Filling history and post-breakup acceleration of sedimentation in Baiyun Sag, deepwater northern South China Sea

Journal of Earth Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 160-171

  Zhou, Di ^a   Sun, Zhen ^a   Liao, Jie ^a   Zhao, Zhongxian ^a   He, Min ^b   Wu, Xiangjie ^b   Pang, Xiong ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b CNOOC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Baiyun sag; Deepwater basin; Filling history; Post breakup acceleration of sedimentation; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

DEEP WATER; SEDIMENTATION; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; ZHUJIANGKOU BASIN;

EID: 70349974423     PISSN: 1674487X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12583-009-0015-2     Document Type: Article

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