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Gas hydrate accumulation associated with fluid escape structure in the western margin of South China Sea
Gas hydrates have been found in the western continental margin of South China Sea, which are revealed by widespread bottom simulating reflectors (BSRs) imaged from a three-dimensional (3D) seismic volume near ...
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Open AccessTwo distinct types of turbidity currents observed in the Manila Trench, South China Sea
Sediment gravity flows are the most direct and efficient transport mechanisms for moving terrestrial sediments into deep oceans. Scarcity of firsthand measurements, however, has hindered the quantitative, even...
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The Role of Bottom Currents on the Morphological Development Around a Drowned Carbonate Platform, NW South China Sea
The seafloor around carbonate platforms is largely shaped and modified by downslope processes. However, the role of alongslope processes, including bottom currents, on the morphological development of carbonat...