Structure and tectonic evolution of the NW Sulu Sea Basin (SE Asia)

P Cadenas, CR Ranero - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We discuss the tectonic structure, seismic stratigraphy and evolution of the NW Sulu Sea
using reprocessed 2D reflection profiles. The NW Sulu Sea is located between the Palawan …

Rifting and seafloor spreading in the South China sea: a subduction-related extension on the down-going plate?

SP Chang, M Pubellier - Comptes …, 2023 - comptes-rendus.academie-sciences …
Active margins are sensitive to several subduction-related processes which include rapid
opening and closure of neighboring basins. The stages of rifting, spreading and the …

Structural control of Mesozoic orogens on SE Asia Basin opening

B Sautter, M Pubellier - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
A comparative study of basement structures, basins geometry and evolution, around SE
Asia, highlights an intrinsic relationship between crustal inherited structures, and …

Crust necking of the northeastern South China Sea: Insights from deep seismic data

L Mi, H Deng, M Gouiza, H Yang… - Italian Journal of …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
During rifting, continental crust necks, leading to significant thickness reduction in a few tens
of kilometres. However, deformations associated with the necking process remain elusive …

Unravelling rift propagation from Cenozoic subsidence patterns: Examples from the Dangerous Grounds, south China sea

P Fang, W Ding, X Wei, Y Zhao - Basin Research, 2023 - earthdoc.org
How seafloor spreading in marginal basins controls subsidence patterns in continental
margins under rift propagation settings remains poorly understood. Herein, based on …

3D structure of low‐angle normal faults and tectono‐sedimentary processes of nascent continental core‐complexes in the SE South China Sea

E Legeay, G Mohn, JC Ringenbach, W Vetel… - Tectonics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This contribution explores the formation and evolution of hyper‐extended basins, associated
with the early stage of core complex formation, controlled by low‐angle normal faults active …

Geodynamic Mechanism of the Evolution of the South China Sea Basin: Simulation Based on the Finite Difference Method

C Liu, J Li - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
The South China Sea is in the convergence zone of the Pacific plate, the Indo-Australian
plate, and the Eurasian plate. Its formation and tectonic evolution were influenced by …

The crustal structure of the southwestern South China Sea from seismic reflection and refraction data: Implications to continental breakup, slow-spreading ridges, and …

W Jiang, L Wang, F Li, B Liu, J Zhao - Interpretation, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The crustal structures of the continent-ocean transition (COT) zone and oceanic domain are
key to revealing the tectono-magmatic evolution from rift to drift and the following seafloor …

Early-middle Miocene deep-water circulation intensity in the South China Sea: Evidence from a sortable silt record of oceanic red beds (IODP Expedition 367 Site …

J Deemuenwai, Z Liu, Y Zhao, W Shu… - Palaeogeography …, 2025 - Elsevier
Deep-water circulation is a key process in the Earth system because it transports heat,
oxygen, nutrients, and sediments. Understanding deep-water current intensity is challenging …

南海西南次海盆陆缘演化与幕式扩张的岩浆‒构造‒地层记录

杨天一, 唐勇, 任建业, 巢鹏 - 地球科学, 2025 - earth-science.net
目前对于边缘海背景下被动大陆边缘的形成演化机制仍存在争议, 特别是对洋陆转换带的构造
特征与形成过程的认识存在明显不足. 为了深入探索边缘海背景下南海陆缘与洋陆转换带构造 …