한국 대한해협 대륙붕 표층 퇴적물의 특성과 세립퇴적물의 지구화학적 특성
Characteristics of the bottom sediments from the continental shelf of the Korea Strait and some geochemical aspects of the shelf fine-grained sediments
초록
한국 동남해역의 일부, 남해해역의 일부 및 대한해협의 대륙붕에 관한 해양지 질학적이며 지구화학적 관점의 기초 해양학적 연구가 실시되었다. 본 연구해서의 대륙붕은 미세지형도인과 표층 퇴적물의 분포패턴등으로 내 대륙붕과 외대륙붕으로 구분되었다. 즉 내 대륙붕과 외 대륙붕의 경계지형은 약 80m수심의 해서이며 내 대륙붕의 해저는 해안선의 방향과 평행하는 발달 추세를 나타내는 반면 외 대륙붕 의 해저는 한국해협 해곡(KSR)등을 크고 작은 기복지형을 나타낸다. 내 대륙붕의 표층 퇴적물은 이토(mud)와 사질 실트로 구성된 세립질 퇴적상이며 외 대륙붕은 조립질 퇴적물(모래와 자갈)로 구성된 잔류퇴적상(relict sediment facies)을 나타낸 다. 내 대륙붕의 퇴적물은 외 대륙붕의 퇴적물보다 높은
A study on sedimentation, geochemical behavior and seismic stratigrapht of the continental shelf sediments along the Korea Strait and a part of south and southeast offshore area of the Korea Peninsula was carried out. In the inner shelf floor with depth ranging up to 80m zonal distribution patterns of mud, sandy silt, and silty sand were observed. In the outer shelf, however, coarse sandy sediments are dominant, and shills and gravels were frequently observed. These observations seem to confirm the Holocene sedimentary processes on the continental shelves off the south, south to east coasts of Korea discussed by Park (1985 and 1986) and Park and Choi (1986). The suface sediments (upper most 5cm thick)from selected 9 stations were analyzed for Al,Mn, Fe,Cr,Ni,Cu,Zn and Pb in order to study geochemical behavior of the sediments in the study area. All data were normalized to Al to com,pensate the size effect of the sediments.In general,inner shelf sediments show slight enrichment compared to the outer shelf sediments.In particular,Pb and Zn show heavy enrichment in most of the sediments.to degrees comparable to those observed at the polluted Kwangyang and Masan Bay sediments.Thus,it is considered that rapid migration or movement of fine-grained sediments in the study area does exist. Three seismic stratigraphic units were analyzed based on the seismic records.The acoustic basement the lower sedimentary deposit(B)and the upper deposit(A)were observed.The strong reflectivity R,in particular, between unit A and B is considered to be an erosinal unconformity during the last Glacial time.
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