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Sedimentology of Inclined Heterolithic Stratification in Sukmo Channel, Kyonggi Bay, Korea - Application to Oil Sand Exploration (경기만 석모수도 수로제방 조간대층에 발달하는 경사이질암상층리의 퇴적학적 연구 - 오일샌드 탐사 적용가능성)

  • Choi, Kyung-Sik;Dalrymple, R.W.;Chun, Seung-Soo;Kim, Sung-Pil;Park, Se-Jin
    • The Korean Journal of Petroleum Geology
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    • v.11 no.1 s.12
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    • pp.18-26
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    • 2005
  • An occurrence of inclined heterolithic stratification (IHS) is described from a tidal point bar in a 40-m-deep distributary of the macrotidai, Han River delta, Korea. The channel bank demonstrates a convex-upward profile with intermittent presence or wave-formed scarps and terraces near the low-water level. The vertical succession of IHS is approximately 25 m thick and dips into the channel with angles reaching up to $14^{\circ}C$. The IHS overlies 15 m of trough cross-bedded sand deposited in the channel bottom. Even though the channel as a whole is ebb dominated, the preserved cross bedding is predominantly flood directed because the mutually evasive nature of the ebb and flood currents causes the point bar surface to be flood dominated. The IHS itself consists of inter-stratified fine sand, sandy silt, and silt with an fining-upward textural trend. Seasonal discharge variations of the Han River are not obvious in the deposits, because tile large size, distal location, and energetic tidal environment of the studied channel reduces the impart of river-stage fluctuations.

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Crustal structure of the Korean peninsula by inverting the travel times of first-arrivals from large explosions (대규모 발파자료 초동주시 역산을 통한 한반도 지각 속도구조 연구)

  • Kim Ki Young;Hong Myung Ho;Lee Jung Mo;Moon Woo Il;Baag Chang Eob;Jung Hee Ok
    • 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.05a
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    • pp.103-107
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    • 2005
  • In order to investigate the velocity structure of the southern part of the Korean peninsula, exploded seismic signals were recorded for 120 s along a 294-km WNW-ESE line and 150 s along a 335-km NNW-SSE line in 2002 and 2004, respectively. Velocity tomograms were derived from inverting first arrival times. One-dimensional velocity models derived by joint analyses of teleseismic receiver functions and surface wave dispersion at several stations near the profiles were uesd to build initial models. The raypaths indicate several midcrust interfaces including ones at approximate depths of 2.0 and 14.9 km with refraction velocities of approximately 6.0 and 7.1 km/s, respectively. The deepest significant interface varies in depth from 30.8 km to 36.1 km. The critically refracting velocity varies from 7.8 to 8.1 km/s along this interface which may correspond to the Moho discontinuity. The velocity tomograms show (1) existence of a low-velocity zone centered at 6-7 km depth under the Okchon fold belt, (2) extension of the Yeongdon fault down to greater than 10 km, and (3) existence of high-velocity materials under the Gyeongsan basin whose thickness is less than 4.2 km.

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Study on Discrimination between Natural Earthquakes and Man-made Explosions using Wonju KSRS Data (원주 KSRS 자료를 이용한 자연지진과 인공지진 구별에 관한 연구)

  • Kang, Ik-Bum;Kim, Sung-Bae;Suh, Man-Cheol;Jun, Myung-Soon
    • Journal of the Korean Geophysical Society
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.25-36
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    • 2000
  • 3-D Spectrograms for 22 events are drawn to discern about whether those are earthquakes or explosions. Generally, in case of explosions relative to the case of earthquakes, amplitude of P phase is more dominantly shown. According to the results on logarithm of spectral ratio of P (Pn, Pg)/Lg after removing free-surface effects from 3-D (U-D, N-S, E-W) seismogram, $-1.2{\sim}-0.9$ is shown for earthquakes and $-0.7{\sim}-0.1$ if shown for explosions. This result is consistent with previous researches (Kim Park, 1997) that -0.6 of spectral ratio between P and Lg after taking logarithm may be the criterion for the discrimination between earthquakes and explosions in Korea. In addition, Complexity is applied to two events as another discrimination method. The value of Complexity of explosion is much smaller than that of earthquake. This may be due to well-developed P-wave in explosion compared to that in earthquake. This result is in accordance with that of 3-D Spectrogram.

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Case Study on the Type of Subsidence using Seismic Refraction Survey (탄성파 굴절법을 사용한 지반침하 형태분석 적용사례)

  • Yun Sang-Ho;Ji Jun;Lee Doo Sung
    • 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2000.09a
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    • pp.132-146
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    • 2000
  • Seismic refraction survey was performed for 10 lines along NE-SW and NW-SE directions above Nampoong gallery at Makyo-ri, Dogye, Samcheok, Kangwon-do. 48 geophones were laid in line with the interval of 1m, and a 5Kg hammer was used as a source at 5 points for each line. Data processing was done using reciprocal time method, GRM, and traveltime tomography which utilizes wavefront expansion method for forward process and STRT for inversion. The result shows that the first layer has its lower boundary between 3.49m and 8.88m. The P-wave velocity of the first and the second layer were estimated as 270${\~}$360m/s and 1550${\~}$1940m/s respectively. When the boundary of the first and second layer is smooth enough and the velocity difference is large enough, GRM has little advantage over reciprocal time method. The result of reciprocal method and traveltime tomography shows consistency. The northeast part of the boundary has syncline structure, which is similar to the topography above. This implies that the collapse of the cavities of Nampoong gallery result in the subsidence of the ground surface. The subsidence is in progress across the Youngdong railroad, therefore a proper reinforcement work is required.

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Crustal Structure of the Korean Peninsula by Inverting the Rravel Times of First-arrivals from Large Explosions (대규모 발파자료 초동주시 역산을 통한 한반도 지각 속도구조 연구)

  • Kim, Ki-Young;Hong, Myong-Ho;Lee, Jung-Mo;Moon, Woo-Il;Baag, Chang-Eob;Jung, Hee-Ok
    • Journal of the Korean Geophysical Society
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.45-48
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    • 2005
  • In order to investigate the velocity structure of the southern part of the Korean peninsula, exploded seismic signals were recorded for 120 s along a 294-km WNW-ESE line and 150 s along a 335-km NNW-SSE line in 2002 and 2004, respectively. Velocity tomograms were derived from inverting first arrival times. One-dimensional velocity models derived by joint analyses of teleseismic receiver functions and surface wave dispersion at several stations near the profiles were uesd to build initial models. The raypaths indicate several midcrust interfaces including ones at approximate depths of 2.0 and 14.9 km with refraction velocities of approximately 6.0 and 7.1 km/s, respectively. The deepest significant interface varies in depth from 30.8 km to 36.1 km. The critically refracting velocity varies from 7.8 to 8.1 km/s along this interface which may correspond to the Moho discontinuity. The velocity tomograms show (1) existence of a low-velocity zone centered at 6-7 km depth under the Okchon fold belt, (2) extension of the Yeongdon fault down to greater than 10 km, and (3) existence of high-velocity materials under the Gyeongsan basin whose thickness is less than 4.2 km.

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