• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.168-177
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• 2008

망간단괴를 상업적으로 개발하기 위해 고려할 사항은 망간단괴의 부존량과 금속함량 외에 채광기의 주행성과 채광시 발생하는 환경충격의 최소화를 들 수 있다. 특히 환경충격의 최소화를 위해 우선 채광지역의 해저면 특성을 이해하는 것은 필수적이다. 해저면의 특성 중 해저퇴적물의 물리적 특성과 전단강도는 주행성과 환경변화를 예측하는 중요한 기준이 된다. 이들 특성을 파악하기 위하여 2004년부터 2006년 사이에 북동태평양 클라리온-클리퍼톤 균열대의 대한민국 광구에서 채취한 주상시료 퇴적물의 함수율, 입도, 밀도, 공극률 및 전단강도를 분석하였다. 분석결과, 퇴적물의 물리적인 특성은 경도 변화에 따른 동서간의 차이(KR1과 KR2 차이)보다 위도 변화에 따른 남북간의 차이(KR1 또는 KR2와 KR5 차이)가 뚜렷한 것으로 나타났다. 남쪽 지역의 함수율, 공극비, 공극률은 북쪽 지역보다 높게 나타난 반면에 입자밀도는 남쪽 지역이 북쪽 지역에 비해서 상대적으로 낮게 나타났다. 퇴적물 주상시료의 전단강도는 $0{\sim}10$ cm에서 북쪽 지역이 조금 높지만 10 cm 하부의 깊이에서는 남쪽지역이 뚜렷이 높게 나타났다. 또한 채광기의 정상주행에 필요한 전단강도를 5 kPa라고 가정하면 KR1, KR2, KR5 지역에서 평균적으로 5 kPa에 도달하는 깊이는 각각 18, 13, 10 cm로 나타났다. 채광기가 정상 주행하는 동안 같은 부피의 퇴적물이 교란된다면 함수율이 높은 퇴적물에서 교란되는 퇴적물의 양이 적을 것이다. 또한 채광기의 정상주행에 필요한 전단강도에 도달하는 퇴적층의 깊이가 얕을수록 교란되는 퇴적물의 부피가 작을 것으로 예상된다. 따라서 채광작업은 연구지역 중에서 함수율이 높고 10 cm 하부의 전단강도가 큰 남쪽 지역이 북쪽지역에 비해 유리할 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.57-71
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• 2004

Based on the data obtained under the China-Korea joint project (1997-2001) and historic observations, the distribution, transportation and sedimentation of sediment in the southern Yellow Sea (SYS) are discussed, and the controversial formation mechanism of muddy sediments is also explored. The sediment transport trend analysis indicates that the net transport direction of sediment in the central SYS (a fine-grained sediment deposited area) points to $123.4^{\circ}E,\;35.1^{\circ}N$, which is a possible sedimentation center in the central SYS. The sediment transport pattern is verified by the distribution of total suspended matter (TSM) concentration and ${\delta}^{13}C$ values of particulate organic carbon (POC), the latter indicates that the bottom water plays a more important role than the surface water in transporting the terrigenous material to the central deep-water area of the SYS, and the Yellow Sea circulation is an important control factor for the sediment transport pattern in the SYS. The carbon isotope signals of organic matter in sediments indicate that the Shandong subaqueous delta has high sedimentation rate and the deposited sediments originate mainly from the modern Yellow River. The terrigenous sediments in deep-water area of the SYS originate mainly from the old Yellow River and the modern Yellow River, and only a small portion originates from the modern Yangtze River. The analytical results of TSM and stable carbon isotopes are further confirmed by another independent tracer of sediment source, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Five light mineral provinces in the SYS can be identified and they indicate inhomogeneity in sources and sedimentary environment. The modern shelf sedimentary processes in the SYS are controlled by shelf dynamic factors. The muddy depositional systems are produced in the shelf low-energy environments, which are controlled by some meso-scale cyclonic eddies (cold eddies) in the central SYS and the area southwest of the Cheju Island. On the contrary, an anticyclonic muddy depositional system (warm eddy sediment) appears in the southeast of the SYS (the area northwest of the Cheju Island). In this study, we give the cyclonic and anticyclonic eddy sedimentation patterns.

• 한국석유지질학회지
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• 제10권1_2호
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• pp.18-22
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• 2004

한국해양연구원에서는 1996년 이래로 동해 울릉분지에서 가스 하이드레이트층의 부존 확인과 특성을 규명하기 위하여 다중채널 반사파 탐사, 고해상 천부지층 탐사, SeaBeam 등의 지구물리 자료와 12 m 길이의 시추퇴적물 시료들을 획득하였다. 동해 울릉분지 남부 해역에는 대규모 천부 가스층이 배태되어 있는데 고해상 천부 탄성파자료에 나타나는 음향이상인 음향 공백상, 음향 혼탁상 그리고 포크마크 등으로 확인할 수 있다. 이 해역에서 채취된 시추 퇴적물들은 대기 하에서 가스팽창으로 야기된 균열조직을 보이는데, 이는 퇴적물 내 가스함유를 지시한다. 이 시추 퇴적물들은 저해수면 시기에 가스 하이드레이트 해리로 인하여 생성된 사면사태에 의해서 공급된 쇄설류와 질량류 퇴적물들로 구성되어 있다. 탄성파 단면도 상에서는 해저면 모방 반사면 (BSR), 진폭 공백 및 위상 반전 현상 등이 특징적으로 나타난다. 가스 하이드레이트층은 수심 2,100 m 정도에서 해저면하 약 200 m의 깊이에 위치하며 BSR 상부에는 대규모 천부가스가 존재한다. 탄성파 자료 해석에 의하면 가스 하이드레이트층은 시대적으로 플라이스토세와 홀로세층 사이에 존재한다. 이와 같이 울릉분지 남부 해역에서 관찰되는 가스함유 퇴적물, 음향이상, BSR등은 가스 하이드레이트층의 부존 특성을 보여주고 있다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2003년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.341-348
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• 2003

In the estuary of Nagdong River thick marine sediments were deposited by the Holocene marine transgression. The sediments largely consist of silty clay, which is called Pusan clays in the geotechnical field. This paper presents engineering geological characteristics of Pusan clays in Beombangdong area. Overall geological environmental changes based on several geological properties are discussed and synthesized as Geological Environmental Zones. And also, engineering properties of the clays in laboratory and field are discussed and synthesized as Engineering Zones. Two zones are correlated and engineering characteristics are evaluated in view of engineering geology.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2003년도 Proceedings of ACRS 2003 ISRS
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• pp.682-686
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• 2003

This paper is concerned with 'reverse difference' of marine sediments at the Camau tongue in the extreme south of Vietnam. We demonstrate the importance of remote sensing in geomorphology and marine geological application, using only visual evaluation and some data-processing techniques. In this paper, about 10,000 km$^2$ of the territorial water in the extreme south of Vietnam is being studied. We show that form and behavior of Mekong and its branch can be determined by visually interpreting remote sensing images and using ERDAS IMAGE 8.5 software. Besides, the 'reverse difference' phenomenon is explained by flows of Mekong river and its branches.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.475-484
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• 2006

In order to reveal the vertical variation of physical properties in deep-sea sediments, deep-sea sediment cores were collected at 78 stations using a multiple corer in the KR5 area, one of the Korea contract areas for manganese nodule exploration, located in the northeast equatorial Pacific. Based on the color of sediments, sampled sediment cores were characterized into three lithologic units (unit 1,2, and 3). In all sediment cores, three units appear systematically; unit 1 lies at the top of cores and unit 2 and/or unit 3 appear to underlie unit 1 or alternate with unit 3. Unit 1 layer from the top of cores shows dark grayish brown to dark brown with mean thickness of 10.2cm. Unit 2 and 3 layers show very dark brown to black color and yellowish brown to brown color, respectively. According to the physical properties of the deep-sea sediment cores, sediment column can be divided into three sections. Section A $(0{\sim}15cm)$ in subbottom depth consists mostly of unit 1. Mean values of physical properties of section B $(15{\sim}30cm)$ in subbottom depth are similar to those of section C (>30 cm) in subbottom depth. However, the physical properties of section B were more variable than those of section C because of the high activity of bioturbation in section B. These results will provide valuable information for selecting suitable sites for mining manganese nodules in the Korea contract areas.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.39-50
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• 2013

Biomass and community composition of microphytobentos in tidal flats were studied by HPLC analysis and also investigated to examine the relationship between microphytobenthic pigments and Adenosine-5' triphosphate (ATP) as an index of total microbial biomass in intertidal environments (muddy and sandy sediment) of Gyeonggi Bay, west coast of Korea. Microphytobenthic pigments and ATP concentration in muddy sediment were the highest at the surface while the biomass of microphytobenthos in sandy sediment was the highest at the sub-surface (0.75 cm sediment depth). The detected pigments of microphytobenthos were chlorophyll a, b (euglenophytes), $c_3$, peridinin (dinoflagellates), fucoxanthin (diatom or chrysophytes), diadinoxanthin, alloxanthin (cryptophytes), diatoxanthin, zeaxanthin (cyanobacteria), ${\beta}$-carotein, and pheophytin a (the degraded product of chlorophyll a). Among the pigments which were detected, the concentration of fucoxanthin was the highest, indicating that diatoms dominated in the microphytobenthic community of the tidal flats. There was little significant correlation between OC (Organic Carbon) and ATP in both sediments. However, a positive correlation between chlorophyll a concentration and ATP concentration was found in sandy sediment, suggesting that microbial biomass could be affected by labile OC derived from microphytobenthos. These results provide information that may help us understand the relationship between microphytobenthos and microbial biomass in different intertidal sediment environments.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.195-206
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• 2021

Contaminated marine sediment is a secondary pollution source in the coastal areas, which can result in increased nutrients concentrations in the overlying water. We analyzed the nutrients release characteristics into overlying water from sediments and the interaction among benthic circulation of nitrogen, phosphorus, iron, and sulfur were investigated in a preset sediment/water column. Profiles of pH, ORP, sulfur, iron, nitrogen, phosphorus pools were determined in the sediment and three different layers of overlying water. Variety types of sulfur in the sediments plays a significant role on nutrients transfer into overlying water. Dissimilatory nitrate reduction and various sulfur species interaction are predominantly embodied by the enhancing effects of sulfide on nitrogen reduction. Contaminant sediment take on high organic matter, which is decomposed by bacteria, as a result promote bacterial sulfate reduction and generate sulfide in the sediment. The sulfur and iron interactions had also influence on phosphorus cycling and released from sediment into overlying water may ensue over the dissolution of ferric iron intercede by iron-reducing bacteria. The nutrients release rate was calculated followed by release rate equation. The results showed that the sediments released large-scale quantity of ammonium nitrogen and phosphate, which are main inner source of overlying water pollution. A mechanical migration of key nutrients such as ammonia and inorganic phosphate was depicted numerically with Fick's diffusion law, which showed a fair agreement to most of the experimental data.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.220-227
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 제주도에서 규모가 가장 큰 항구인 제주항내 퇴적물을 대상으로 PCBs의 분포특성을 연구하였다. 연구 결과, 제주항 내 표층퇴적물에서 PCBs 화합물의 농도범위는 1.62~4.45 ng/g dw로 낮은 농도로 분포하고 있었고, PCBs의 동족체 패턴 분석을 보면 제주항은 선박 활동으로 유래되는 고염소화된 CBs(Hexa-CBs 이상)이 주로 분포하였다. 퇴적물에서 PCBs 화합물의 분포에 미치는 유기물의 영향을 평가하기 위하여 퇴적물 내 유기탄소 함량과 PCBs 화합물의 농도와의 상관관계를 검토한 결과, $R^2$이 0.8387로 높게 나타나 유기탄소 함량과 PCBs 농도는 매우 유의한 상관성을 보이는 것을 알 수 있었다. PCBs 화합물의 농도분포와 입자크기와의 관계에서 역질, 사질, 니질로 나누어 조사하였는데 니질의 함량이 증가할수록 PCBs의 농도도 높게 분포하였다. 그리고 연구지역의 표층퇴적물에서 분포하고 있는 PCBs의 농도를 국외에서 적용하고 있는 퇴적물오염기준(sediment quality guidenes, SQGs)의 ERL(effect range-low)과 TEL(Threshold Effects Level) 값과 비교한 결과, 훨씬 낮은 값을 보여 생태독성학적 관점에서 저서생물에 미치는 영향은 미미한 것으로 사료된다.

• Ocean Science Journal
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.223-230
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• 2007

To understand the origin and biogeochemistry of the organic matter in surface sediments of Lake Shihwa and Lake Hwaong, organic nitrogen, inorganic nitrogen, labile organic carbon, and residual organic carbon contents as well as stable isotope ratios for carbon and nitrogen were determined by KOBr-KOH treatment. Ratios of organic carbon to organic nitrogen $(C_{org}/N_{org})$ (mean = 24) were much higher than ratios of organic carbon to total nitrogen $(C_{org}/N_{tot})$ (mean= 12), indicating the presence of significant amounts of inorganic nitrogen in the surface sediments of both lakes. Stable isotope ratios for organic nitrogen were, on average, $5.2\%_{\circ}$ heavier than ratios of inorganic nitrogen in Lake Shihwa, but those same ratios were comparable in Lake Hwaong. This might be due to differences in the origin or the degree of degradation of sedimentary organic matter between the two lakes. In addition, stable isotope ratios for labile organic carbon were, on average, $1.4\%_{\circ}$ heavier than those for residual organic carbon, reflecting the preferential oxidation of $^{13}C$-enriched organic matter. The present study demonstrates that KOBr-KOH treatment of sedimentary organic matter can provide valuable information for understanding the origin and degradation state of organic matter in marine and brackish sediments. This also suggests that the ratio of $(C_{org}/N_{org})$ and stable isotope ratios for organic nitrogen can be used as indexes of the degree of degradation of organic matter.