NDLI: Deep water bottom current deposition in the northern South China Sea

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Author	Shao, Lei Li, XueJie Geng, JianHua Pang, Xiong Lei, YongChang Qiao, PeiJun Wang, LiaoLiang Wang, HongBin
Copyright Year	2007
Abstract	There are some active bottom currents on the northern continental slope of the South China Sea (SCS). Reflection seismic profiles show that the bottom current channels occur in the water depth range of 1000 to 2700 m, extending from the NE to the SW, leading to accumulation of discontinuous drifts with higher sedimentation rates on the eastern side of the channel. The stacking pattern of the layers suggests that these drifts propagated southwestward, following the direction of the bottom currents. One sedimentary drift to the southeast of the Dongsha Islands has the highest sedimentation rate of 97cm/ka in the last 12 ka. The sedimentary characteristics of the sediment layers indicate that these bottom currents are most likley caused by the water movement of a branch of the West Pacific Ocean Current, which enters the northern SCS via the Bashi Strait. Once formed, the bottom currents transport sediments along the northern slope of SCS southwestward and finally disappear into the central basin of the SCS. Due to the bottom current activity, the deep-sea sedimentary process in the northern SCS is complex.
Starting Page	1060
Ending Page	1066
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10069313
Journal	Science in China Series D: Earth Sciences
Volume Number	50
Issue Number	7
e-ISSN	18622801
Language	English
Publisher	Science in China Press
Publisher Date	2007-01-01
Publisher Place	Beijing
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	deep water bottom current deep sea deposition sedimentary drift reflection seismic profile South China Sea Geosciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Earth and Planetary Sciences

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