Magnetic susceptibility variations and provenance of surface sediments in the South China Sea

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 230, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 77-85

  Liu, Jianguo ^a   Chen, Zhong ^a   Chen, Muhong ^a   Yan, Wen ^a   Xiang, Rong ^a   Tang, Xianzan ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Fine grained fraction; Magnetic susceptibility; Sediment sources; South China Sea; Surface sediments

Indexed keywords

BULK SAMPLES; COARSE-GRAINED; COARSE-GRAINED SEDIMENTS; COASTAL CURRENTS; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DEPOSITION PROCESS; DISTRIBUTION CHARACTERISTICS; FINEGRAINED FRACTIONS; GRAIN SIZE; HAINAN ISLAND; KUROSHIO INTRUSION; MEKONG RIVER; NORTHEASTWARD CURRENTS; PEARL RIVER; SEDIMENT SOURCES; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; VOLCANIC MATERIALS; VOLCANICS; WATER DEPTH; YANGTZE RIVER;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; GEMS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; OCEAN CURRENTS; QUARTZ; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL MECHANICS; SURFACES; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS; WATER ANALYSIS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

COASTAL CURRENT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEPOSITION; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; GRAIN SIZE; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MARINE SEDIMENT; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WATER DEPTH;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; HAINAN; KUROSHIO CURRENT; MEKONG RIVER; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SUNDA SHELF; YANGTZE RIVER; ZHUJIANG;

EID: 77955841600     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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