;Cai, Deling;Bu, Wenrui;Wang, Kunshan;Wei, Jianwei;Yi, Hi-Il
    • Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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    • 제39권1호
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    • pp.57-71
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    • 2004
  • Based on the data obtained under the China-Korea joint project (1997-2001) and historic observations, the distribution, transportation and sedimentation of sediment in the southern Yellow Sea (SYS) are discussed, and the controversial formation mechanism of muddy sediments is also explored. The sediment transport trend analysis indicates that the net transport direction of sediment in the central SYS (a fine-grained sediment deposited area) points to $123.4^{\circ}E,\;35.1^{\circ}N$, which is a possible sedimentation center in the central SYS. The sediment transport pattern is verified by the distribution of total suspended matter (TSM) concentration and ${\delta}^{13}C$ values of particulate organic carbon (POC), the latter indicates that the bottom water plays a more important role than the surface water in transporting the terrigenous material to the central deep-water area of the SYS, and the Yellow Sea circulation is an important control factor for the sediment transport pattern in the SYS. The carbon isotope signals of organic matter in sediments indicate that the Shandong subaqueous delta has high sedimentation rate and the deposited sediments originate mainly from the modern Yellow River. The terrigenous sediments in deep-water area of the SYS originate mainly from the old Yellow River and the modern Yellow River, and only a small portion originates from the modern Yangtze River. The analytical results of TSM and stable carbon isotopes are further confirmed by another independent tracer of sediment source, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Five light mineral provinces in the SYS can be identified and they indicate inhomogeneity in sources and sedimentary environment. The modern shelf sedimentary processes in the SYS are controlled by shelf dynamic factors. The muddy depositional systems are produced in the shelf low-energy environments, which are controlled by some meso-scale cyclonic eddies (cold eddies) in the central SYS and the area southwest of the Cheju Island. On the contrary, an anticyclonic muddy depositional system (warm eddy sediment) appears in the southeast of the SYS (the area northwest of the Cheju Island). In this study, we give the cyclonic and anticyclonic eddy sedimentation patterns.

한국 서해 중부해역 대륙붕 퇴적물의 분포와 퇴적작용 (Sediment Distributions and Depositional Processes on the Inner Continental Shelf Off the West Coast (Middle Part) of Korea)

  • 박용안;최진용
    • 한국해양학회지
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    • 제29권4호
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    • pp.357-365
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    • 1994
  • 한반도 서해 중부해역 대륙붕의 퇴적물 분포는 크게 북부의 사질퇴적물과 남부의 니질퇴적물로 구분된다. 한반도 남서부의 니질퇴적물은 황해 서부의 세립퇴적물과 상 이하며, 한반도의 하천으로부터 공급된 세립물질이 집적된 현생퇴적물로 해석된다. 이 와 반면에 북부의 사질퇴적물은 석영이 장석이 우세하며, 성숙 퇴적물(mature sediment)의 유형으로 해석된다. 특히 철산화물로 피복된 석영입자(ironstained quartz) 와 해록석 (glauconite) 이 포함되어, 황해와 동지나해의 외대륙붕에 분포하 는 전형적인 잔류퇴적물의 특성과 일치한다. 이들 사질퇴적물은 지난 빙하기 이후 해 수면이 상승하는 현세 해침기간 (Holocene transgression period) 동안 집적된 기저사 질퇴적물과 유사한 것으로 해석된다. 한반도 서해 남양만 조간대 조수퇴적층(tidal deposit)은 사질의 하부층 퇴적물과 실트질의 상부층 퇴적물의 뚜렷하게 구분된다. 세 립질의 상부층 퇴적물은 암편을 함유하며 후기 현세(late Holocene) 시기의 육상기원 퇴적물로 해석된다. 이와 반면에 하부층 퇴적물은 비교적 조립하며, 퇴적물 성숙도의 지수가 높고, 특징적으로 철산화물로 피복된 석영입자와 해록석을 포함한다. 따라서 이 퇴적물은 초기 현세(early Holocene) 동안 집적된 잔류퇴적물을 지시하며, 해침기 원 기저 사질퇴적층(transgressive sands)의 연장인 것으로 해석된다.

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고군산군도 내측해역의 현생퇴적환경 (Modern Sedimentary Environments Within the Gogunsan Archipelago)

  • 이희준;김민지;김태경
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • 제30권4호
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    • pp.519-536
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    • 2008
  • The relatively tranquil area within the Gogunsan Archipelago was for the first time investigated preliminarily with respect to modern sedimentological processes in association with the emplacement of the Saemangeum Dyke. Basic sedimentological observations, bathymetry and surface sediments were performed twice during 2006-2008 to compare the results and elaborate changes during that period of time. In addition, sediment dynamical observations were carried out with latest measuring equipment along two transects crossing the entrances of the archipelago, including 12-hour onboard measurements of current, suspended sediments, temperature, and salinity. This dataset was used to reveal hydrodynamic characteristics for spring season April-May and to estimate the direction and relative magnitude of the net flux of suspended sediments. There occurred three depositional areas (A to C) within the archipelago, where sediment texture was also changed. In area A, around Yami Island and the dyke, and area B, in the center of the archipelago, surface sediments became coarsened over the two-year period; sand content increased 5% at the expense of silt content in the former, whereas silt content increased 3% at the expense of clay content in the latter. By comparison, area C in the western entrance of the archipelago shows a textural trend of fining with more silt and clay (combined increase of 5%) at the expense of sand content. The accumulation of sediments in areas A and B is attributable to the sand and silt resuspended from the seabed sediments off sector 4 of the dyke during the winter. The origin of the fine materials depositing on area C is uncertain at present, although suspended sediments moving offshore around the archipelago may be one of the most likely candidates for the source. The temperature of seawater increased rapidly from $9-10^{\circ}C$ in April to $14-16^{\circ}C$ in May, whereas salinity remained more or less constant at 31-32%o during the two months. Both of these parameters showed little variations with depth through a tidal cycle, suggesting good mixing of seawater without any help of significant waves. The consistency of salinity during a tidal cycle also indicates no insignificant effects of freshwater from the rivers Mangyung and Donjin emitting through the opening gap near Sinsi Island. The suspended sediment concentrations were higher at the entrance between Sunyu and Sinsi islands than at the entrance between Hoenggyong and Sinsi islands, ranging from 20 and 30 mg/l and from 5 and 15 mg/l, respectively at the sea surface. Although tidal currents were variable across a transect between Sunyu and Sinsi islands, the currents across the entrance between Hoenggyong and Sinsi islands flowed consistently in the same direction all over the transect during a tidal cycle. The estimation of net flux of suspended sediments indicates that suspended sediments are transferred to the Gogunsan Archipelago mainly through a relatively deep trough adjacent to Sinsi Island toward the shallow area around Yami Island and the dyke.

한반도 동남해역 대륙붕 표층퇴적물의 요인분석과 그 퇴적역사 (Factor Analysis of the Continental Shelf Sediments off the Southeast Coast of Korea and Its Impplication to the Depositional Environments)

  • 박용안;최진용
    • 한국해양학회지
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    • 제21권1호
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    • pp.34-45
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    • 1986
  • 한반도 동남해역(한국해협) 대륙붕의 표층 퇴적물의 입도 북석 자료에 대한 Q-Mode 요인 분석을 실시하였고, 그 결과는 해수면 변동에 따른 퇴적환경의 변화 를 시사하는 것으로 해석된다. 즉 외대륙붕과 붕단의 퇴적물은 분급이 양호한 사질 퇴적물이며 연근해성 패각을 많이 포함하고 있으므로 해수면이 낮았을 때 (약-150 m)집적된 잔유 퇴적물로 생각된다. 최대 수심 230m에 달하는 한국해곡(Korean Tro ugh)에 분포하는 퇴적물은 주로 원마도가 매우 양호한 역질 물질이며 이들은 해수 면이 상승하면서 재동작용을 받은 Palimpsest퇴적물로 해석된다. 수심 약 120m 이 내의 내 대륙붕에는 실트와 점토가 우세한 니질 퇴적물이 분포하며 이들은 해수면 이 거의 현 수준으로 상승한 지난 7000년 이후에 집적된 것으로서, 소위 내 대륙붕 니질대를 이루고 있다.

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Slope Sedimentation and Organic Carbon Content in the Late Quaternary West Florida Slope Sediments

  • Lee, Eun-Il;Park, Soo-Chul
    • Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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    • 제34권3호
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    • pp.144-150
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    • 1999
  • Slope sedimentation on the modern west Florida continental margin is controlled by pelagic carbonate accumulation and off-shelf sedimentation of neritic carbonates and terrigenous fines. Production and deposition of pelagic carbonates by planktonic foraminifera and coccoliths have played a significant role in the total slope sedimentation and are mainly promoted by sea-surface productivity. Organic carbon data reflect the relatively high biological productivity in surface waters, indicating high accumulation of biogenic calcareous sediments. The surface-water productivity in the study area is supported by the relation among microfossil assemblages, carbonate mineralogy and sedimentary organic carbon.

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韓半島 南東海域 大陸棚 海底에서의 第四期 後期의 推積作用 (Late Quaternary Sedimentation on the Continental Shelf off the South-East Coast of Korea -A Further Evidence of Relict Sediments-)

  • 박용안
    • 한국해양학회지
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    • 제20권3호
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    • pp.55-61
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    • 1985
  • 1981년 9월, 1982년 3월 및 1983년 4월에 한반도 남동해역 대륙붕에서 표층퇴적물과 부유물표품을 채취하였다. 부유물 함량 분포에 의하면 세립한 부유물질은 연안의 내 대륙붕에 국한되어 연안에 평행하게 대상으로 분포하여 현생의 세립퇴적물이 내 대륙붕 지역에 국한되고 있음을 시사하고 있다. 그러나 외 대륙붕과 붕단에 분포하는 사질퇴적물은 니질 함량(<5%)이 매우 낮다. 이러한 조립질 퇴적물은 해수면이 낮았던 (약 -152m${\pm}$) 플라이스토세 (Pleistocene) 빙기에 집적된 "잔류"퇴적물(고해빈퇴적물) 로 사료된다. 현세 해수면 상승에 따른 해침현상이 일어나고 해안선의 전진이 빠르게 일어나게 되어 외 대륙붕의 사질물질이 재 분포 되는 경우가 대단히 약하였으며 일시적으로 강한 연안류 등에 의해 현지성(in situ) 재동작용을 받았을 것이다. 결과적으로 해침현상에 따른 가장 큰 영향은 사립물질의 분급작용이 가속된 것이고, 최소한 세립물질이 제거 (winnowing out)되는 작용이 일어났을 것이다.

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Clay Minerals of the Bottom Sediments on the Northwestern Continental Shelf in the East China Sea

  • Park, Yong-Ahn;Khim, Boo-Keun;Nam, Jung-Man;Youn, Jeung-Su
    • 한국지구과학회지
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    • 제25권1호
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2004
  • The clay minerals of thirty-four bottom sediments collected from the northwestern continental shelf of the East China Sea have been determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The clay mineral distribution is mainly controlled by the sediment source and the dominant circulation pattern. The predominant clay mineral in our study area is illite comprising more-than 70% of whole clay fraction. The highest concentration of illite (>72%) is found in the southeastern offshore parts beyond the reach of terrigenous input from the Cheju Island. It means that these illites are largely transported by the Kuroshio Current from the South China Sea. Smectite is highly concentrated in the northwest middle part and in the outer-shelf mud patch. It seems to be due to the high supply of smectite transported from China where the fine-grained sediments are discharged from the modern and ancient Huanghe River. The relatively high abundance of kaolinite is likely derived from the Changjiang River via Taiwan ·Warm Current. In contrast, the large amounts of chlorite and high chlorite/kaolinite ratios occur in the northwestern are, reflecting the transportation by the Huanghai Sea Coastal Current from the southern Yellow Sea.

Modern Sedimentary Environment of Jinhae Bay, SE Korea

  • Park, Soo-Chul;Lee, Kang-Wook
    • Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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    • 제31권2호
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    • pp.43-54
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    • 1996
  • Jinhae Bay, one of the largest tidal bays on the southern coast of Korea, is an area with thick accumulations of recent, fine-grained sediments, mainly supplied from the Nakdong River. The preponderance of silt and clay particles reflects the large quantity of sediments transported in suspension. Although the clay mineral assemblage is similar to that derived from the nearby Nakdong River, relatively high concentration (3-9%) of smectite suggests some local input of fine particles from several streams around the bay or some contribution from the offshore water that may be influenced by the Tsushima Current. The content of organic matters in sediments is as high as 12%, and their C/N ratios imply that they are comprised of mixtures derived from marine plankton and terrestrial plants. $^{210}Pb$ excess activity profiles of sediment cores yield an average sedimentation rate (a 100-year time scale) of about 2-5 mm/yr, which coincides well with the long-term sedimentation rate (a 1000-year time scale) estimated from the sediment isopach map. On the basis of sediment bulk density and sedimentation rate, an annual sink of mud in the bay is estimated approximately 1.0 ${\times}$ $10^{6}$ tons per year.

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한국연안해역 와편모조류 시스트 연구에 관한 고찰 (Summary on the Dinoflagellate Cyst Assemblages of Modern Sediments from Korean Coastal Waters and Adjoining Sea)

  • 윤양호;신현호
    • 환경생물
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    • 제31권4호
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    • pp.243-274
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    • 2013
  • 한국 연안 해역의 와편모조류 시스트의 연구 현황과 특성을 파악하기 위해 한국 연안과 내만은 물론 제주도 남부와 황해 일부해역을 포함한 동중국해를 대상으로 수행한 45편의 학술연구논문을 분석하였다. 결과 한국의 와편모조류 시스트는 1980년대 후반부터 연구가 시작되었고, 대상 해역은 적조발생 등 부영양화 해역이나 연안개발이 이루어지는 해역에 집중되었으며, 동해를 대상으로 한 연구결과는 없었다. 연구 내용도 단순한 출현 종 분석에서 부영양화 진행 등 해양환경의 변화과정 추적, 적조 발생에서 종자군으로서 역할, 세디맨트 트랩을 이용한 시스트의 형성과 변화양상 추적, 수소이온 농도 등 해양환경 변화에 따른 형태변화, 실험실에서 특정 종의 발아 특성 등 국제적 수준의 다양한 연구가 진행되고 있었다. 출현종이나 출현 세포밀도 역시 해역에 따라 매우 다양한 특성을 보인다. 그러나 한국의 와편모조류 시스트 연구는 아직 체계적 연구가 이루어지지 못하고 있고, 단편적이면서 개별적 내용으로 매우 제한적인 연구성격을 나타내었다. 특정 해역에 편중된 연구결과와 특정 연구 연구 집단에 의해 산발적인 연구가 수행되는 경향을 나타내었다. 해양에서 표층퇴적물의 와편모조류 시스트는 표영 환경의 누적지표를 나타내는 것으로 해양환경 변화를 효율적으로 추적하는 데 유용한 지표가 되고 있음을 고려할 때, 국내에서도 조직적인 인력양성과 함께 해양생태계의 구성인자로서 필수 해양생물 분야로 취급하는 연계적인 연구 추진이 절실하게 요구된다.