Coastal landscape evolution tracked from late Holocene wave-cut benches in the Sinan Archipelago, Southwest Korea

Glacio-isostatic adjustment (GIA) and tectonic activity are important factors in the formation of marine terraces. Late Holocene wave-cut benches in the eastern part of the West Sea of Korea, also called the Yellow Sea, can be divided into two steps: 531 cm above sea level (ASL) for the upper bench...

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Main Authors: Sung-Ja Choi, Bokchul Kim, Yong Sik Gihm, Sanghoon Kwon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Geoscience Frontiers
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987119301100