Depositional processes of late Quaternary sediments in the Yellow Sea: A review

Geosciences Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 211-264

  Chough, Sung Kwun ^a   Lee, Hee Jun ^b   Chun, Seung Soo ^c   Shinn, Young Jae ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

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

^c Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Depositional processes; Quaternary sediments; Sediment transport; Tidal flats; Yellow Sea

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646675864     PISSN: 12264806     EISSN: 15987477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02910197     Document Type: Review

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