High resolution seismic stratigraphy research in the Taiwan Strait since late Pleistocene

Zhou Mengjia; Wu Ziyin; Ma Shengzhong; Shang Jihong; Liang Yuyang; Zhou Jieqiong; Li Shoujun; Zhao Dineng

doi:10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2016.09.008

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Zhou Mengjia, Wu Ziyin, Ma Shengzhong, Shang Jihong, Liang Yuyang, Zhou Jieqiong, Li Shoujun, Zhao Dineng. High resolution seismic stratigraphy research in the Taiwan Strait since late Pleistocene[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2016, 38(9): 76-88. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2016.09.008

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Zhou Mengjia, Wu Ziyin, Ma Shengzhong, Shang Jihong, Liang Yuyang, Zhou Jieqiong, Li Shoujun, Zhao Dineng. High resolution seismic stratigraphy research in the Taiwan Strait since late Pleistocene[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2016, 38(9): 76-88. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2016.09.008

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Zhou Mengjia, Wu Ziyin, Ma Shengzhong, Shang Jihong, Liang Yuyang, Zhou Jieqiong, Li Shoujun, Zhao Dineng. High resolution seismic stratigraphy research in the Taiwan Strait since late Pleistocene[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2016, 38(9): 76-88. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2016.09.008

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High resolution seismic stratigraphy research in the Taiwan Strait since late Pleistocene

doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2016.09.008

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The Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou 310012, China;Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou 310012, China;East Sea Marine Environmental Investigating & Surveying Center, State Oceanic Administration, Shanghai 200137, China
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The Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou 310012, China;Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou 310012, China
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Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, Guangzhou 510075, China
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Department of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China

Received Date: 2015-11-16
Rev Recd Date: 2016-04-05

Abstract

Abstract

Based on 4 530 km high resolution seismic data and core data, we divide the sequence stratigraphy in the Taiwan Strait since late Pleistocene, using the method of high resolution seismic stratigraphy. The main reflective interfaces R₀,R₁,R₂,R₃ and R₄ correspond to the seafloor, the high sea level at 3 ka BP, the maximum flooding surface, the transgressive surface and the type I sequence boundary, respectively. And the depositional sequence includes four stratigraphic units: the late Holocene neritic-littoral deposits A, the middle Holocene shallow sea deposits B, the early Holocene transgression sediments C, and the late Pleistocene continental fluvial deposits D. In response to the sea level changes, the strait formed low-stand deposits (LST), transgression deposits (TST), and high-stand deposits (HST) in turn. Furthermore, typical seismic facies are studied, and a new viewpoint about the wedge at the Taichung shoal (Yun-chang Rise) is proposed: the wedge is delta deposition, of which the sediments mainly come from Taiwan, formed since mid-Holocene, and transformed into a tidal sand ridge by combined waves and tidal currents. Besides, we identify the late Pleistocene and the early Holocene paleo-channel depositions, of which the forming time difference is mainly caused by sea level change and its topography.
- highresolution seismic stratigraphy,
- seismic facies,
- sea level,
- late Pleistocene,
- Taiwan Strait

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