1. Tectonics and sedimentary basins of the South China Sea: Challenges and progresses

   • Di Zhou
   • Bochu Yao

   OriginalPaper 14 April 2009 Pages: 1 - 12

2. Crustal structure beneath Yinggehai basin and adjacent Hainan Island, and its tectonic implications

   • Shimin Wu
   • Xuelin Qiu
   • Sanyu Ye

   OriginalPaper 14 April 2009 Pages: 13 - 26

3. Crustal structure and extension from slope to deepsea basin in the northern South China Sea

   • Dengke Hu
   • Di Zhou
   • Yuwei Wang

   OriginalPaper 14 April 2009 Pages: 27 - 37

4. Deep structure and dynamics of passive continental margin from shelf to ocean of the northern South China Sea

   • Xiangjie Wu
   • Xiong Pang
   • Dengke Hu

   OriginalPaper 14 April 2009 Pages: 38 - 48

5. Baiyun movement: A significant tectonic event on Oligocene/Miocene boundary in the northern South China Sea and its regional implications

   • Xiong Pang
   • Changmin Chen
   • Lei Shao

   OriginalPaper 14 April 2009 Pages: 49 - 56

6. Denudation history of South China block and sediment supply to northern margin of the South China Sea

   • Yi Yan
   • Xiaoqiong Hu
   • Remesh Chandra Patel

   OriginalPaper 14 April 2009 Pages: 57 - 65

7. Relationship between formation of Zhongyebei basin and spreading of southwest subbasin, South China Sea

   • Hongfang Gao
   • Di Zhou
   • Yan Qiu

   OriginalPaper 14 April 2009 Pages: 66 - 76

8. Links among slope morphology, canyon types and tectonics on passive and active margins in the northernmost South China Sea

   • Ho-Shing Yu
   • Emmy T. Y. Chang

   OriginalPaper 14 April 2009 Pages: 77 - 84

9. Numerical analysis and simulation experiment of lithospheric thermal structures in the South China Sea and the Western Pacific

   • Ge Lin
   • Meili Peng
   • Shilin Liu

   OriginalPaper 14 April 2009 Pages: 85 - 94

10. Lithospheric thermal isostasy of north continental margin of the South China Sea

    • Shi Chen
    • Jian Zhang
    • Yaolin Shi

    OriginalPaper 14 April 2009 Pages: 95 - 106

11. Kinematics of convergence and deformation in Luzon Island and adjacent sea areas: 2-D finite-element simulation

    • Zaifeng Liu
    • Wenhuan Zhan
    • Dianguang Zhang

    OriginalPaper 14 April 2009 Pages: 107 - 116

12. Characteristics and hydrocarbon potential of Mesozoic strata in eastern Pearl River Mouth basin, northern South China Sea

    • Hujun Hao
    • Xiangtao Zhang
    • Ruiliang Wang

    OriginalPaper 14 April 2009 Pages: 117 - 123

13. Petroleum system in deepwater basins of the northern South China Sea

    • Shiguo Wu
    • Qinghua Han
    • Fuliang Lü

    OriginalPaper 14 April 2009 Pages: 124 - 135

14. Patterns and dynamics of rifting on passive continental margin from shelf to slope of the northern South China Sea: Evidence from 3D analogue modeling

    • Zhen Sun
    • Di Zhou
    • Hao Fan

    OriginalPaper 14 April 2009 Pages: 136 - 146

15. Tectonic evolution and dynamics of deepwater area of Pearl River Mouth basin, northern South China Sea

    • Dongdong Dong
    • Gongcheng Zhang
    • Shiguo Wu

    OriginalPaper 14 April 2009 Pages: 147 - 159

16. Filling history and post-breakup acceleration of sedimentation in Baiyun Sag, deepwater northern South China Sea

    • Di Zhou
    • Zhen Sun
    • Xiong Pang

    OriginalPaper 14 April 2009 Pages: 160 - 171

17. Features of late cenozoic deepwater sedimentation in southern Qiongdongnan Basin, northwestern South China Sea

    • Shengqiang Yuan
    • Genshun Yao
    • Li Li

    OriginalPaper 14 April 2009 Pages: 172 - 179

18. Characteristics and formation mechanism of polygonal faults in Qiongdongnan Basin, northern South China Sea

    • Qiliang Sun
    • Shiguo Wu
    • Fuliang Lü

    OriginalPaper 14 April 2009 Pages: 180 - 192

19. Magnetic susceptibility in surface sediments in the southern South China Sea and its implication for sub-sea methane venting

    • Zhong Chen
    • Wen Yan
    • Huaping Yang

    OriginalPaper 14 April 2009 Pages: 193 - 204