• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.175-183
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• 2006

The discovery of deep-sea hydrothermal vents and their ecosystems is a monumental landmark in the history of Ocean Sciences. Deep-sea hydrothermal vents are scattered along the global mid-ocean ridges and back-arc basins. Under sea volcanic phenomena related to underlying magma activities along mid-ocean ridges generate extreme habitats for highly specialized communities of animals. Multidisciplinary research efforts during past three decades since the first discovery of hydrothermal vents along the Galapagos Rift in 1977 revealed fundamental components of physiology, ecology, and evolution of specialized vent communities of micro and macro fauna. Heterogeneous regional geological settings and tectonic plate history have been considered as important geophysical and evolutionary factors for current patterns of taxonomic composition and distribution of vent faunas among venting sites in the World Ocean basins. It was found that these communities are based on primary production of chemosynthetic bacteria which directly utilize reduced compounds, mostly $H_2S$ and $CH_4$, mixed in vent fluids. Symbioses between these bacteria and their hosts, vent invertebrates, are foundation of the vent ecosystem. Gene flow and population genetic studies in parallel with larval biology began to unveil hidden dispersal barrier under deep sea as well as various dispersal characteristics cross taxa. Comparative molecular phylogenetics of vent animals revealed that vent faunas are closely related to those of cold-water seeps in general. In perspective additional interesting discoveries are anticipated particularly with further refined and expanded studies aided by new instrumental technologies.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.145-156
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• 2012

해저열수시스템은 중앙해령이나 후열도확장대와 같은 해저화산대를 따라 생성된다. 해저열수시스템은 지각-맨틀과 해양의 에너지와 물질이 교환되는 장으로 이를 통해 지각과 해수의 조성이 변화하며, 해저면에 열수분출구를 침전시켜 열수생태계를 형성하고 금속광상이 만들어진다. 상대적으로 단순한 중앙해령과 달리 지판소멸지역의 해저열수시스템은 섭입되는 물질의 재순환과정에서 다양한 특성이 나타난다. 황동위원소 조성은 이러한 열수시스템의 다양성을 평가하는데 유용하다. 이 논문에서는 서태평양의 지판소멸대에서 발견된 열수분출 지역에서 채취된 열수분출구 시료의 황동위원소 조성변화를 살펴보고 이들 환경에서 열수생성의 다양성을 일으키는 요인을 고찰하였다. 지판소멸대의 열수분출구는 황화광물과 황산염광물 모두 낮은 황동위원소 조성을 갖는 것이 특징이며, 이는 마그마로부터 공급된 $SO_2$ 기체의 유입으로 해석된다. 황동위원소 조성 변화를 포함한 열수시스템의 다양성은 열수시스템 생성과정에서 마그마의 적극적인 역할을 지시한다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.215-223
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• 2002

Symbiosis of chemoautrophic bacteria with the members of hydrothermal vent and cold seep communities in the deep-sea were examined by histology using transmission electron microscopy; Bathymodiolus spp. from Sagami Bay, the Iheya Ridge and the North Fiji Basin; and Ifremeria nautilei from the North Fiji Basin. Two species of Bathymodiolus, each from Sagami Bay and the Iheya Ridge harbored methane-oxidizing symbionts within their gill tissues. Vent gastropod Ifremeria nautilei from the hydrothermal vents of the North Fiji Basin housed two types of symbionts; one sulfur-oxidizing type and the other methane-oxidizing type. The occurrence of chemosynthetic symbionts in these organisms were expected before-hand based on the ecological observations of their habit. The other members of these groups from world oceans and the recent advances in the symbiosis of the vent and seep communities were reviewed.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.179-187
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• 2014

Directly searching for undiscovered hydrothermal vent sites is inefficient due to the practical difficulty of comprehensively imaging vent fields. Thus, most searches for hydrothermal vent sites rely on the detection of hydrothermal plumes from water column observation. Detecting and measuring the hydrothermal plumes are the most efficient way to infer the presence and distribution of hydrothermal vents. Both the array of vertical casting and lateral towing are the most common methods to discover hydrothermal plumes. In this study, we compared results of cast and tow-yo operations along the same section of a spreading center with a distance of 20.5 km in the North Fiji Basin for mapping hydrothermal plumes. Operation of CTD tow-yo provides a detailed pattern of plumes which enable us to locate the hydrothermal vents. On the other hand, identification of hydrothermal activity can be determined effectively by CTD cast with additional analysis of geochemical tracers. Reduction in the operating time is another advantage of CTD cast operation, especially for regional-scale survey. Our results show that the combination of CTD cast and tow-yo would improve the efficiency of the hydrothermal plume survey to locate new hydrothermal vent sites.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.389-399
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• 2016

This paper presents the explorations of hydrothermal vents located in the Marina Arc and Back Arc Basin using the deep-sea ROV Hemire. These explorations were conducted by KRISO and KIOST to demonstrate the capability of Hemire in various applications for deep-sea scientific research. The missions included the following: (1) to search the reported vents, (2) conduct visual inspections, (3) deploy/recover a sediment trap and bait traps, (4) sample sediment/water/rock, (5) measure the magnetic field at the vent site, and (6) acquire a detailed map using multi-beam sonar near the bottom. We installed three HD cameras for precise visual inspection, a high-temperature thermometer, a three-component magnetometer, and a multi-beam sonar to acquire details of the bottom contour or identify vents in the survey area. The explorations were performed in an expedition from March 23 to April 5, 2016, and the missions were successfully completed. This paper discusses the operational process, navigation, and control of Hemire, as well as the exploration results.

• 한국지열·수열에너지학회논문집
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.7-18
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• 2022

Secondary batteries used in electric vehicles have a potential risk of ignition and explosion. Various safety measures are being taken to prevent these risks. A numerical study was performed using a computational fluid dynamics code on the cases where pressure relief vents that can reduce the blast overpressures of batteries were installed in the through-compression test room, short-circuit drop test room, combustion test room, and immersion test room in facilities rleated to battery used in electric vehicles. This study was conducted using the weight of TNT equivalent to the energy release from the battery, where the the thermal runaway energy was set to 324,000 kJ for the capacity of the lithium-ion battery was 90 kWh and the state of charge (SOC) of the battery of 100%. The explosion energy of TNT (△H_TNT) generally has a range of 4,437 to 4,765 kJ/kg, and a value of 4,500 kJ/kg was thus used in this study. The dimensionless explosion efficiency coefficient was defined as 15% assuming the most unfavorable condition, and the TNT equivalent mass was calculated to be 11 kg. The internal explosion generated in a test room shows the very complex propagation behavior of blast waves. The shock wave generated after the explosion creates reflected shock waves on all inner surfaces. If the internally reflected shock waves are not effectively released to the outside, the overpressures inside are increased or maintained due to the continuous reflection and superposition from the inside for a long time. Blast simulations for internal explosion targeting four test rooms with pressure relief vents installed were herein conducted. It was found that that the maximum blast overpressure of 34.69 bar occurred on the rear wall of the immersion test room, and the smallest blast overpressure was calculated to be 3.58 bar on the side wall of the short-circuit drop test room.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2000

Chemoautotrophic symbiotic bacteria of organisms inhabiting the hydrothermal vent and cold seep communities in the deep-sea were histologically examined using a transmission electron microscopy on symbionts of Calyptogena sp. A from the site east off Miyako (water depth at 1,700m), Calyptogena sp. B from the Calyptogena Site, vestimentiferan tube worm Lamellibrachia sp. A from Sagami Bay Lamellibrachia sp. B from Calyptogena Site of the Iheya Ridge, pogonophoran tube worms from Sagami Bay and Calyptogena Site of the Iheya Ridge, Bathymodiolus spp. from Sagami Bay, the Iheya Ridge and the North Fiji Basin. Based on the morphological microscopic observations, two species of Calyptogena from Miyako and the Iheya Ridge, two species of vestimentiferan tube worms from Sagami Bay and the Iheya Ridge, and pogonophoran tube worms from Sagami Bay and the Iheya Ridge observed to host sulfur-oxidizing symbiotic bacteria. The occurrence of chemosynthetic symbionts in these organisms was expected beforehand based on the ecological observations of their habitats. Other members of these groups from the world oceans, and the recent advances in the symbiosis at vents and seeps were reviewed.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.273-285
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• 2015

통가화산호의 TA25 해저산 서측에서는 열수광체가 처음 발견되었다. 이 지역에 분포하는 열수분출구들은 열수분출이 막 시작된 미성숙한 분출구로서 최저 $150^{\circ}C$에서 최대 $242^{\circ}C$ (평균: $203^{\circ}C$)의 열수온도를 보인다. 주요 황화광물로는 섬아연석, 황철석, 백철석, 방연석, 황동석, 코벨라이트, 비사면동석(tennantite), 황비동석(enargite)이 산출되며, 중정석, 석고/경석고 등의 황산염 광물들이 침니 외각에서 산출된다. 특히, 섬아연석이 높은 산출빈도를 보이는 아연 우세형 (Zn-rich) 광체로 분류된다. 광석광물 중 황비동석의 산출은 이 지역 열수분출구의 광화작용이 고유황형 환경에서 진행되었음을 시사한다. 섬아연석은 열수분출구의 외각부에서 내측부로 갈수록 산출빈도가 증가하며, 섬아연석 내 철함량 (mole% FeS)도 높아진다. 또한, 이들 섬아연석은 은 (~10 wt.%)을 함유하고 있는 특징을 보인다. 황동석은 침니에 비해 광체구에서 높은 산출빈도를 보여, 침니와 비교하여 광체구에서 다소 고온의 광화작용이 진행된 것으로 판단된다. 열수분출구 구성광물 중 광체구에서 산출되는 중정석을 대상으로 한 유체포유물 실험 결과, 균일화 온도 및 염농도는 $148^{\circ}C{\sim}341^{\circ}C$ (평균: $213^{\circ}C$) 및 0.4~3.1 equiv. wt.% NaCl를 보여 섬아연석 등 광석광물의 주된 광화작용이 약 ${\geq}200^{\circ}C$에서 진행된 것으로 확인되며, 동광화작용이 미약한 침니에서는 보다 낮은 온도에서 광화작용이 진행되었던 것으로 판단된다.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.47-52
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• 2023

Thermopolynoe Miura, 1994 is a monotypic genus in Lepidonotopodinae that comprises species endemic to chemosynthesis-based ecosystems. Here, we examined T. branchiata collected from the hydrothermal vents in the North Fiji Basin. For the first time in Thermopolynoe, we report sexual dimorphism detecting nephridial papillae on segments 11-13 in males, additionally describe the morphology on elytra with round to conical microtubercles on the surface, and distinguish presence of small neuropodial lobes on segments 3-26. We also revised couple of errors and ambiguities in the original description: incongruence between the description and figure and existence of individual variation in ratio of tentacular cirri and palps. In addition, three COI sequences of T. branchiata specimens from the North Fiji Basin were newly obtained and sequences divergence with other Lepidonotopodinae species were determined. These results would contribute to the taxonomy of polynoids in a chemosynthesis-based ecosystem.

• 지구물리와물리탐사
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.298-304
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• 2011

한국해양연구원에서는 2011년 4월에 쇄빙선 아라온호, Oceaneering사의 ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) 및 삼성분자력계(Three component vector magnetometer)를 이용하여 남서태평양 라우분지에 위치한 TA25해산 칼데라 서측 사면에 대하여 심해자력탐사를 실시하였다. 연구지역은 약 900 m ~ 1200 m의 수심대역을 보인다. 이 심해탐사를 위하여 국내 최초로 3000 m급 심해 삼성분자력계를 제작하였다. 자력계센서부분은 ROV의 상부에, 자력계로거부분은 ROV의 하부에 장착하였으며, ROV는 ROV의 정확한 위치를 알려주는 USBL (Ultra Short Base Line)과 고도계를 이용하여 정해진 측선을 따라 해저면에서 약 25 ~ 30 m의 수직 간격을 유지하며 이동하였다. 삼성분자력계는 자기장의 X(북쪽성분), Y(동쪽성분)과 Z(수직성분)의 벡터성분을 측정하므로 모션센서를 이용하여 ROV의 움직임(피치, 롤, 요)에 대한 보정을 실시하였다. 자력센서자료와 모션센서자료는 ROV의 광케이블과 아라온호의 네트워크를 이용하여 노트북에 저장되며 ROV의 정확한 위치자료인 USBL자료는 후처리를 통하여 병합하였다. 이렇게 획득한 심해 삼성분자력자료는 조사지역의 유망한 열수광상을 유추하는데 유용하게 활용될 것으로 판단된다.