Abstract
Recent sediment accumulation rates are 18-230 mg cm-2 yr-1 (0.02-0.2 cm yr-1) based on excess 210Pb activity profiles in the southwestern part of the East Sea (Sea of Japan). Assuming no mixing beneath surface mixed layers, 210Pb-derived sediment accumulation rates are 18-32 mg cm-2 yr-1 in the northern part of the Yamato Ridge and the Ulleung Basin, 29-136mg cm-2 yr-1 in the Korea Plateau, and 230 mg cm-2 yr-1 in the southern shelf. These values generally agree with long-term sedimentation rates estimated from dated ash layers.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 126-132 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Geo-Marine Letters |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |