Evolution of the eastern margin of Korea: Constraints on the opening of the East Sea (Japan Sea)

Tectonophysics

Volumn 436, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 37-55

  Kim, Han Joon ^a   Lee, Gwang Hoon ^b   Jou, Hyeong Tae ^a   Cho, Hyun Moo ^c   Yoo, Hai Soo ^a   Park, Gun Tae ^a   Kim, Ji Soo ^d  

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

^b Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^c University of Seoul   (South Korea)

^d Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Back arc rifting; Korean margin; Multichannel seismic profiles; Passive continental margin; Pronounced volcanic phase

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPHERE; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONVERGENT MARGIN; MARGINAL BASIN; RIFTING; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT; UPWELLING;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN;

EID: 34247357039     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2007.02.014     Document Type: Article

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