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A study on sea-level changes and tectonic movements during the late Quaternary deduced from the uranium-series method of dating for emerged coral reefs

Research Project

Project/Area Number 13440145
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Geology
Research InstitutionKanazawa University

Principal Investigator

OMURA Akio  Kanazawa University, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Professor, 自然科学研究科, 教授 (70019488)

Project Period (FY) 2001 – 2004
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
Budget Amount *help
¥10,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥10,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥7,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,000,000)
KeywordsUranium-series Dating / Quaternary / Coral Reef Terrace / Sea Level Change / tectonic Movement / Kikai Island / Philippine Islands / Marine Isotope Stage / ヴィサヤス地方 / ルソン島 / 海面変動 / パラワン島 / ボホール島 / パングラオ島 / 礁複合体 / 垂直変異量
Research Abstract

This study was performed on coral reef terraces to compare regionally the relative sea level changes and tectonic movements from the Ryukyu through the Philippine Islands. The results revealed that the "Western Pacific Region" has experienced significantly different tectonic movement during ca. 210 ky, as follows :
1.Based on the α-spectrometric ^<230>Th/^<234>U method of dating, the lowest Pleistocene reef terrace in Kikai Island was proved to have been formed in different depositional environment during Marine Isotope Stage 5b (MIS-5b) through MIS-3, with lowering the relative sea level, namely from the insular shelf where fore-reef sediments were deposited to shallow water environment where reefs were formed.
Holocene reef terrace along Araki Coast of Kikai overlies thin coral limestone and can be sub-divided into six steps, have been emerged at 〜7.4, 6.6, 4.0, 3.0 ky or later, respectively.
2.^<230>Th/^<234>U method of dating was successively applied to reef-building corals collected from the lowest reef terrace of Aguni, Tarama and Ishigaki Islands, which were assigned to MIS-7, MIS-5c and MIS-5e, respectively.
3.U-series dates from 0.93±0.04 to 8.57±0.13 ky were obtained from hermatypic corals collected from several marine terraces (at a maximum altitude of 45m) along the west coast of Taiwan. This fact indicates that the upheaval rate of Taiwan during Holocene is highest in the world.
4.The reef terrace assigned to MIS-5e is distributed at the altitude of 13-14 m in the Panglao Island adjacent to the southwestern end of Bohol Island, whereas the reef terrace of the same age is attained to 29 m at the Pamilacan Island. It means that the tectonic movement may occur among small-scaled blocks. Such a tectonic movement can be observed in Holocene reef terraces and the other paleo-sea level indicators such as tidal notches and a cluster of micro-atoll along northwest coasts of the Luzon Island.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2004 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • 2002 Annual Research Report
  • 2001 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (51 results)

All 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 Other

All Journal Article (31 results) Book (4 results) Publications (16 results)

  • [Journal Article] 喜界島に分布する後期更新世最下位段丘構成物の堆積年代2005

    • Author(s)
      稲垣 美幸
    • Journal Title

      第四紀研究 44(印刷中)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] U-series ages of carbonate sediments underlying the lowest Pleistocene marine terrace in Kikai Island, Central Ryukyus, Japan.2005

    • Author(s)
      Inagaki, Miyuki et al.
    • Journal Title

      The Quaternary Research (Daiyonki-Kenkyu)(in Japanese with English abstract.) vol.44, no.2 (in press)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 喜界島に分布する後期更新世最下位段丘構成物の堆積年代2005

    • Author(s)
      稲垣 美幸
    • Journal Title

      第四紀研究 44・2

      Pages: 93-106

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] U-series dates of Pleistocene corals and their tectonic implications to the paleo sea levels and the vertical displacement in the central Philippines2004

    • Author(s)
      Omura, Akio
    • Journal Title

      Quaternary International 115

      Pages: 3-13

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Higher-than-present Holocene mean sea levels in Ilocos, Palawan and Samar, Philippines2004

    • Author(s)
      Maeda, Yasuo
    • Journal Title

      Quaternary International 115

      Pages: 15-26

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Interstadial coral reef terraces and relative sea-level changes during marine Isotope stages 3-4, Kikai Island, central Ryukyus, Japan2004

    • Author(s)
      Sasaki, Keiichi
    • Journal Title

      Quaternary International 120

      Pages: 51-64

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 台湾におけるサンゴ化石の^<230>Th/^<234>U年代からみた^<14>C年代のローカルリザーバー効果と気候変動2004

    • Author(s)
      山口 勝
    • Journal Title

      第四紀研究 43

      Pages: 181-188

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Sea level change during the last interglacial deduced from coral reef terraces of Bohol Island, Philippines2004

    • Author(s)
      Ringor, Cherry, L.
    • Journal Title

      The Quaternary Research (Daiyonki-Kenkyu) 43

      Pages: 401-416

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] U-series dates of Pleistocene corals and their implications to the paleo-sea levels and the vertical displacement in the central Philippines2004

    • Author(s)
      Omura, Akio et al.
    • Journal Title

      Quaternary International vol.115-116

      Pages: 3-13

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Higher-than-present mean sea levels in Holocene mean sea levels in Illocos, Palawan and Samar, Philippines2004

    • Author(s)
      Maeda, Yasuo et al.
    • Journal Title

      Quaternary International vol.115-116

      Pages: 15-26

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Interstadial coral reef terraces and relative sea-level changes during marine oyogen isotope stages 3-4, Kikai Island, central Ryukyus, Japan.2004

    • Author(s)
      Sasaki, Keiichi et al.
    • Journal Title

      Quaternary International vol.120

      Pages: 51-64

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Local marine reservoir effects and climate changes deduced from α-spectrometric ^<230>Th/^<234>U and AMS^<14>C dates of Holocene fossil corals collected from Taiwan2004

    • Author(s)
      Yamaguchi, Masaru et al.
    • Journal Title

      The Quaternary Research (Daiyonki-Kenkyu)(in Japanese with English abstract.) vol.43, no.3

      Pages: 181-188

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Last interglacial sea level changes deduced from coral reef terraces in southwest Bohol, Central Philippines2004

    • Author(s)
      Ringer, Cherry L. et al.
    • Journal Title

      The Quaternary Research (Daiyonki-Kenkyu) vol.43, no.6

      Pages: 401-416

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Trace elements and radioactive isotopes in carbonate fossil hard tissues2004

    • Author(s)
      Omura, Akio
    • Journal Title

      Scienses of Paleontology, vol.5, Global Environment and Life History (K.Chinzei & K.Uemura (eds.)) (Asakura-Shoten, Tokyo) (in Japanese.)

      Pages: 19-19

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] U-series dates of Pleistocene corals and their tectonic implications to the Paleo Sea levels and the vertical displacement in the central Philippines.2004

    • Author(s)
      Omura, Akio
    • Journal Title

      Quaternary International 115-116

      Pages: 3-13

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Higher-than-present Holocene mean sca-levels in Illocos, Palawan and Samar, Philippines.2004

    • Author(s)
      Maeda, Yasuo
    • Journal Title

      Quaternary International 115-116

      Pages: 15-26

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Interstadial coral reef terraces and relative sea-level changes during marine oxygen isotopes 3-4,Kikai Island, central Ryukyus, Japan.2004

    • Author(s)
      Sasaki, Keiichi
    • Journal Title

      Quaternary International 120

      Pages: 51-64

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 台湾におけるサンゴ化石の^<230>Th/^<234>U年代からみた^<14>C年代のローカルリザーバー効果と気候変動2004

    • Author(s)
      山口 勝
    • Journal Title

      第四紀研究 43・3

      Pages: 181-188

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Sea level change during the last interglacial deduced from coral reef terraces of Bohol Island, Philippines.2004

    • Author(s)
      Ringor, C.L.
    • Journal Title

      The Quaternary Research(Daiyonki-Kenkyu) 43・6

      Pages: 401-416

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Quaternary shorelines of Kaibu Island, southwest Pacific Ocean : implications for last interglacial sea-level history and uplift of the Lau-Colville Ridge2003

    • Author(s)
      Nunn, Patrick D.
    • Journal Title

      Quaternary Australasia 21

      Pages: 33-38

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 南西諸島喜界島西端の荒木海岸における完新世サンゴ礁段丘2003

    • Author(s)
      佐々木 圭一
    • Journal Title

      金沢学院大学紀要 1

      Pages: 167-174

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Quaternary shorelines of Kaibu Island, southwest Pacific Ocean2003

    • Author(s)
      Nunn, Patrick D. et al.
    • Journal Title

      Quaternary Australasia vol.21, no.2

      Pages: 33-38

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Holocene coral reef terraces at Araki coast of Kikai Island, southwestern Japan2003

    • Author(s)
      Sasaki, Keiichi et al.
    • Journal Title

      The Journal of Kanazawa Gakuin University, Informatics and Natural Sciences (in Japanese with English abstract.) no.1

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Late Quaternary sea-level and tectonic changes in northeast Fiji2002

    • Author(s)
      Nunn, Patrick D.
    • Journal Title

      Marine Geology 187

      Pages: 299-311

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] サンゴ化石の^<230>Th/^<234>U年代からみた琉球列島における^<14>Cリザーバー年代2002

    • Author(s)
      佐々木 圭一
    • Journal Title

      金沢学院大学美術文化財学科文化論考 2

      Pages: 51-58

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Late Quaternary sea-level and tectonic changes in northeast Fiji2002

    • Author(s)
      Nunn, Patrick.D. et al.
    • Journal Title

      Marine Geology vol.187

      Pages: 299-311

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Marine reservoir age deduced from α-spectrometric ^<230>Th/^<234>U ages of fossil corals collected from the Ryukyu Islands, southwestern Japan2002

    • Author(s)
      Sasaki, Keiichi et al.
    • Journal Title

      Science Report of the Kanazawa Gakuin University (in Japanese with English abstract.) no.2

      Pages: 51-58

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Last interglacial coral record of enhanced insolation seasonality and seawater ^<18>Oenrichment in the Ryukyu Islands, the northwestern Pacific2001

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki, Atsushi
    • Journal Title

      Geophysical Research Letters 29

      Pages: 3685-3688

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Last interglacial coral record of enhanced insolation seasonality and seawater ^<18>O enrichment in the Ryukyu Islands, northwest Pacific2001

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki, Atsushi et al.
    • Journal Title

      Geophyical Research Letters vol.28, no.19

      Pages: 3685-3688

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Tectonic history and eustatic sea level changes in Tsukumo Bay area, Ishikawa Prefecture2001

    • Author(s)
      Omura, Akio
    • Journal Title

      Hokuriku no Shizen o Tazunete (Editing Committee 2001 Printed in Japan (ed.)) (Tsukiji-shoin, Tokyo) (in Japanese.)

      Pages: 8-8

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Topographic development of the Ryukyus2001

    • Author(s)
      Omura, Akio
    • Journal Title

      Regional Geomorphology of the Japanese Islands, vol.7, Geomorphology of Kyushu and Ryukyus (H.Machida et al.(eds.)) (Univ.Tokyo Press) (in Japanese.)

      Pages: 50-50

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] 古生物の科学5:地球環境と生命史(鎮西清高, 植村和彦編)2004

    • Author(s)
      大村 明雄
    • Total Pages
      19
    • Publisher
      朝倉書店
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] "同位体古生物学"古生物の科学5:地球環墳と生命(鎮西晴高・植村和彦編)2004

    • Author(s)
      大村 明雄
    • Publisher
      朝倉書店
    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 北陸の自然をたずねて(北陸の自然をたずねて編集委員会編)2001

    • Author(s)
      大村 明雄
    • Total Pages
      8
    • Publisher
      築地書店
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] 日本の地形7:九州南西諸島(太田陽子ほか編)2001

    • Author(s)
      大村 明雄
    • Total Pages
      50
    • Publisher
      東京大学出版会
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Nunn, Patric D.: "Quaternary shorelines of Kaibu Island, southwest Pacific Ocean : implications for last interglacial sea level history and uplift of the Lau-Colville Ridge"Quaternary Australasia. 21・2. 33-38 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Omura, Akio: "U-series dates of Pleistocene corals and their tectonic implications to the paleo Sea levels and the vertical displacement in the central Philippines"Quaternary International. 115-116. 3-13 (2004)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Maeda, Yasuo: "Higher-than-present Holocene mean sea levels in Illocos, Palawan and Samar, Philippines"Quaternary International. 115-116. 3-13 (2004)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Sasaki, Keiichi: "Interstadial coral reef terraces and relative sea-level changes during marine Oxvgen isotope stages 3-4, Kikai Island, central Ryukyus, Japan"Quaternary International. (受理済). (2004)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 山口 勝: "台湾におけるサンゴ化石の^<230>Th/^<234>U年代からみた^<14>C年代のローカルリザーバー効果と気候変動"第四紀研究. (受理済). (2004)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 佐々木 圭一: "南西諸島喜界島西端の荒木海岸における完新世サンゴ礁段丘"金沢学院大学紀要,情報科学・自然科学編. no.1. 167-174 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 大村 明雄: "古生物の科学5:地球環境と生命史(鎮西清高・植村和彦(編))"朝倉書店(印刷中). (2004)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Nunn, Patrick D.: "Late Quaternary sea-level and tectonic changes in northeast Fiji"Marine Geology. 187・3-4. 299-311 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Omura, Akio: "U-series dates of ploistocene corals and their implications to the paleo sea levels and the vertical displacement in the Central Philippines"Quaternary International. (受理済).

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Maeda, Yasuo: "Higher-ttan-present Holocene mean sealevels in Tlocas, Palavan and Samar, Philippines"Quaternary International. (受理済).

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 佐々木圭一: "サンゴ化石の^<230>Th/^<234>U年代からみた琉球列島における^<14>Cリザーバー年代"金沢学院大学美術文化学部文化財学科文化財論考. 2. 51-58 (2002)

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      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 大村 明雄: "鎮西清高・植村和彦編 「古生物の科学5 地球環境と生命史」"朝倉書店(刊行予定).

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Suzuki, Atsushi: "Last Interglacial coral record of enhanced insolation seasonality and seawater^<180> enrichment in th Ryukyu Islands, the northwestern Pacific"Geophysical Research Letters. 28・19. 3685-3688 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Omura, Akio: "U-series dates of Peistocene carals and their implications to the pako sealevels and the vertical displacement in the central Philippines"Quaternary International. (発表予定).

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 佐々木圭一: "サンゴ化石の^<230>Th/^<234>U年代からみた琉球列島における^<14>Cリザーバー年代"金沢学院大学大学研究紀要. (発表予定).

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      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 大村明雄: "古生物の科学5 地球環境と生命史"朝倉書店、鎮西清高・植物和彦編(刊行予定).

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      2001 Annual Research Report

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