The tide-dominated Han River Delta, Korea : geomorphology, sedimentology, and stratigraphic architecture

__The Tide-Dominated Han River Delta__ provides a thorough analysis of a river delta in which tidal currents have reworked the river-borne sediment, generating characteristic geomorphological and sedimentological signatures in the process. Such "tide-dominated" deltas are common in the modern ocean, forming the substrate upon which entire populations are built. Furthermore, ancient examples contain enormous volumes of hydrocarbon. Despite this, tide-dominated deltas remain less well understood than their wave- and river-dominated counterparts, largely because processes within them are inherently more complex and fewer modern examples have been investigated in detail. __This multi-year study by a team of experts in coastal geoscience represents the most complete documentation of a tide-dominated delta to date. Results help advance, and are applicable to, a broad range of fields within sedimentary geology, including clastic sedimentology, seismic and sequence stratigraphy, and coastal geomorphology, in addition to petroleum geology and reservoir engineering.__ • Offers new access to results of a multi-year hydrocarbon-reservoir analogue study not available elsewhere. • Features 75 full-color figures and illustrations to emphasize critical aspects of the delta’s sedimentology, geomorphology, and stratigraphy. • Provides basic data that better define what tide-dominated deltas are, how these complex systems behave over time, and why this is so. • Aids petroleum geologists and reservoir engineers in predicting the distribution of baffles and barriers in tide-dominated sediment bodies, helping in the successful development of reservoirs.

The Tide-Dominated Han River Delta provides a thorough analysis of a river delta in which tidal currents have reworked the river-borne sediment, generating characteristic geomorphological and sedimentological signatures in the process. Such "tide-dominated" deltas are common in the modern ocean, forming the substrate upon which entire populations are built. Furthermore, ancient examples contain enormous volumes of hydrocarbon. Despite this, tide-dominated deltas remain less well understood than their wave- and river-dominated counterparts, largely because processes within them are inherently more complex and fewer modern examples have been investigated in detail.

This multi-year study by a team of experts in coastal geoscience represents the most complete documentation of a tide-dominated delta to date. Results help advance, and are applicable to, a broad range of fields within sedimentary geology, including clastic sedimentology, seismic and sequence stratigraphy, and coastal geomorphology, in addition to petroleum geology and reservoir engineering.

• Offers new access to results of a multi-year hydrocarbon-reservoir analogue study not available elsewhere.

• Features 75 full-color figures and illustrations to emphasize critical aspects of the delta’s sedimentology, geomorphology, and stratigraphy.

• Provides basic data that better define what tide-dominated deltas are, how these complex systems behave over time, and why this is so.

• Aids petroleum geologists and reservoir engineers in predicting the distribution of baffles and barriers in tide-dominated sediment bodies, helping in the successful development of reservoirs.

Content: Front Matter,CopyrightEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Introduction, Pages 1-5 Chapter 2 - Depositional Setting, Pages 7-45 Chapter 3 - Data, Pages 47-69 Chapter 4 - Geomorphology, Pages 71-86 Chapter 5 - Near-Surface Sediment, Pages 87-108 Chapter 6 - Seismic Stratigraphy, Pages 109-118 Chapter 7 - Facies Successions, Pages 119-127 Chapter 8 - Sequence Stratigraphy, Pages 129-149 Chapter 9 - Discussion and Concluding Remarks, Pages 151-166 Appendix 1A - YSDP-107 Drill Core, Pages 167-217 Appendix 1B - NYSDP-101 Drill Core, Pages 219-280 Appendix 1C - Hammer Cores, Pages e1-e17 Appendix 1D - Vibrocores, Pages e19-e31 Appendix 1E - Piston Cores, Pages e33-e148 Appendix 2 - Seismic Transects, Pages 281-346 Appendix 3 - Radiocarbon Dates, Pages e149-e150 References, Pages 347-360 Glossary, Pages 361-370 Index, Pages 371-376