Internal reflection pattern of Korea Strait shelf mud (Nakdong River subaqueous delta) off southeast Korea and implications for Holocene relative base-level change

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Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-85

  Lee, Gwang H ^a   Kim, Dae C ^a   Park, Mi K ^a   Park, Soo C ^b   Kim, Han J ^c   Jou, Hyeong T ^c   Khim, Boo K ^d  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

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

^d Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Base level change; Korea Strait shelf mud; Sealevel change; Subaqueous delta

Indexed keywords

DELTA; DEPOCENTER; DEPOSITION; HOLOCENE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT CORE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMOTECTONICS;

KOREA STRAIT; NAKDONG RIVER; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 77950250422     PISSN: 10384871     EISSN: 14401738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1738.2009.00687.x     Document Type: Article

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