Study on Physical Oceanographic Environments in the Coastal Sea of Chung-Moon, Cheju Island

제주도 중문 연안역의 물리해양환경에 대한 연구

  • Hong, Chang-Su (Department of Oceanography, Cheju National University) ;
  • Oh, Kyung-Hee (Department of Oceanography, Cheju National University) ;
  • Pang, Ig-Chan (Department of Oceanography, Cheju National University)
  • Published : 2001.11.30

Abstract

Physical oceanographic environments in the coastal sea of Chung-Moon located in the south coast of Cheju Island, Korea, where water pollutions by growing tourism complex possibly start to influence on the ecological system, are studied with hydrographic data observed monthly during July 1997 to June 2000. Winter and summer characteristics are shown in December to April and June to October, respectively, and transitional characteristics are shown in May and November. Waters show 14{\sim}16^{\circ}C$ and 34${\sim}$34.7 psu in winter and $15{\sim}27^{\circ}C$ and 32${\sim}$34.3 psu in summer. It tells that Tsushima water distributes in the whole column in winter and in the lower layer in summer, and Yangtze coastal water appears in the surface water in summer. When the influence of Yangtze coastal water is strong, salinities below 30psu are shown. Stratification is formed in the depth of about 20 m from June to October, so that it is not shown in the near shore stations, of which the depth is about10 m. Isotherms and isohalines sometimes tend to be perpendicular to the coast line in the surface, which seems to show influences from the steam power plant near St. 1 and the sewage disposal plant near St. 3. During the observation period, temperatures in St. 1 are a little higher than those in St. 2 and St. 3 except for a couple of months in summer and salinities in St. 3 are mostly a little lower than those in St. 1 and St. 2. Their effects seem to be no more than $0.4^{\circ}C$ in a distance of 300 m and no more than 0.1 psu within a distance of 30 m.

관광단지의 개발로 인해 생활오염수가 연안생태계에 영향을 미칠 가능성이 제기된 제주도 남쪽 중문 연안해역에 대해 1997년 7월부터 2000년 6월까지 매달 1회씩 관측하여 물리해양학적 특성을 조사하였다. 겨울철과 여름철의특성은 각각 $12{\sim}4$월과 $6{\sim}10$월에 나타나며 5월과 11월은 중간시기이다. 겨울철에는 수온이 약 14{\sim}16^{\circ}C$, 염분이 34${\sim}$34.7 psu로 대마난류수가 분포하며 여름에는 수온이 $15{\sim}27^{\circ}C$, 염분이 32${\sim}$34.3 psu로 저층에는 여전히 대마난류수가 분포하고 표층에는 저염의 양자강연안수가 영향을 미치고 있다. 양자강연안수의 영향이 특히 강한 때는 30 psu 이하가 나타나기도 한다. 성층은 연안에서는 거의 형성되지 않고 외양에서 약 20m층에서 6${\sim}$10월에 형성된다. 표층의 등온선과 등염분선의 분포는 때때로 해안선에 수직인 경향이 나타나며 이것은 정점1부근의 화력발전소와 정점3부근의 하천과 하수종말처리장의 영향으로 해석할 수 있다. 이번 관측으로는, 이들의 영향이 미칠 수 있는 최대한도는 수온이 300m 거리에서 약 $0.4^{\circ}C$이하, 염분이 30m 이내의 거리에서 약 0.1 psu이하로만 말 할 수 있다. 보다 정확한 영향을 파악하기 위해서는 관측정점들이 화력발전소와 하수종말처리장 배출구에 보다 가깝고 조밀해야 할 것이다.

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