Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration (지구물리와물리탐사)

Korean Society of Earth and Exploration Geophysicists (한국지구물리·물리탐사학회)
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Crustal Structure of the Continental Margin of Korea in the East Sea: Results From Deep Seismic Sounding

한반도의 동해 대륙주변부의 지각구조 : 심부 탄성파탐사결과

  • 김한준 (한국해양연구원 지구환경연구본부) ;
  • 조현무 (서울대학교 지구환경과학부) ;
  • 주형태 (한국해양연구원 지구환경연구본부) ;
  • 홍종국 (한국해양연구원 지구환경연구본부) ;
  • 유해수 (한국해양연구원 지구환경연구본부) ;
  • 박창업 (서울대학교 지구환경과학부)
  • Published : 2003.02.01
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Abstract

Despite the various opening models of the southwestern part of the East Sea (Japan Sea) between the Korean Peninsula and the Japan Arc, the continental margin of the Korean Peninsula remains unknown in crustal structure. As a result, continental rifting and subsequent seafloor spreading processes to explain the opening of the East Sea have not been adequately addressed. We investigated crustal and sedimentary velocity structures across the Korean margin into the adjacent Ulleung Basin from multichannel seismic reflection and ocean bottom seismometer data. The Ulleung Basin shows crustal velocity structure typical of oceanic although its crustal thickness of about 10 km is greater than normal. The continental margin documents rapid transition from continental to oceanic crust, exhibiting a remarkable decrease in crustal thickness accompanied by shallowing of Moho over a distance of about 50 km. The crustal model of the margin is characterized by a high-velocity (up to 7.4 km/s) lower crustal (HVLC) layer that is thicker than 10 km under the slope base and pinches out seawards. The HVLC layer is interpreted as magmatic underplating emplaced during continental rifting In response to high upper mantle temperature. The acoustic basement of the slope base shows an igneous stratigraphy developed by massive volcanic eruption. These features suggest that the evolution of the Korean margin can be explained by the processes occurring at volcanic rifted margins. Global earthquake tomography supports our interpretation by defining the abnormally hot upper mantle across the Korean margin and in the Ulleung Basin.

한반도와 일본열도 사이에 위치하는 동해 남서부의 열림모델이 다양하게 제시되었음에도 불구하고 한반도의 대륙주변부의 지각구조는 잘 알려져 있지 않다. 그 결과 동해의 열림을 설명하는 데에 필요한 대륙의 리프팅과 해저면 확장과정은 정확히 제시되지 못하고 있다. 이 연구에서는 다중채널 탄성파자료와 해저면지진계자료로부터 한반도의 대륙주변부에서 울릉분지의 중앙부까지 지각구조를 구하였다. 울릉분지의 지각은 그 두께가 약 10km로서 정상보다 두꺼우나 깊이에 따른 속도분포에서 전형적인 해양지각의 특성을 갖는다. 대륙주변부에서 대륙과 해양지각간의 급격한 전이가 발생하는데 약 50km의 거리에서 지각의 두께가 상당히 감소하며 모호면이 얕아진다. 대륙주변부에서는 특징적으로 고속도(최대 7.4km/s)의 하부지각이 존재하는데 이것은 대륙사면 아래에서 10km이상 두꺼우며 바다쪽으로 첨멸된다. 이 고속도의 하부지각은 맨틀의 온도가 정상보다 뜨거운 환경에서 대륙이 리프트되는 동안 형성된 magmatic underplating으로 해석된다. 대륙사면의 음향기반은 많은 양의 화산분출에 의해 발달된 화성층서를 보여준다. 이러한 점들은 한반도 대륙주변부의 진화가 화산성의 리프트된 대륙주변부에서 일어나는 과정에 의해 설명될 수 있음을 제시한다. 지구규모의 지진파 토모그래피는 상부 맨틀이 한반도의 대륙주변부와 울릉분지에서 비정상적으로 뜨거운 것을 보여줌으로써 이러한 제시를 뒷받침한다.

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