Geophysical evidence for cyclic sediment deposition on the southern slope of Qiongdongnan Basin, South China Sea

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 415-428

  Sun, Qi Liang ^a,b   Wu, Shi Guo ^a   Lüdmann, Thomas ^c   Wang, Bin ^d   Yang, Tao Tao ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^d Hangzhou Research Institute of Petroleum Geology   (China)

Author keywords

Cyclic deposition; Deep water sedimentation; Mass transport deposits; Qiongdongnan Basin; Sea level change; Turbidite

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC DEPOSITION; DEEPWATER; MASS TRANSPORT DEPOSITS; QIONGDONGNAN BASIN; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TURBIDITE;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DEBRIS; DEPOSITS; HYDROCARBONS; OCEAN CURRENTS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SEISMIC WAVES; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS; TURBIDITY;

SEISMOLOGY;

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; CYCLIC SEDIMENTATION; DEBRIS FLOW; DEEP WATER; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; MASS TRANSPORT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC SURVEY; TURBIDITE; TURBIDITY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; QIONGDONGNAN BASIN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 80051807685     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11001-011-9121-5     Document Type: Article

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