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Risk Analyses from Eruption History and Eruptive Volumes of the Volcanic Rocks in Ulleung Island, East Sea

울릉도 화산암류의 분화이력과 분출량에 따른 위험도 분석

  • Hwang, Sang Koo (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Andong National University) ;
  • Jo, In Hwa (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Andong National University)
  • 황상구 (안동대학교 지구환경과학과) ;
  • 조인화 (안동대학교 지구환경과학과)
  • Received : 2016.05.17
  • Accepted : 2016.06.16
  • Published : 2016.06.28
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Abstract

We estimate the eruption history and magmatic eruptive volumes of each rock units to evaluate the volcanic eruption scale and volcanic hazard of the Ulleung Island. Especially, Maljandeung Tuff represents about 19~5.6 ka B.P. from $^{14}C$ dating, and Albong Trachyandesite, about 0.005 Ma from K-Ar dating in recent age dating data. These ages reveal evidences of volcanic activities within the last 10,000 years, indicating that the Ulleung Island can classify as an active volcano with possibility of volcanic eruption near future. Accumulated DRE-corrected eruptive volume is calculated at $40.80km^3$, within only the island. The calculated volumes of each units are $3.71km^3$ in Sataegam Tuff, and $0.10km^3$ in Maljandeung Tuff but $12.39km^3$ in accounting the distal and medial part extended into southwestern Japan. Volcanic explosivity indices range 1 to 6, estimating from the volumes of each pyroclastic deposits. The colossal explosivity indices are 5 in Sataegam Tuff, and 6 in Maljandeung Tuff in accounting the distal and medial part. Therefore, it is necessary for appropriate researches regarding possibility of volcanic eruption of the island, and establishment system of the evaluation and preparation for volcanic hazard based on the researches is required.

울릉도의 화산활동 규모를 파악하고 화산재해를 평가하기 위해 분화이력과 마그마 분출량을 계산하였다. 최근 연대측정 자료에서 최후기에 분출한 말잔등응회암은 $^{14}C$ 연대측정에 따르면 약 19~5.6 ka B.P. 연대를 가지며, 알봉조면안산암은 K-Ar 연대측정에 의하면 0.005 Ma 연대를 나타낸다. 따라서 울릉도는 1만년 이내에 화산활동이 있었음을 보여주며 앞으로의 분화의 가능성을 배재할 수 없는 활화산에 속한다. 그리고 울릉도의 누적 최소 DRE-보정 마그마 분출량은, 총 $40.80km^3$로 계산된다. 특히 사태감응회암은 $3.71km^3$ 이상이며, 말잔등응회암은 울릉도에서만 $0.10km^3$이지만 일본 남서부까지 뻗친 말단부층을 고려한다면 $12.39km^3$의 큰 분출량을 가진다. 분출량을 토대로 추정되는 화성쇄설암의 화산폭발지수는 1~6 범위를 나타낸다. 특히 사태감응회암은 폭발지수가 5이고, 말잔등응회암은 울릉도에만 분포하는 것으로 4이지만 일본에 분포하는 것을 고려한다면 6으로 파국적인 상황을 나타낸다. 그러므로 울릉도는 분화 가능성을 고려하는 적절한 연구가 필요하고 화산재해를 평가하고 대비하는 시스템의 구축이 요구된다.

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