Late Quaternary evolution of macrotidal Kimpo tidal flat, Kyonggi Bay, west coast of Korea

Marine Geology

Volumn 232, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 17-34

  Choi, Kyungsik ^a   Kim, Sung Pil ^b  

^a Korea National Oil Corporation   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Kimpo tidal flat; late Quaternary; paleosol; sea level fluctuation; stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

KIMPO TIDAL FLATS; LATE QUATERNARY EVOLUTION; PALEOSOL; SEA-LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS;

COASTAL ZONES; SEA LEVEL; STRATIGRAPHY; TIDES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EVOLUTION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; LITHOFACIES; PEDOGENESIS; QUATERNARY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; STRATIGRAPHY; TIDAL FLAT; UNCONFORMITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; KYONGGI; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 33748930239     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2006.06.007     Document Type: Article

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