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Time-Lapse Electrical Resistivity Structures for the Active Layer of Permafrost Terrain at the King Sejong Station: Correlation Interpretation with Vegetation and Meteorological Data

세종과학기지 주변 영구동토의 활동층에 대한 시간경과 전기비저항자료의 해석: 기상 및 식생 자료와의 연계해석

  • Received : 2020.07.22
  • Accepted : 2020.08.21
  • Published : 2020.08.28
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Abstract

Over the wide area, King Sejong Station and the nearby land are uncovered with snow and ice conditions. Therefore, the active layer on the permafrost has been formed to be much thicker than the other Antarctica region. Electrical resistivity survey of Wenner and dipole-dipole arrays was undertaken at a series of time in the freezing season at the King Sejong Station to delineate subsurface structure and to monitor active layer in permafrost terrain. Time-lapse resistivity structures are well in terms of the vegetation distribution, ground surface temperature, and snow depth. Horizontal high resistivity belt(>1826 Ωm) at very shallow depth is thickening with the lapse of time, probably caused by the freezing of the water in the pore spaces with decrease of ground temperature. Subsurface structures for the area of low snow-cover and vegetated zone area are comprised of 0~0.5 m deep high-resistive gravel-rich soil, 0.5~3 m deep low-resistive active layer, and the underlying permafrost. In contrast, the unvegetated area and high snow-buildup is characterized with high resistivities larger than approximately 2000 Ωm due to freezing of the soil throughout the year. Data interpretation and correlation schemes explored in this paper can be applied to confirm the active layer, which is expected to get thinner in additional survey during the thawing season.

남극 세종과학기지 주변은 넓은 지역에 눈과 얼음이 덮여있지 않은 육지가 드러나 다른 남극 지역에 비해 활동층이 비교적 두꺼우며 그 아래 동토층이 존재한다. 전기비저항탐사의 배열법 중 웨너 배열법과 쌍극자 배열법을 이용하여 세종과학기지 주변 동토 지역에 결빙기 기간 동안 시간 변화에 따른 활동층의 변화를 조사하였다. 시간 변화에 따른 전기비저항 결과는 식생 분포, 지상 온도 및 적설량의 상태에 따라 잘 일치하였다. 극 천부인 수평적인 고비저항대(>1826 Ωm)에서는 시간에 따른 두께 변화를 보여주었는데, 이는 지중 온도의 감소로 공극내 존재하던 공극수가 얼어 상대적으로 전기비저항 값이 높아지는 것으로 보인다. 적설이 발생하지 않는 식생활동이 활발한 구간은 깊이 0.5 m까지 토양 속에 혼재된 많은 자갈로 인해 비저항이 높았고 깊이 0.5~3 m 에서는 그 아래 동토층이 존재한다. 반대로, 적설량이 많은 식생이 존재하지 않는 구간에서는 전기비저항값이 약 2000 Ωm 이상의 고비저항대가 나타나는데 이곳은 연중 얼어있는 것으로 해석된다. 결빙기에 두꺼워지는 활동층은 차후 해빙기에 추가 탐사를 할 경우 이와 반대로 점차 얇아지는 두께로 보다 명확히 검증될 수 있을 것으로 보인다.

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