Quaternary environmental studies in South Korea

Jin Cheul Kim; Min Han; Hyeon-Seon Ahn; Hyun Ho Yoon; Jin-Young Lee; Sujeong Park; Ara Cho; Ju Yong Kim; Wook-Hyun Nahm; Han-Woo Choi; Jaesoo Lim; Dong-Yoon Yang; Sei-Sun Hong; Sangheon Yi

doi:10.18814/epiiugs/2024/02403s09

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Episodes 2024; 47(3): 511-535

Published online September 1, 2024

https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2024/02403s09

Quaternary environmental studies in South Korea

Jin Cheul Kim¹, Min Han¹, Hyeon-Seon Ahn¹, Hyun Ho Yoon¹, Jin-Young Lee¹, Sujeong Park¹, Ara Cho¹, Ju Yong Kim², Wook-Hyun Nahm¹, Han-Woo Choi¹, Jaesoo Lim¹, Dong-Yoon Yang¹, Sei-Sun Hong¹, Sangheon Yi^1*

¹Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Daejeon 34132, Korea
²Institute of Korean Prehistory, Cheongju 28763, Korea

Correspondence to:^*E-mail: shyi@kigam.re.kr

Received: January 20, 2024; Revised: May 9, 2024; Accepted: May 9, 2024

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Abstract

This review summarizes recent multidisciplinary research on South Korea’s significant paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic events. It is composed of review articles divided into Quaternary geological studies, proxy-based Quaternary studies, and applied Quaternary studies. Quaternary geological studies include geomorphological, stratigraphical, and chronological studies. Proxy-based Quaternary studies include environmental magnetism, stable isotope-based, and pollen- and diatom-based studies. Applied Quaternary studies include Quaternary aggregate resources and geoarchaeology. Finally, we ended with suggestions about the future direction of Quaternary research to better understand the Quaternary evolution in the Korean Peninsula.