Quaternary Sedimentation in the Southeastern Yellow Sea and Okinawa Trough: Impacts of Yellow River Discharge and Fluctuating Sea Levels

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This is a project to define the shallow and deep structure of the lower reaches of the relict Yellow River where it emptied on the outer shelf and the structure of the presumed delta and fan in the Okinawa Trough. The study will use seismic data previously collected by the principal investigator and his collaborators to trace former channels of the Yellow River and define sediment depocenters. %%% The Yellow River system is unique amongst the large rivers of the world in that during low stands of sea level at least some of its sediment apparently empties into an enclosed basin. It is even more interesting that this basin is a tectonically active back arc basin. Dr. Milliman has done pioneering work on this classic field area and this project is a continuation of that important effort.