• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.55-68
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• 2011

The distribution and inter-annual variation of nutrients (N, P, Si) and dissolved/particulate organic carbon were investigated in the equatorial thermocline ridge ($7^{\circ}{\sim}11.5^{\circ}N$, $131.5^{\circ}W$) of the northeast Pacific. From the Oceanic Nino Index and Multivariate ENSO Index provided by NOAA, normal condition was observed in July 2003 and August 2005 on the aspect of global climate/ocean change. However, La Ni$\~{n}$a and El Ni$\~{n}$o episodes occurred in July 2007 and August 2009, respectively. Thermocline ridge in the study area was located at $9^{\circ}N$ in July 2003, $8^{\circ}N$ in August 2005, $10^{\circ}N$ in July 2007, and $10.5^{\circ}N$ in August 2009 under the influence of global climate/ocean change and surface current system (North Equatorial Counter Current and North Equatorial Current) of the northeast Pacific. Maximum depth integrated values (DIV) of nutrients in the upper layer (0~100 m depth range) were shown in July 2007 (mean 21.12 gN/$m^2$, 4.27 gP/$m^2$, 33.72 gSi/$m^2$) and higher variability of DIV in the equatorial thermocline ridge was observed at $10^{\circ}N$ during the study periods. Also, maximum concentration of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in the upper 50 m depth layer was observed in July 2007 (mean $107.48{\pm}14.58\;{\mu}M$), and particulate organic carbon (POC, mean $9.42{\pm}3.02\;{\mu}M$) was similar to that of DOC. Nutrient concentration in the surface layer increased with effect of upwelling phenomenon in the equatorial thermocline ridge and La Ni$\~{n}$a episode, which had formed in the central Pacific. This process also resulted in the increasing of organic carbon concentration (DOC and POC) in the surface layer. From these results, it is suggested that spatial and temporal variation of chemical and biological factors were generated by physical processes in the equatorial thermocline ridge.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2006년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2006 PORSEC Volume I
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• pp.364-367
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• 2006

Nonlinear internal waves (NLIWs) are usually generated by nonlinear process on linear internal waves (IW). Near HengChun Ridge that links Taiwan and Luzon Islands, we found that there are linear internal waves following NLIW and they travel westward at different speed, about 1.5 m/s for IW and 2.9 m/s for NLIW. This phenomenon was observed on site with ship radar and echo sounders, and later verified with thermistor chain. West of Luzon Strait, the separation of NLIW are 5 km or more, while linear internal waves are lines of wave crests at nearly equal distance that is only a few hundred meters apart. The current hypothesis is that most of the energy of internal tide forms a beam that propagates upward from the eastern shoulder of ocean ridge and later interacts with sea surface and thermocline. The interaction with thermocline generates linear internal wave that propagate along the pycnocline at about 1.5 m/s. The interaction with sea surface scatters internal wave energy downward, ensonifies the water column and generates large nonlinear waves that propagate westward at 2.9 m/s as mode 1 in a waveguide.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.217-226
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• 2001

북대서양 중앙해령 동편에서 시추한 코아를 가지고 안정동위원소 및 고해양학적, 퇴적학적 연구를 시도하였다. 부유유공충의 안정동위원소 기록에서 분명한 이상을 보이며 이것은 하인리히 이벤트와 잘 대비된다. 코아에서 발견된 빙하쇄설퇴적층은 석영, 알칼리장석, 사장석, 방해석, 백운석, 운모 등 다양한 성분의 쇄설성광물을 함유하고 있다. H3와 H6 이외의 모든 빙하쇄설퇴적층은 쇄설탄산염광물을 1-13% 함유하고 있다. 부유유공충인 N.pachyderma(sin.)에서 가장 큰 이상을 보이며, G. bulloides와 G. inflata의 ${\delta}^{18}O는 중위도 수온약층 구조에서의 체계적인 변화를 보여준다. 빙하쇄설퇴적층이 형성되는 기간 동안에는 저서유공충의 <${\delta}^{13}C가 내려갔고 이에 일치하여 낮은 값의 ${\delta}^{18}O와 영양분이 풍부한 해수가 발달하였다. 제4기말의 25,000년과 57,000년 전 사이에 보이는 1$\textperthousand$ 이상의 ${\delta}^{13}C증가는 북대서양심해수(NADW)의 약화와 이에 따른 남쪽기원의 남극저층수(AABW)의 상대적인 확장을 의미한다. 코아 M15612의 빙하쇄설퇴적층은 코아 SO75-26KL과 DSDP 609에서 발견된 것과 대비된다. 포르투갈 대륙사면에서 발견된 빙하쇄설퇴적층은 대양의 H1, H2 및 H4와 일치한다. 양쪽지역의 유사성은 하나의 해양시스템 내에서 북대서양 해류의 상호작용에 의하여 형성된 결과로 사료된다.