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The first attempt is made to evaluate quantitatively the changes of accumulation rates in the South China Sea during the last glaciation and Holocene, based on the data of 72 sediment cores taken from six areas deeper than 100 m. As shown from the calculations, the accumulation rate during the last glaciation is much higher than that during the Holocene. The southern and northern continental slopes are distinguished from other areas by the highest accumulation rates, with different features of sedimentation for aifferent stages: The Glacial-Holocene contrast in accumulation rate of terrigenous material is more distinct in the southern slope, while the contrast in biogenic sedimentation rate is more remarkable in the northern slope.
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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 49576268).
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Huang, W., Wang, P. A quantitative approach to deep-water sedimentation in the South China Sea: Changes since the last glaciation. Sci. China Ser. D-Earth Sci. 41, 195–201 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02932440
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02932440