Research Catalog

Title

Marine geology of Korean seas / Sung Kwun Chough.

Author

Chough, Sung Kwun, 1946-

Publication

Boston : International Human Resources Development Corp., ©1983.

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Details

Description

xiv, 157 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Summary

Focuses on the geologic structure, sedimentary facies and geological history of the seas and on the geological processes that operate them.

Series Statement

Geological sciences series

Uniform Title

Geological sciences series.

Subject

• Geology > Korea
• Geology > Yellow Sea
• Geology > Japan, Sea of
• Geology
• Géologie > Corée
• Géologie > Mer jaune
• Géologie > Japon, Mer du
• Korea
• Pacific Ocean > Sea of Japan
• Yellow Sea

Note

• Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliography: p. 139-150.

Contents

Part 1. Introduction. Previous work -- Korean peninsula -- Part 2. Epicontinental sea (Yellow Sea). Physiography -- Geologic structure -- Shallow structure -- Surface sediments -- Dispersal pattern -- Part 3. Marginal sea (East Sea). Geologic setting -- Velocity structure -- Magnetic and gravity anomalies -- Heat flow -- Acoustic stratigraphy -- Surface sediments -- Late quaternary stratigraphy -- Paleoceanography -- Part 4. Eastern shelf -- Geologic setting -- Acoustic stratigraphy -- Surface sediments -- Part 5. Ulleung basin. Physiography -- Acoustic stratigraphy -- Mass-flow deposits -- Turbidite facies -- Stratigraphy -- Turbidite provenance -- Part 6. Coastal embayments (South Coast). General statement -- Gamagyang bay -- Deugryang bay -- Late quaternary history -- Part 7. Geological history. General statement -- Precambrian -- Paleozoic -- Mesozoic -- Cenozoic -- Late quaternary.

ISBN

• 0934634610
• 9780934634618

LCCN

83008512

OCLC

• ocm09557775
• 9557775
• SCSB-73231

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library