Stratigraphy and subaerial exposure of Late Quaternary tidal deposits in Haenam Bay, Korea (south-eastern Yellow Sea)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 523-533

  Park, Y A ^a   Lim, D I ^a   Khim, B K ^a   Choi, J Y ^b   Doh, S J ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diagenesis; Intertidal; Korea; Late Quaternary; Stratigraphy; Weathering; Yellow Sea

Indexed keywords

COASTAL SEDIMENT; QUATERNARY; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBAERIAL EXPOSURE; TIDE;

HAENAM BAY; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 0032192205     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1998.0381     Document Type: Article

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