Late Quaternary sedimentation on a macrotidal mudflat deposit in Namyang Bay, west coast of Korea

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 478-488

  Lim, D I ^b   Choi, J Y ^b   Shin, I H ^c   Jung, H S ^a  

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

^b Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

^c Chosun University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Coarsening upward succession; Freshwater siderite; Macrotidal flat deposit; Unconformity; West coast of Korea

Indexed keywords

COASTAL SEDIMENT; QUATERNARY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTATION; STRATIGRAPHY; TIDAL FLAT; UNCONFORMITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 3142723302     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/1551-5036(2004)020[0478:LQSOAM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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