Sedimentation and seafloor mound formation in the southern slope of the Ulleung Basin, East Sea, Korea, since the Last Glacial Maximum

Geosciences Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 151-161

  Bahk, Jang Jun ^a   Yoo, Dong Geun ^a   Um, In Kwon ^a   Lee, Sang Hoon ^b   Woo, Kyung Sik ^c  

^a Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

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

^c Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

East Sea; gas hydrates; seafloor mounds; sedimentary facies; Ulleung Basin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879161461     PISSN: 12264806     EISSN: 15987477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12303-013-0017-z     Document Type: Article

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