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1.
The present-day basement depth of the seafloor in the absence of sediment loading was inferred along a traverse crossing the
Southern Tyrrhenian Basin. A correction for sediment loading was proposed on the basis of density, seismic velocity and porosity
data from selected deep boreholes. The empirical relation between sediment correction and seismic two-way travel time was
extrapolated downward by applying the Nafe–Drake curve and a specific porosity–depth relation. The sediment loading response
of the basement calculated for flexural isostasy is on average about one hundred meters lower than results for local isostasy.
A pure lithosphere extensional model was then used to predict quantitatively the basement subsidence pattern on the margins
of the basin. The basement depth is consistent with uniform extension model predictions only in some parts of the margins.
The observed variability in the region of greatest thinning (transition from continental to oceanic crust) is attributable
to the weakening effect caused by diffuse igneous intrusions. Subsidence of the volcanic Calabrian–Sicilian margin is partly
accounted for by magmatic underplating. The comparison of the calculated subsidence with an oceanic lithosphere cooling model
shows that subsidence is variable in some areas, particularly in the Marsili Basin. This argues for a typical back-arc origin
for the Tyrrhenian Basin, as a result of subduction processes. By taking into account the geodynamic setting, stratigraphic
data from the deepest hole and the terrestrial heat flow, we reconstructed the paleotemperatures of cover sediments. The results
suggest that low temperatures generally have prevailed during sediment deposition and that the degree of maturation is expected
not to be sufficient for oil generation processes. 相似文献
2.
Sedimentary processes in the Stromboli Canyon and in the Marsili Basin are studied on the basis of side-scan sonographs.
The basin margins are characterized by slump scars, gullies, channels, and large debrites on the Calabrian slope and by straight
chutes of fast downslope sediment transport and blocky–hummocky avalanche deposits on the flanks of the Stromboli volcano.
In the Stromboli Canyon and in minor deep-sea channels, sediment transport by turbidity currents generates sediment waves.
Between the basin margins and the abyssal plain, the outcropping volcanic basement traps part of the sediment coming from
the marginal areas. The abyssal plain is characterized by low relief lobes and ponded sediments. 相似文献
3.
Organic carbon accumulation and sulfate reduction rates in slope and basin sediments of the Ulleung Basin,East/Japan Sea 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
This study investigated the organic carbon accumulation rates (OCARs) and sulfate reduction rates (SRRs) in slope and basin
sediments of the Ulleung Basin, East/Japan Sea. These sediments have high organic contents at depths greater than 2,000 m;
this is rare for deep-sea sediments, except for those of the Black Sea and Chilean upwelling regions. The mean organic carbon
to total nitrogen molar ratio was estimated to be 6.98 in the Ulleung Basin sediments, indicating that the organic matter
is predominantly of marine origin. Strong organic carbon enrichment in the Ulleung Basin appears to result from high export
production, and low dilution by inputs of terrestrial materials and calcium carbonate. Apparent sedimentation rates, calculated
primarily from excess 210Pb distribution below the zone of sediment mixing, varied from 0.033 to 0.116 cm year−1, agreeing well with previous results for the basin. OCARs fluctuated strongly in the range of 2.06–12.5 g C m−2 year−1, these rates being four times higher at the slope sites than at the basin sites. Within the top 15 cm of the sediment, the
integrated SRRs ranged from 0.72 to 1.89 mmol m−2 day−1, with rates approximately twice as high in the slope areas as in the basin areas. SRR values were consistently higher in
areas of high sedimentation and of high organic carbon accumulation, correlating well with apparent sedimentation rates and
OCARs. The sulfate reduction rates recorded in the basin and slope sediments of the Ulleung Basin are higher than those reported
for other parts of the world, with the exception of the Peruvian and Chilean upwelling regions. This is consistent with the
high organic carbon contents of surface sediments of the Ulleung Basin, suggesting enhanced organic matter fluxes. 相似文献
4.
Shigeyoshi Otosaka Takayuki Tanaka Orihiko Togawa Hikaru Amano Eugeny V. Karasev Masayuki Minakawa Shinichiro Noriki 《Journal of Oceanography》2008,64(6):911-923
Seasonal and spatial variations of particulate organic carbon (POC) flux were observed with sediment traps at three sites
in the Japan Sea (western and eastern Japan Basin and Yamato Basin). In order to investigate the transport processes of POC,
radiocarbon (14C) measurements were also carried out. Annual mean POC flux at 1 km depth was 30.7 mg m−2day−1 in the western Japan Basin, 12.0 mg m−2day−1 in the eastern Japan Basin and 23.8 mg m−2day−1 in the Yamato Basin. At all stations, notably higher POC flux was observed in spring (March–May), indicating biological production
and rapid sinking of POC in this season. Sinking POC in the high flux season showed modern Δ14C values (>0‰) and aged POC (Δ14C < −40‰) was observed in winter (December–January). The Δ14C values in sinking POC were negatively correlated with aluminum concentration, indicating that Δ14C is strongly related to the lateral supply of lithogenic materials. The Δ14C values also showed correlations with excess manganese (Mnxs) concentrations in sinking particles. The Δ14C-Mnxs relationship suggested that (1) the majority of the aged POC was advected by bottom currents and incorporated into sinking
particles, and (2) some of the aged POC might be supplied from the sea surface at the trap site as part of terrestrial POC.
From the difference in the Δ14C-Mnxs relationships between the Japan Basin and the Yamato Basin, we consider that basin-scale transport processes of POC occur
in the Japan Sea. 相似文献
5.
A simple estimation of light penetration in tidal flat sediments was developed using various sediment size fractions and their
attenuation rate of irradiance. The attenuation coefficients of the sediment size fractions of 63–125, 125–250, 250–500, 500–1000
μm and 1000–2000 μm were 8.10, 4.08, 2.92, 2.12 and 1.44 mm−1, respectively. Using the average attenuation coefficient of the particle size fractions in the sediment, the calculated attenuation
coefficient agreed well with the actual attenuation coefficient. The method presented gives a photo-parameter to predict productivity
in intertidal sediments, given only the particle size fraction. 相似文献
6.
We present previously unreported depth anomalies in the Arabian Basin, northwest Indian Ocean, to provide constraints on the
evolution of the oceanic lithosphere of that basin. The depth anomaly reported in this study was calculated as the difference
between the observed depth to oceanic basement (corrected for sediment load) and the calculated depth to oceanic basement
of the same age. The results indicate an anomalous depth to basement of oceanic crust in the Arabian Basin in the age bracket
of 63–42 Ma, suggesting that subsidence in this basin does not follow the age–depth relationship of normal oceanic crust.
The depth anomalies in the basin vary from +501 to −905 m. A negative depth anomaly zone, mapped in the eastern part of the
basin near the Laccadive Ridge, indicates that here the basement depth is shallower than predicted. By contrast, a positive
depth anomaly zone, mapped in the western part of the basin, indicates a deeper basement depth than expected. We propose that
the excess subsidence of basement of the western part of the basin is probably caused by a relatively cold mantle, compared
to the nearby eastern part of the basin which is affected by the intense thermal field of the former Reunion hotspot. Here,
the rise in oceanic basement is caused by the vertical upwelling of oceanic crust due to convection, followed by a lateral
across-axis flow facilitated by the Reunion hotspot at the time of spreading in early Tertiary times. This interpretation
is in good agreement with spreading-ridge propagation and ridge-hotspot interaction reported earlier for the basin. 相似文献
7.
Box cores were collected close to river mouths along the eastern Brazilian shelf at water depths of 10–30 m. One core was
taken from more than 1000 m depth at the shelf slope. 210Pb and 226Ra activities were measured to establish sediment accumulation rates. Seven of the 10 cores exhibited an exponential decrease
with depth of excess 210Pb activities. The sediments from the sheltered Sudeste Channel off Caravelas revealed the highest sediment accumulation rate
of 0.81 cm yr−1. The sediments at the shelf slope seaward of the Rio Doce revealed the lowest accumulation rate of 0.13 cm yr−1. Sediment accumulation rates increased towards the Caravelas Bank. Current patterns and the morphology of the seabed favor
sediment deposition in this area. 相似文献
8.
In order to determine quantitatively the reason for the high productivity in the Oyashio Region, which is the southwest part
of the Pacific Subarctic Region, the annual-mean vertical circulation of nitrogen in the region was estimated from the vertical
profiles of nitrate, dissolved oxygen and salinity, and sediment-trap data by adapting them to the balance equations. Estimates
of the upwelling velocity (1.7×10−5cm sec−1) and the vertical diffusivity (2.1 cm2 sec−1) in the abyssal zone and the primary and secondary productivities (44 and 4 mgN m−2day−1, respectively) in the euphotic zone were close to those of previous works. The estimated vertical circulation of nitrogen
strongly suggested that, since the divergence (5 mgN m−2day−1) is caused by the abyssal convergence (6 mgN m−2day−1) and the positive precipitation, the local new production (22 mgN m−2day−1) necessarily exceeds not only the sinking flux (10 mgN m−2day−1) itself but also the sum of the sinking flux and the downward diffusion of dissolved and particulate organic matter (7 mgN
m−2day−1) produced probably in the euphotic zone. The important roles of the abyssal circulation, the winter convection, and the metabolic
activity in the bathyal zone to support the high productivity in the euphotic zone were clarified quantitatively. 相似文献
9.
K. Solli B. Kuvaas Y. Kristoffersen G. Leitchenkov J. Guseva V. Gandjukhin 《Marine Geophysical Researches》2007,28(1):43-57
Multichannel seismic data from the eastern parts of the Riiser-Larsen Sea have been analyzed with a sequence stratigraphic
approach. The data set covers a wide bathymetric range from the lower continental slope to the abyssal plain. Four different
sequences (termed RLS-A to RLS-D, from deepest to shallowest) are recognized within the sedimentary section. The RLS-A sequence
encompasses the inferred pre-glacial part of the deposits. Initial phases of ice sheet arrival at the eastern Riiser-Larsen
Sea margin resulted in the deposition of multiple debris flow units and/or slumps on the upper part of the continental rise
(RLS-B). The nature and distribution of these deposits indicate sediment supply from a line or a multi-point source. The subsequent
stage of downslope sediment transport activity was dominated by turbidity currents, depositing mainly as distal turbidite
sheets on the lower rise/abyssal plain (RLS-C). We attribute this to margin progradation and/or a more focussed sediment delivery
to the continental shelf edge. As the accommodation space on the lower rise/abyssal plain declined and the base level was
raised, the turbidite channels started to backstep and develop large channel–levee complexes on the upper parts of the continental
rise (RLS-D). The deposition of various drift deposits on the lower rise/abyssal plain and along the western margin of the
Gunnerus Ridge indicates that the RLS-D sequence is also associated with increased activity of contour currents. The drift
deposits overlie a distinct regional unconformity which is considered to reflect a major paleoceanographic event, probably
related to a Middle Miocene intensification of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. 相似文献
10.
Sedimentation rates in ten sediment cores from Hiroshima Bay in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan were determined with the |2210|0Pb
technique, and heavy metals were analyzed. The sedimentation rates vary from 0.18 to 0.33 g cm|2-2|0 yr|2-1|0. The highest
sedimentation rates were observed in the northern part of the bay at the mouth of Ota River, while lower sedimentation rates
not more than 0.20 g cm−2 yr−1 were observed at stations close to narrow water-ways, or where water depth was shallow. The contents of copper and zinc in
the sediment cores began to increase around 1930 as a result of increased human activity, and have remained almost unchanged
since 1970 possibly because of regulation of pollutant discharge. The natural background values of copper and zinc in the
sediment of this bay range from 16 to 27 mgkg−1 and 70 to 105 mg kg−1, respectively. The total amounts of anthropogenic copper and zinc deposited in the sediments since about 1930 are estimated
to be 0.5–2.7 ton km−2 and 2.2–14.5 ton km−2, respectively. At the present-day, the anthropogenic loads of copper and zinc to the sediments of the whole bay are 26 ton
yr−1 and 183 ton yr−1, and these values constitute 39% and 48% of the total sedimentary loads at the present-day, respectively. 相似文献
11.
A corridor 315 km wide centered along the southeast projection of the Atlantis fracture zone between 21°W and 29°W was investigated with seismic reflection, bathymetric, gravity, and magnetic profiles. Six sub-parallel, sediment-filled troughs in acoustic basement trend about 106° across the abyssal hills and lower continental rise off northwest Africa. Where the southernmost structural lineations cross the abyssal plain, they are interrupted by a ridge trending 080° surmounted by volcanic peaks.The structural lineations become less distinct landward of the western margin of the abyssal plain coincident with a decrease in topographic relief on acoustic basement and increasing sediment thickness. This transition is coincident with a reduction in the amplitude of gravity and magnetic anomalies. 相似文献
12.
Eleven seismic reflection profiles across Shirshov Ridge and the adjacent deep-water sedimentary basins (Komandorsky and Aleutian Basins) are presented to illustrate the sediment distribution in the western Bering Sea. A prominent seismic reflecting horizon, Reflector P (Middle—Late Miocene in age), is observed throughout both the Aleutian and Komandorsky Basins at an approximate subbottom depth of 1 km. This reflector is also present, in places, on the flanks and along the crest of Shirshov Ridge. The thickness of sediments beneath Reflector P is significantly different within the two abyssal basins. In the Aleutian Basin, the total subbottom depth to acoustic basement (basalt?) is about 4 km, while in the Komandorsky Basin the depth is about 2 km.Shirshov Ridge, a Cenozoic volcanic feature that separates the Aleutian and Komandorsky Basins, is an asymmetric bathymetric ridge characterized by thick sediments along its eastern flank and steep scarps on its western side. The southern portion of the ridge has more structural relief that includes several deep, sediment-filled basins along its summit.Velocity data from sonobuoy measurements indicate that acoustic basement in the Komandorsky Basin has an average compressional wave velocity of 5.90 km/sec. This value is considerably larger than the velocities measured for acoustic basement in the northwestern Aleutian Basin (about 5.00 km/sec) and in the central Aleutian Basin (5.40–5.57 km/sec). In the northwestern Aleutian Basin, the low-velocity acoustic basement may be volcaniclastic sediments or other indurated sediments that are overlying true basaltic basement. A refracting horizon with similar velocities (4.6–5.0 km/sec) as acoustic basement dips steeply beneath the Siberian continental margin, reaching a maximum subbottom depth of about 8 km. The thick welt of sediment at the base of the Siberian margin may be the result of sediment loading or tectonic depression prior to Late Cenozoic time. 相似文献
13.
The narrow shelf along the coast of central Vietnam is seasonally supplied by large amounts of sediment from the adjacent
mountainous hinterland following monsoonal precipitation. This study examines the fate of these sediments, and their accumulation
rates along two transects across the shelf, based on analyses of radionuclides (210Pb, 137Cs), sediment texture and structure, as well as carbonate content. The inner shelf is covered by sands, and probably serves
as bypass zone for fine sediments transported offshore. Sediment characteristics suggest that the transport to the mid and
outer shelf is related to flood events. Averaged over the last century, the 210Pb-based mud mass accumulation rates on the mid and outer shelf vary between 0.25 g cm −2 and 0.56 g cm −2 year −1 (corresponding to linear sediment accumulation rates of 0.20–0.47 cm year −1). Along with high excess 210Pb inventories, these high accumulation rates suggest a significant sediment depocentre on the mid shelf. The 210Pb-derived sediment accumulation rates were found to be several times higher than 14C-derived rates previously reported for the Holocene, at the same location on the outer shelf. This is probably due to the
incompleteness of the Holocene record, and an overestimation of the modern rate. Another explanation would be increased erosion
within the rivers’ drainage basins, due to 20th century deforestation. This hypothesis is supported by the difference between
recent (less sand, more lithic grains in the sand fraction) and older sediments. In terms of modern sedimentation processes
and rates, the central Vietnam shelf, although being a part of a narrow passive continental margin, is similar to active flood-dominated
continental margins. 相似文献
14.
Isao Kudo Takeshi Yoshimura Choon-Weng Lee Mitsuru Yanada Yoshiaki Maita 《Journal of Oceanography》2007,63(5):791-801
Nutrient regeneration and oxygen consumption after a spring bloom in Funka Bay were studied on monthly survey cruises from
February to November 1998 and from March to December 1999. A high concentration of ammonium (more than 4 μmol l−1) was observed near the bottom (80–90 m) after April. Phosphate and silicate gradually accumulated and dissolved oxygen decreased
in the same layer. Salinity near the bottom did not change until summer, leading to the presumption that the system in this
layer is semi-closed, so regenerated nutrients were preserved until September. Nitrification due to the oxidation of ammonium
to nitrate was observed after June. Nitrite, an intermediate product, was detected at 4–7 μmol L−1 in June and July 1999. Assuming that decomposition is a first order reaction, the rate constant for decomposition of organic
nitrogen was determined to be 0.014 and 0.008 d−1 in 1998 and 1999, respectively. The ammonium oxidation rate increased rapidly when the ambient ammonium concentration exceeded
5 μmol L−1. We also performed a budget calculation for the regeneration process. The total amount of N regenerated in the whole water
column was 287.4 mmol N m−2 in 4 months, which is equal to 22.8 gC m−2, assuming the Redfield C to N ratio. This is 34% of the primary production during the spring bloom and is comparable to the
export production of 25 gC m−2 measured by a sediment trap at 60 m (Miyake et al., 1998). 相似文献
15.
D. Gopala Rao G. C. Bhattacharya M. V. Ramana V. Subrahmanyam T. Ramprasad K. S. Krishna A. K. Chaubey G. P. S. Murty K. Srinivas Maria Desa S. I. Reddy B. Ashalata C. Subrahmanyam G. S. Mital R. K. Drolia S. N. Rai S. K. Ghosh R. N. Singh R. Majumdar 《Marine Geophysical Researches》1994,16(3):225-236
Analysis of the multi-channel seismic reflection, magnetic and bathymetric data collected along a transect, 1110 km long parallel to 13° N latitude across the Bay of Bengal was made. The transect is from the continental shelf off Madras to the continental slope off Andaman Island in water depths of 525 m to 3350 m and across the Western Basin (bounded by foot of the continental slope of Madras and 85° E Ridge), the 85° E Ridge, the Central Basin (between the 85° E Ridge and the Ninetyeast Ridge), the Ninetyeast Ridge and the Sunda Arc. The study revealed eight seismic sequences, H1 to H8 of parallel continuous to discontinuous reflectors. Considering especially depth to the horizons, nature of reflection and on comparison with the published seismic reflection results of Currayet al. (1982), the early Eocene (P) and Miocene (M) unconformities and the base of the Quaternary sediments (Q) are identified on the seismic section. Marked changes in velocities also occur at their boundaries.In the Western Basin the acoustic basement deepening landward is inferred as a crystalline basement overlain by about 6.7 km of sediment. In the Central Basin possibly thicker sediments than in the Western Basin are estimated. The sediments in the Sunda Arc area are relatively thick and appears to have no distinct horizons. But the entire sedimentary section appears to be consisting of folded and possibly faulted layers.The comparatively broader wavelength magnetic anomalies of the Central Basin also indicate deeper depth of their origin. Very prominent double humped feature of the 85° E Ridge and broad basement swell of the Ninetyeast Ridge are buried under about 2.8 km thick sediments except over the prominent basement high near 92° E longitude. The positive structural relief of the buried 85° E Ridge in the area is reflected in magnetic signature of about 450 nT amplitude. Flexural bulge of the 85° E Ridge and subsidence of the Ninetyeast Ridge about 24 cm my–1 rate since early Eocene period have been inferred from the seismic sequence analysis. 相似文献
16.
P. L. Christoffersen C. Christiansen J. B. Jensen T. Leipe S. Hille 《Geo-Marine Letters》2007,27(5):325-338
Information on grain-size distribution and total organic carbon (TOC) content of surface sediment and cores from the Bornholm
Basin, together with dating of cores using the 210Pb method and shallow seismic chirp profiling, has been analysed to elucidate long-term accumulation patterns. The presence
of non-depositional areas with lag sediments and low TOC content below the wave base indicates that inflows of dense bottom
water originating in the North Sea and associated near-bottom currents have strong influence on the depositional patterns
of bulk sediment and organic matter in this deep basin. The general fining in mean grain size towards the northeast corresponds
to the direction of inflow currents and prevailing winds. Recent and previously found 210Pb-based mean accumulation rates vary greatly within the basin, between 129 and 1,144 g m−2 year−1. The accumulation rate may vary by a factor of three even between stations located only 3–4 km apart. Rates recorded close
to a seismic profile are consistent with the variation in Holocene sediment thickness. This variation reflects a depositional
system controlled by near-bottom inflow currents, consisting of a large-scale channel and a wedge-formed sediment package.
The spatial variation in TOC content depends partly on water depth, presumably due to generally poorer degradation in the
deepest part of the basin because of less frequent oxygen supply by inflow water. Moreover, there is a tendency of higher
TOC contents in the southern part of the basin, which may be due to the input of sediments originating from the Oder River.
Compared to values for the central, deep Baltic Sea, TOC contents show lower values of 4–6% and insignificant temporal variations.
This may be due to the Bornholm Basin being located much closer to the source of the more oxic inflow water, resulting in
more favourable degradation conditions. 相似文献
17.
A. A. Schreider Al. A. Schreider A. N. Boiko J. Galindo-Zaldivar A. Maldonado E. I. Evsenko 《Oceanology》2011,51(1):170-182
The first map of the acoustic basement and a new map of the C4-C12 chrons are made for the area of the paleospreading West Scotia Ridge. The analysis of the constructed maps and the calculations
showed that the bottom growth in the ridge axes began in the southeast in the interval of chron C12r (31.116–33.266 Ma B.P.). In the period of chron C11r (30.217–30.627 Ma), a hundred-kilometer northwestward jump of the spreading
axis occurred. The maximal values of the bottom growth (about 6.3 cm/yr) were in the interval of chrons C6–C6B (18.748–22.546
Ma); then, the spreading began to fade. In the time of chron C3n.1r (3.300–4.493 Ma B.P.), the axis of the paleo-mid-oceanic
ridge died. The spreading was accompanied with northeastward propagating of the axes, and the propagating proper had an impulse
character. 相似文献
18.
Major variations in type and rate of tectonic movement in the southwestern margin of the Ulleung Basin coincide in time with
changes in stratal patterns at succession boundaries, suggesting that the effect of tectonism was dominant for the development
of sequence architecture. During the back-arc opening (16–12 Ma), the rise of relative sea level and the high rate of sediment
supply gave rise to sequences with sigmoid progradational patterns. During the back-arc closing (12–6.5 Ma), fall- and rise-dominated
relative sea-level fluctuations resulted in sequences with varying stratal patterns depending upon changes in deposition rate.
The rise-dominated relative sea level has been prevalent during the later stage (6.5 Ma–Present) with low sedimentation rate.
Received: 16 January 1996 / Revision received: 7 February 1997 相似文献
19.
Norikazu Kinoshita Yuko Sato Takeyasu Yamagata Hisao Nagai Akihiko Yokoyama Takashi Nakanishi 《Journal of Oceanography》2007,63(5):813-820
In order to estimate the deposition rate of extraterrestrial material onto a manganese crust in a search for supernova debris,
we analyzed the contents of 10Be, 230Th, 231Pa, and 239,240Pu in a sample of manganese crust collected from the North Pacific Ocean. On the basis of the depth profile of 10Be, the growth rate of the manganese crust was determined to be 2.3 mm Myr−1. The uptake rates of 10Be, 230Th, and 231Pa onto the manganese crust were estimated to be 0.22–0.44%, 0.11–0.73%, and 1.4–4.5%, respectively, as compared to the deposition
rates onto the deep-sea sediments near the sampling station, while that for 239,240Pu was 0.14% as compared to the total inventory of seawater and sediment column. Assuming that sinking particles represent
0.11–4.5% of the uptake rates, the deposition rate of extraterrestrial material onto the manganese crust was estimated to
be 2–800 μg cm−2Myr−1 according to the uptake of 10Be onto the manganese crust. Further, our estimate is similar to the value of 9–90 μg cm− 2Myr−1 obtained using the integrated global production rate of 10Be and the deposition rate of 10Be onto the manganese crust. 相似文献
20.
G. H. Hong S. H. Kim C. S. Chung D.-J. Kang D.-H. Shin H. J. Lee S.-J. Han 《Geo-Marine Letters》1997,17(2):126-132
Recent sediment accumulation rates are 18–230 mg cm-2 yr-1 (0.02–0.2 cm yr-1) based on excess 210Pb activity profiles in the southwestern part of the East Sea (Sea of Japan). Assuming no mixing beneath surface mixed layers,
210Pb-derived sediment accumulation rates are 18–32 mg cm-2 yr-1 in the northern part of the Yamato Ridge and the Ulleung Basin, 29–136 mg cm-2 yr-1 in the Korea Plateau, and 230 mg cm-2 yr-1 in the southern shelf. These values generally agree with long-term sedimentation rates estimated from dated ash layers.
Received: 6 October 1995 / Revision received: 31 May 1996 相似文献