Episodic Aeolian Deposit Formation Related to Paleo-environment in Northern Mongolia

Seongchan Hong; Yeong Bae Seong

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Episodic Aeolian Deposit Formation Related to Paleo-environment in Northern Mongolia 환경 변화에 따른 몽골 북부 풍성 퇴적층 발달 과정

31 December 2023. pp. 618-631

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Abstract

Aeolian deposits are widely distributed globally and important proxies for paleo-climate reconstruction, recording the climatic changes at Quaternary. Aeolian deposits inform changes in wind energy, such as wind speed, which is not easy to be reconstructed directly from other proxy data. The grain size and magnetic susceptibility of the deposits are known to be sensitive indicators of climatic change. In this study, age dating, grain size analysis, and magnetic susceptibility measurements were conducted on samples collected from five locations to elucidate the changes in the aeolian environment at the time of deposition. This study documents environmental changes in northern Mongolia by examining the development of aeolian deposits. There are thick aeolian deposits, resembling loess or loess-like sediments in ~300 km wide area between Ulaanbaatar and the northern Russian border near Sukhbaatar. This area has a wide floodplain with a maximum width of 15 km, formed by the Orkhon and Selenge rivers, which are major rivers in northern Mongolia. The floodplain facilitates the efficient supply and deposition of aeolian material. The sand and silt, transported and deposited through river processes, are subject to be in motion by seasonal strong winds, leading to their re-mobilization and re-deposition in the landscape. The timing of aeolian deposit is distinguished into two phases: 18-27ka and 0-5ka, with each period appearing to be influenced by an increase in aridity and vegetation cover.

Keywords

OSL dating

Grain size analysis

Magnetic susceptibility

Siberian High

Climate change

풍성 퇴적층은 전지구적으로 널리 분포하며 제4기 빙기-간빙기의 반복적인 기후 변화를 잘 기록하고 있어 고기후 복원을 위한 중요한 대리 자료이다. 풍성 퇴적층은 다른 대리 자료에서는 복원할 수 없는 풍속 등 바람 에너지의 변화를 기록하고 있으며 특히 퇴적물의 입도 및 대자율 특성은 과거 기후의 영향에 민감하게 반응하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 현지 답사를 통해 채취한 5개 지점의 풍성층 시료에 대해 연대측정과 입도 분석 및 대자율 측정을 실시하여 퇴적 당시 풍성 환경의 변화 가능성에 대해 논의해 보고자 한다. 본 연구는 몽골 북부 지역에 분포하는 풍성 퇴적층의 발달과정을 통해 이 지역의 환경 변화를 밝히고자 하였다. 몽골 울란바토르에서 북쪽 러시아 국경 인근의 수흐바타르 사이의 약 300km 길이의 넓은 지역에 걸쳐 사구 혹은 뢰스와 같은 풍성 퇴적층이 두껍게 나타난다. 이 지역은 몽골 북부의 대규모 하천인 오르혼 강과 셀렝게 강이 흐르며 형성된 최대 폭 15km의 넓은 범람원이 나타나 풍성 물질의 공급이 원할한 지역으로 하천에 의해 이동, 퇴적된 모래와 실트가 계절에 따른 강한 바람에 의해 재이동되어 퇴적된 지형으로 판단된다. 이 풍성층의 퇴적 시기는 18-27ka와 0-5ka의 두 시기로 크게 구분되며 각각 건조도 증가와 식생 정착에 따른 영향을 받은 것으로 보인다.

키워드

OSL 연대측정

입도 분석

대자율

시베리아 고기압

기후 변화

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Publisher :The Korean Geographical Society
Publisher(Ko) :대한지리학회
Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
Journal Title(Ko) :대한지리학회지
Volume : 58
No :6
Pages :618-631
Received Date : 2023-11-29
Revised Date : 2023-12-06
Accepted Date : 2023-12-08
DOI :https://doi.org/10.22776/kgs.2023.58.6.618

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