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Plio-Quaternary Seismic Stratigraphy and Depositional History on the Southern Ulleung Basin, East Sea  

Joh, Min-Hui (Department of Petroleum Resources Technology, University of Science and Technology)
Yoo, Dong-Geun (Petroleum and Marine Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources(KIGAM))
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The Sea:JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF OCEANOGRAPHY / v.14, no.2, 2009 , pp. 90-101 More about this Journal
Abstract
Analysis of multi-channel seismic reflection data from the Southern Ulleung Basin reveals that Plio-Quaternary section in the area consists of nine stacked sedimentary units separated by erosional unconformities. On the southern slope, these sedimentary units are acoustically characterized by chaotic seismic facies without distinct internal reflections, interpreted as debris-flow bodies. Toward the basin floor, the sedimentary units are defined by well-stratified facies with good continuity and strong amplitude, interpreted as turbidite/hemipelagic sediments. The seismic facies distribution suggests that deposition of Plio-Quaternary section in the area was controlled mainly by tectonic movement and sea-level fluctuations. During the Pliocene, sedimentation was mainly controlled by tectonic movements related to the back-arc closure of the East Sea. The back-arc closure that began in the Miocene caused compressional deformation along the southern margin of the Ulleung Basin, resulting in regional uplift which continued until the Pliocene. Large amounts of sediments, eroded from the uplifted crustal blocks, were supplied to the basin, depositing Unit 1 which consists of debris-flow deposits. During the Quaternary, sea-level fluctuations resulted in stacked sedimentary units (2-9) consisting of debris-flow deposits, formed during sea-level fall and lowstands, and thin hemipelagic/turbidite sediments, deposited during sea-level rise and highstands.
Keywords
Seismic Stratigraphy; Tectonic Movement; Sea-level Change; the Ulleng Basin;
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