A critical review of existing models for the origin of the South China Sea and a new proposed model

Being the largest marginal sea in the western Pacific Ocean, South China Sea (SCS) has been brought into focus since 1970s due to the prolific biological resources and fossil energy preserved in the deep-sea area, particularly tectonic-controlled structures that determine basin sedimentation and hyd...

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Main Authors: Xin Jiang, Zhenchao Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Journal of Asian Earth Sciences: X
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590056021000220