
The Tide-Dominated Han River Delta, Korea
Geomorphology, Sedimentology, and Stratigraphic Architecture
- 382 pages
- English
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The Tide-Dominated Han River Delta, Korea
Geomorphology, Sedimentology, and Stratigraphic Architecture
About this book
The Tide-Dominated Han River Delta provides a thorough analysis of a river delta in which tidal currents have reworked the river-borne sediment, generating characteristic geomorphological and sedimentological signatures in the process. Such "tide-dominated" deltas are common in the modern ocean, forming the substrate upon which entire populations are built. Furthermore, ancient examples contain enormous volumes of hydrocarbon. Despite this, tide-dominated deltas remain less well understood than their wave- and river-dominated counterparts, largely because processes within them are inherently more complex and fewer modern examples have been investigated in detail.This multi-year study by a team of experts in coastal geoscience represents the most complete documentation of a tide-dominated delta to date. Results help advance, and are applicable to, a broad range of fields within sedimentary geology, including clastic sedimentology, seismic and sequence stratigraphy, and coastal geomorphology, in addition to petroleum geology and reservoir engineering.- Offers new access to results of a multi-year hydrocarbon-reservoir analogue study not available elsewhere- Features 75 full-color figures and illustrations to emphasize critical aspects of the delta's sedimentology, geomorphology, and stratigraphy- Provides basic data that better define what tide-dominated deltas are, how these complex systems behave over time, and why this is so- Aids petroleum geologists and reservoir engineers in predicting the distribution of baffles and barriers in tide-dominated sediment bodies, helping in the successful development of reservoirs
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Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. Depositional Setting
- Chapter 3. Data
- Chapter 4. Geomorphology
- Chapter 5. Near-Surface Sediment
- Chapter 6. Seismic Stratigraphy
- Chapter 7. Facies Successions
- Chapter 8. Sequence Stratigraphy
- Chapter 9. Discussion and Concluding Remarks
- Appendix 1A. YSDP-107 Drill Core
- Appendix 1B. NYSDP-101 Drill Core
- Appendix 1C. Hammer Cores
- Appendix 1D. Vibrocores
- Appendix 1E. Piston Cores
- Appendix 2. Seismic Transects
- Appendix 3. Radiocarbon Dates
- References
- Glossary
- Index