Late Pleistocene Lowstand Wedges on the Southeastern Continental Shelf of Korea (Korea Strait)
- Yoo D. G. (Petroleum and Marine Resources Division, Korea Institute of Geology, Mining & Materials(KIGAM)) ;
- Park S. C. (Dept. of Oceanography, Chungnam National Univ.,) ;
- Park K. S. (Petroleum and Marine Resources Division, Korea Institute of Geology, Mining & Materials(KIGAM)) ;
- Sunwoo D. (Petroleum and Marine Resources Division, Korea Institute of Geology, Mining & Materials(KIGAM)) ;
- Han H. S. (Dept. of Oceanography, Chungnam National Univ.,)
- Published : 1998.02.01
Abstract
Sparker profiles and sediment cores collected from the Korea Strait show a distinct pattern of stacked prograding wedges consisting of three distinct units. These wedges are interpreted as the lowstand deposits formed during glacioeustatic sea-level lowstands. Repeated sea-level falls during late Pleistocene with high sediment discharge from the paleo-Nakdong River system resulted in the formation of thick lowstand wedges.
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