The Sedimentation Range of the MIS 3 Old Yellow River Delta, South Yellow Sea
1. School of Ocean Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai 519800, China
2. School of Urban, Resource and Environmental Sciences, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing 211200, China
3. School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
| Abstract: | An old Yellow River delta with a larger distribution and earlier formation (MIS 3) under the Abandoned Yellow River delta in the western part of the South Yellow Sea (SYS). Based on the published studies and relevant research in recent decades, there are three points of view on the sedimentation range of the MIS 3 old Yellow River Delta in SYS: (1) It is distributed from 35°45′N to 34°30′N, between 123°E and 124°E, with the front edge located in deep water; (2) It is distributed from the southern part of Shandong Peninsula (near 36°N) to 34°45′N, between 120°E and 123°15′E, with the front edge located in shallow water; (3) It is distributed from Haizhou Bay to 33°15′N in the north-south direction, and from near shore to 123°E in the east-west direction, with the front edge located in shallow water. The comprehensive analysis of the shallow stratigraphic seismic profiles, borehole sediment ages and sediment characteristics of the Yangtze rivers and Yellow rivers indicates that there is questionable basis for delta identification, such as low temporal resolution of the boreholes and uncertainty of the deltaic material sources. In order to clarify the depositional extent of the MIS 3 old Yellow River delta, we must conduct further in-depth research in understanding of the deltaic sedimentary reflection structure, improving the borehole time resolution, refining the source of deltaic material and strengthening the exploration of the distribution of the terrestrial old delta. |
| Keywords: | Paleodelta; Old Yellow River; Sedimentation Range; MIS 3; South Yellow Sea |
| DOI: | 10.57237/j.res.2024.01.001 |
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Received: 27 November 2023
Accepted: 28 December 2023
Published Online: 20 January 2024
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