Seismic stratigraphy of the Qiongdongnan deep sea channel system, northwest South China Sea

Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 250-259

  Yuan, Shengqiang ^a,b   Lü, Fuliang ^c   Wu, Shiguo ^a,d   Yao, Genshun ^a,b,c   Ma, Yubo ^a,b   Fu, Yanhui ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Hangzhou Research Institute of Petroleum Geology   (China)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

deep sea channel; Qiongdongnan; sea level change; sedimentary system; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

ZANCLEA;

EID: 67650213689     PISSN: 02544059     EISSN: 19935005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00343-009-9177-0     Document Type: Article

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