Characteristics and Origin of Sediment Waves in the Qiongdongnan Basin, northern South China Sea

• Autores: Tao Jiang, Yingchao Zhang, Xinong Xie, Jianye Ren, Cheng Zhang
• Localización: Geotemas (Madrid), ISSN 1576-5172, Nº. 11, 2010 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Deep-Water Circulation: Processes & Products. International Congress. Baitona, Pontevedra, Spain. 16 & 17 June 2010), págs. 193-194
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Based on plentiful of high resolution seismic profiles, sediment waves are identified in deepwater areas of the eastern Qiongdongnan basin (QDNB), and their distribution and seismic features are illuminated. Furthermore, combined with the bathymetry, the potential origins of these sediment waves are discussed. Their seismic features indicate that most of them should be overflows of turbidity currents flowing along the central canyon although several slide and bottom current origin ones have also been identified somewhere. Further investigation should focus on their component for reservoir prediction objective.