Late Quaternary sedimentation in the Ulleung Interplain Gap, East Sea (Korea)

Marine Geology

Volumn 206, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 225-248

  Lee, S H ^a,d   Bahk, J J ^b   Chough, S K ^a   Back, G G ^c   Yoo, H S ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^c Natl Oceanogr Research Institute   (South Korea)

^d NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bottom current; debris flow; deep passage; East Sea (Sea of Japan); turbidity current; Ulleung Interplain Gap

Indexed keywords

DEEP-WATER CIRCULATIONS; ULLEUNG INTERPLAIN GAP (UIG);

CATCHMENTS; DATA REDUCTION; MASS TRANSFER; ROCKS; SEDIMENTATION; WATER;

SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

DEEP WATER; MARINE SEDIMENT; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENTATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN; ULLEUNG BASIN;

EID: 2942700369     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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