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Hui Chen, Xinong Xie, Kainan Mao, Yunlong He, Ming Su, Wenyan Zhang. Depositional Characteristics and Formation Mechanisms of Deep-Water Canyon Systems along the Northern South China Sea Margin. Journal of Earth Science, 2020, 31(4): 808-819. doi: 10.1007/s12583-020-1284-z
Citation: Hui Chen, Xinong Xie, Kainan Mao, Yunlong He, Ming Su, Wenyan Zhang. Depositional Characteristics and Formation Mechanisms of Deep-Water Canyon Systems along the Northern South China Sea Margin. Journal of Earth Science, 2020, 31(4): 808-819. doi: 10.1007/s12583-020-1284-z
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Depositional Characteristics and Formation Mechanisms of Deep-Water Canyon Systems along the Northern South China Sea Margin

doi: 10.1007/s12583-020-1284-z
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    School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082, China

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    Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhuhai 519082, China

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    Hubei Key Laboratory of Marine Geological Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China

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    School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang 550003, China

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    Institute of Coastal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Geesthacht 21502, Germany

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  • Corresponding author: Xinong Xie, ORCID:0000-0003-1960-9417.E-mail:xnxie@cug.edu.cn
  • Received Date: 26 Aug 2019
  • Accepted Date: 28 Nov 2019
  • Publish Date: 24 Aug 2020
    Abstract
  • Submarine canyon systems are sites for coarser clastic sediment accumulations in the deep-water domains, having the most potential for hydrocarbon reservoirs. Based on the interpretation of high resolution 2D/3D seismic and drilling data, depositional characteristics of three large deep-water canyon systems on the South China Sea northern margin have been analyzed. The Central Canyon System has a deep incision geomorphology extending from east to west, featured by distinct canyon segmentations, multi-provenance sediment supplies and multi-stage canyon fillings. The Pearl River Canyon System's formation is closely related to the development of Pearl River Delta. Its vertical stacking and migrating canyon patterns have changed over time. The depositional architectures and evolution of the recent Penghu-Gaoping Canyon System respond to tectonic movements along the Taiwan-Luzon convergent continental margin. The main controlling factors of the formation and evolution of these three canyon systems include the tectonic setting, sediment supply, sea level change and paleo-geomorphology, among which the former two are dominant. The Penghu-Gaoping Canyon System formed along the subduction structural zone, directly indicating a typical tectonic origin. Numerous seismic data show that the Central Canyon and Pearl River Canyon systems are obviously affected by tectonics, associated local topography and sediment supply.

     

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