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http://dx.doi.org/10.7846/JKOSMEE.2016.19.4.247

Geoacoustic Properties of Marine Sediment Adjacent the Southwestern Taean Peninsula, the Yellow Sea  

Kim, HwaRang (UR Interdisciplinary Program of Hydrography, Pukyong National University)
Kim, Dae-Choul (Department of Energy Resource Engineering, Pukyong National University)
Seo, YoungKyo (Gematek Corporation)
Lee, Gwang-Soo (Petroleum and Marine Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
Kim, KyongO (Petroleum and Marine Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy / v.19, no.4, 2016 , pp. 247-258 More about this Journal
Abstract
Physical and acoustic properties of sediment on the southwestern Taean Penisula, the Yellow Sea, were studied using eight piston cores. The sediments in the study area are largely composed of sand which has been deposited with sea-level change after LGM(Last Glacial Maximum). After the sea-level rise, fine-grained sediments discharged from Keum River and neighboring coast area were deposited as muddy sand or sandy mud. Results of these sedimentary environment in this area, the texture of sediments are different from place to place with variable horizontal and vertical distribution of physical and acoustic properties. Correlations among the physical, geoacoustic properties, and mean grain size show slight deviations from those of the South Sea in spite of similar pattern. This is probably due to the differences in sedimentary environment, mineral composition, and measurement system.
Keywords
Geoacoustic property; Physical property; Kuem River estuary; marine sediment;
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