A seismic experiment in the Ulleung basin (Tsuhima basin), Southwestern Japan sea (East sea of Korea)

Details A seismic experiment in the Ulleung basin (Tsuhima basin), Southwestern Japan sea (East sea of Korea) A seismic experiment in the Ulleung basin (Tsuhima basin), Southwestern Japan sea (East sea of Korea)

Sep 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994georl..21.1975k&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 21, no. 18, p. 1975-1978

Physics

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Earth Crust, Plates (Tectonics), Sea Of Japan, Seismology, Structural Basins, Ocean Bottom, Seismic Waves, Seismographs, Velocity Distribution

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Understanding the crustal structure of the Ulleung basin (Tsushima basin) in the southwestern Japan sea (East sea of Korea) is important for reconstructing the opening tectonics of the Japan sea. A Korea and Russia collaborative seismic experiment was carried out in 1991 to investigate the crustal structure of this basin using ocean bottom seismometers (OBSs) and large capacity air guns. The results of the experiment reveal that the Ulleung basin is floored by distinctive upper and lower crustal layers with velocities typical of layers 2 and 3. The lower crust, however, is unusually thick (7-8 km) and the Moho lies flat at 15-16 km depths. Though similar to the Yamato basin in crustal thickness, the Ulleung basin has a much thicker sedimentary sequence and a slightly thinner lower crust in the center. Geophysical evidence, thus, shows that the crust under the Ulleung basin has velocity range and crustal layering falling closer to those of normal oceanic crust than the Yamato basin. The formation mechanism of the thicker than normal lower crust should be clarified to better understand the complex opening process in the southern Japan sea.

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