SEISMIC SEQUENCE FRAMEWORK AND DEPOSITIONAL EVOLUTION OF THE SEDIMENT DRIFT AT ODP SITE 1144, DONGSHA SLOPE, NORTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA

WANG Zhangshi; ZHONG Guangfa; SHI Hesheng; WANG Liaoliang

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1140.2011.06055

2011 Vol. 31, No. 6

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WANG Zhangshi, ZHONG Guangfa, SHI Hesheng, WANG Liaoliang. SEISMIC SEQUENCE FRAMEWORK AND DEPOSITIONAL EVOLUTION OF THE SEDIMENT DRIFT AT ODP SITE 1144, DONGSHA SLOPE, NORTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology, 2011, 31(6): 55-63. doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1140.2011.06055

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WANG Zhangshi, ZHONG Guangfa, SHI Hesheng, WANG Liaoliang. SEISMIC SEQUENCE FRAMEWORK AND DEPOSITIONAL EVOLUTION OF THE SEDIMENT DRIFT AT ODP SITE 1144, DONGSHA SLOPE, NORTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology, 2011, 31(6): 55-63. doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1140.2011.06055

SEISMIC SEQUENCE FRAMEWORK AND DEPOSITIONAL EVOLUTION OF THE SEDIMENT DRIFT AT ODP SITE 1144, DONGSHA SLOPE, NORTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA

1 State Key Laboratory of Marine Geology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China;
2 Shenzhen Branch of CNOOC Limited, Guangzhou 510240, China;
3 Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, Guangzhou 510760, China

Received Date: 20 July 2011

Revised Date: 23 November 2011

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Abstract

Seismic stratigraphic framework and depositional evolution of the sediment drift at ODP Site 1144, Leg 184 Dongsha Slope, Northern South China Sea, are studied using high-resolution 2-D seismic data, combined with the drilling data and geophysical well logs. Seven seismic discontinuities with reflection terminations (onlap, downlap, toplap and erosional truncation), named SB1 to SB7 upwards, are identified within the drift. As a result, seven seismic sequences S1 to S7, from bottom to top are defined. The bottommost sequence is characterized with chaotic, weak amplitude reflections and interpreted as pre-drift slumping or debris deposits. The other sequences (S2-S7),which consist mainly of reflections with sub-parallel to wavy, continuous, medium to strong amplitude, are interpreted as the main components of the drift. Well-to-seismic correlation with the synthetic seismogram of Site 1144 suggests that the sequence boundaries of SB2 to SB7 were approximately developed at 1.09, 0.88, 0.65, 0.30, 0.13 and 0.02 Ma, respectively. Time thickness maps of the sequences suggest that depositional centers shifted frequently, mostly in a direction parallel to the slope strike. The drift extends in NE-SW along the slope. According to the thickness distribution, the drift is estimated at least 1 100 km2 in area, with a maximum thickness of about 520 m.
- sediment drift /
- seismic sequence analysis /
- ODP Leg 184 Site 1144 /
- Dongsha Slope /
- northern South China Sea

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