SEISMOLOGY AND GEOLOGY ›› 2017, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (5): 1079-1089.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4967.2017.05.015

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THE HISTORICAL RECORDS OF VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN THE KOREAN PENINSULA

LI Yu-che   

  1. China Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100036, China
  • Received:2016-10-17 Revised:2017-08-04 Online:2017-10-20 Published:2017-11-22

朝鲜半岛历史火山喷发记载

李裕澈   

  1. 中国地震局, 北京 100036
  • 作者简介:李裕澈,男,1939年生,1963年毕业于北京大学地质学系,研究员,电话:010-83909422,E-mail:leeytch@163.com。
  • 基金资助:
    中国地震局老专家科研基金课题(201036)资助

Abstract: The historical document record is of vital significance to determine the volcanic eruption history age in the volcanology research and it cannot be replaced by 14C dating and other methods. The volcanoes are widely distributed in the northeast area of China, but there is lack of relevant historical records. However, there are the records of the volcanic eruption in the historical documents of Goryeo Dynasty(AD918-1392)and Joseon Dynasty(AD1391-1910)in the Korean Peninsula which is separated by a river with China only. Some of the records have been widely used as important information to the research of Changbaishan Tianchi volcano eruption history by researchers both at home and abroad, but they have different opinions. On the basis of the historical documents in the Korean Peninsula, that is, the History of Goryeo Dynasty and the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty so on, the phenomena of volcanic eruptions, including the intuitive eruptive events and the doubtful volcanic eruption phenomenon such as "the ash fall", "the white hair fall", "the sky fire", "the dust fall" are investigated and put in order systematically in this paper. The results are as follows:1)The intuitive eruptive events are the 1002AD eruption of Mt. Halla volcano on Jeju Island, Korea Peninsula, and the 1007AD volcanic eruption offshore to the west of Jeju Island, Korea Peninsula, as well as the 1597AD eruption of Mt. Wangtian'e volcano in Changbai County, Jilin Province, China; 2)"The ash fall" is airborne volcanic ash, and those "ash falls" happening in 1265, 1401-1405, 1668, 1673 and 1702AD are possibly the tephra of Changbaishan Tianchi volcano; 3)"The white hair fall" is Pele's hair and it is speculated that the "white hair fall "happening in 1737AD is related to Changbaishan Tianchi volcanic eruption; 4)If regarding "the sky fire" as the volcanic eruption phenomenon, "the sky fire" happening in 1533AD is possibly the Changbaishan volcanic eruption event, and "the sky fire" in 1601-1609AD may be the eruptive event of the Longgang volcano in Jilin Province, China or Changbaishan Tianchi volcano; 5)"The dust fall" is recorded in many historical documents. However, "the dust fall" is not the volcanic ash fall but the phenomenon of loess fall. So, it is improper to determine the eruptive events of Changbaishan Tianchi volcano on the basis of "the dust fall".

Key words: Koean Peninsula, “the ash fall”, “the white hair fall”, “the dust fall”, “the sky fire”

摘要: 研究火山喷发现象的历史记载对确定历史火山喷发事件及其年代具有重要意义。根据朝鲜半岛历史文献,系统整理和研究历史火山喷发现象的记载后,得出如下认识:1)直观的历史火山喷发事件有公元1002年济州岛火山喷发、1007年济州岛以西近海火山喷发和1597年中国吉林长白县境内的望天鹅火山喷发。2)根据"雨灰"(火山灰)记载可确定的火山喷发事件分别发生在公元1265、1401-1405、1668、1673、1702年等,推测均为长白山天池火山喷发。3)公元1373年的"雨白毛"(火山毛)记载,推测为长白山天池火山喷发事件。4)公元1533年的"天火",若其为火山喷发物,则可能是长白山天池火山喷发。公元1601-1609年的"天火",可能是中国吉林龙岗火山喷发事件,或是长白山天池火山喷发事件。5)史料记载的"雨土"乃是黄土沉降现象并非火山灰。依据"雨土"提出的长白山火山喷发事件不成立。

关键词: 朝鲜半岛, “雨灰”, “雨白毛”, “雨土”, “天火”

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