• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2007년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.597-599
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• 2007

Studies on the hydrocarbons in shallow sediments of the East Sea of Korea have been carried out by the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) since 2000. 4946 L-km of 2D multichannel reflection seismic data, 3250 L-km of high-resolution Chirp profiles and 16 selected piston cores were analyzed to determine the presence of hydrocarbons in shallow sediments of the western deep-water Ulleung Basin. The seismic data show a number of blanking zones that probably reflect widespread fluid and gas venting. The blanking zones are often associated with velocity pull-up structures. These upwelling structures are interpreted to be the result of high-velocity natural gas hydrate. There are also several bottom-simulating reflectors that are associated with free gas and probably overlying gas hydrate. Numerous pockmarks were also observed in the Chirp profiles. They are seafloor depressions caused by the removal of near-seafloor soft sediments by escaping of fluid and gas. In piston cores, cracks generally oriented parallel to bedding suggest significant gas content some of which may have been contained in gas hydrate in situ.

• Ocean Science Journal
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.153-160
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• 2008

The distribution of the taxonomical composition and the density of meiobenthos depending on some factors of environment has been studied in bottom sediments of the northern estuary part of Ha Long Bay (Cua Luc estuary). The basic factor of influence on meiobenthic community structure was the granulometric composition of sediment. The greatest taxonomic diversity is noted in the silted sands, lowest - in the silty sediments. The density of meiobenthic community was higher in the silty sediments. Slightly expressed correlation between the density of nematodes and the percentage of silty particles in the sediments is detected (Spearman rank correlation coefficient was $0.49{\pm}0.21$, p=0.035). The nematodes were dominant at all stations. In total, representatives of 66 species of nematodes belonging to 17 families and 52 genera were identified.

• 한국제4기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국제4기학회 2002년도 한몽 제1차 합동세미나 발표요지
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• pp.85-86
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• 2002

• Ocean Science Journal
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.165-170
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• 2007

The structure of the nematodes communities has been studied in the sediments on two sites located outside and under the layer of Ahnfeltia tobuchiensis (Kanno and Matsubara 1932; Makijenko 1970). Bottom sediments at the stations were represented by sands with a different degree of silting. Specific structure of nematodes at the stations was significantly different under the similar environmental conditions (water depth, dissolved oxygen saturation, salinity, temperature of the bottom layer and organic carbon content inside of the sediment). Nematodes dominated (75.7 %) in meiobenthos community under the layer of A. tobuchiensis where concentration of silt particles was 12 %. Representatives of the family Comesomatidae were dominant. Low index of species diversity and high Simpson domination index were detected in this community. Under a layer of A. tobuchiensis with the thickness of 30 cm concentration of the silt particles was 5.39 %; nematodes density was low and made 32.1 % of the general density of meiobenthos. Species of the families Xyalidae and Monoposthiidae were dominant. Outside of A. tobuchiensis, field percentage of silt particles was minimal (3.1 %) and representatives of families Cyatholaimidae and Axonolaimidae dominated. The specific structure of nematodes in this type of the ground is characterized by high index of species diversity and low level of domination.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.411-418
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• 2007

We studied the bottom morphology and sedimentary environments of the Masan Bay using high-resolution Chirp seismic profiles and sediments data. According to deep-drilled core samples (up to 20 m thick) penetrated into the weathered rock basement, the sediments consist largely of three sediment types: the lower sandy gravel facies (Unit I) of 1-4 m in thickness, the middle sandy mud and/or muddy sand facies(Unit II) of 1-2 m thick and the upper mudfacies (Unit III) of over 10 m in thickness. The sedimentary column above the acoustic basement can be divided into two major sequences by a relatively strong mid-reflector, which show the lower sedimentary sequenc e(T) with parallel to subparallel internal reflectors and the upper sedimentary sequence(H) with free acoustic patterns. Acoustic basement, the lower sedimentary sequence (T), and the upper sequence (H) are well correlated with poorly sorted massive sandy gravels (Unit I), the sand/mud-mixed sediment (Unit II), and the muddy facies(Unit III), respectively. The acoustic facies and sediment data suggest that the Masan bay is one of the most typical semi-enclosed coastal embayments developed during the Holocene sea-level changes. The area of the Masan Bay reduced from about $19\;km^2$ in 1964 to about $13\;km^2$ in 2005 by reclamation, and its bottom morphology changed as a result of dredging of about $2{\times}10^7\;m^3$.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권11호
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• pp.4204-4212
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• 2023

Background: Storage reservoirs of radioactive waste could be the source of atmospheric pollution due to the efflux of aqueous aerosol from their water areas. The main mechanism of formation of aqueous aerosols is the collapse of gas bubbles at the water surface. In this paper, we discuss the potential influence of biological factors on gas ebullition in the water areas of the radioactively contaminated industrial reservoirs R-9 (Lake Karachay) and R-4 (Metlinsky pond) of the Mayak PA. The emission of the released non-dissolved gases captured with gas traps in reservoir R-9 was (88-290) ml/m² per day (2015) and in reservoir R-4 (270-460) ml/m² per day (2016). The analysis of gas composition in reservoir R-4 (60% methane, 35% nitrogen, 2.4% oxygen, 1.5% carbon dioxide) confirms their biological origin. It is associated with the processes of organic matter destruction in bottom sediments. The major source of organic matter in bottom sediments is the dying phytoplankton developing in these reservoirs. Conclusion: The obtained results form the basis to set a task to quantify the relationship between the phytoplankton development, gases ebullition and radioactive atmosphere contamination.

• 한국해양학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.43-56
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• 1987

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 $\varepsilon$$_{A1}$ 보이나 Ni, Cr, Cu 등의 오염영향을 거의 보이지 않는다. 그러나 Zn, Pb 등의 원소에 관한한 오염의 영향을 나타내는 것으로 해석된다. 본 연구 지역의 탄성파층서는 음향기 반암과 강한반사면 R에 의한 3층서단위로 구성된다. 이들은 하부로부터 기반암(음향), 하부퇴적층(B) 및 상부퇴적층(A)이며 상부퇴적층은 현세 퇴적층이며 하부퇴적층은 선 현세(pre-Holocene)퇴적층이다.다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.55-63
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• 1985

Studies based on field observation and laboratory analysis of the littoral sands of beaches in Jeju Island indicate that the shores exhibit a great variation in both the beach geometry and the composition in terms of geological agents. Most of the beaches around the Island are developed in relatively small patches and discontinuous, as the result of intervening sea cliffs and rocky headlands. The sand quality and the dimensions of the beaches in the Island are relatively poor; for example, these beaches are 220~2,780m in length, 41~313m in width, and $7^{\circ}$ steepness in average foreshore slope. According to the textural parameters analysis, the beach sediments in study portion shows medium grained ($average\;1.42{\phi}$), moderately well sorted ($average\;0.65{\phi}$) and negative skewed ($average\;0.34{\phi}$), which seems to reflecting a high energy marine depositional environment. The heavy and light minerals of te beach sediments are composed of quartz, volcanic fragments, Na-Ca feldspar, olivine, augite as major constituents, along with apatite, biotite and other minor components, which originates from the adjacent geology. The content of CaO-MgO in shell fragments of the littoral sands ranged from 4.69~51.96%, suggesting that the high CaO-MgO content in some of the Island's beaches is attributable to geologic environments conducive to the growth of shell organisms and sediments migration. The provenance of the sediments studied are derived predominantly from adjacent continental shelves and/or terrigenous older river portion, Which sediments were transported mostly by rolling or bottom suspension. The depositional environments of the Jeju beaches can be divided into two types: beaches distributed in the North and the Northeastern parts of the Island are dominated by marine enviroment, whereas beaches in the Southwestern portion are characterized by terrigenous agencies.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.103-112
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• 2008

Compressional sound velocities of shelf sediments in the South Sea of Korea, were measured in situ and in the laboratory for six cores. In situ sound velocity was measured using the Acoustic Lance (frequency of 7.5-15 kHz), while laboratory velocity was measured by the pulse transmission technique (frequency of 1MHz). Physical properties were relatively uniform with sediment depth, suggesting little effect of sediment compaction and/or consolidation. Average in situ velocity at each core site ranged from 1,457 to 1,488 m/s, which was less than the laboratory velocity of 1,503 and 1,604m/s. In muddy sediments the laboratory velocity was 39-47 m/s higher than in situ velocity. In sandy sediments, the difference was greater by an average of 116 m/s. Although the velocity data were corrected by the velocity ratio method based on bottom water temperature, the laboratory velocity was still higher than the in situ velocity (11-21 m/s in muddy sediments and 91 m/s in sandy sediments). This discrepancy may be caused by sediment disturbance during core collection and/or by the pressure of Acoustic Lance insertion, but it was most likely due to the frequency difference between in situ and laboratory measurement systems. Thus, when correcting laboratory velocity to in situ velocity, it is important to consider both temperature and frequency.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.273-281
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• 2002

해양의 표층퇴적물을 분류하는 일반적인 방법은 ground frothing에 의한 것으로 시료채취 정점에 국한된 자료라는 한계성을 가지고 있다. 최근에는 원격분류방법의 개발로 인하여 이러한 한계성을 극복한 연속적인 자료를 얻을 수 있도록 가능하게 되었다 본 연구에서는 해저면의 원격분류결과를 실시간 수치화된 자료로 얻을 수 있는 음향장비인 QTC View라는 기기를 이용해 부산 수영만의 표층 퇴적물을 원격분류 하였다. QTC View는 50kHz의 음향측심기와 연결하였고 측정장비의 설정환경은 조사동안 일정하게 유지하였다. Ground trothing에 의한 시료 분석결과 수영만은 slightly gravelly sand, slightly gravelly sandy mud. gravelly muddy sand, clayey sand, sandy mud, slightly gravelly muddy sand 그리고 rocky bottom의 총 7개의 퇴적물형으로 분류되었다. QTC View를 이용한 1차 원격분류결과 이들 7개 중 slightly gravelly sand, gravelly muddy sand, sandy mud 및 rocky bottom 등 4개의 퇴적물형이 구분되었으며 이는 2차 원격분류결과에서도 유사하게 분포하는 것으로 확인되었다. Ground frothing에 의한 분류자료와 원격분류 자료를 비교한 결과 퇴적물형을 구분할 때 소량성분에 의해 서로 다르게 구분된 경우는 다소 차이가 있으나 연구지역 전반에 걸친 퇴적물의 분포양상은 잘 일치하는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 QTC View는 해저퇴적물을 원격분류하는데 유효하게 이용될 수 있을 것으로 본다.