Marine Geology and Palaeoceanography

The 30th International Geological Congress was held in Beijing, China in August 1997. Leading scientists convened to present their findings and views to the international geological research community. Volume 13 of 26 focuses on marine geology and palaeoceanography. All articles in the proceedings have been refereed and keynote papers have been included in Volume 1. These proceedings aim to present a view of contemporary geology and should be of interest to researchers in the geological sciences.

Geophysical survey in the South China sea with a special focus on the backarc basin formation, Hajimu Konishita et al; the rifting and collision of the South China Sea terrain system, Jiabiao Li; the evolution of marginal seas of China, Xianglong Jin; onset of North Atlantic deep water 11.5 million years ago triggered by climate cooling, Wuchang Wei and A. Peleo-Alampay; West Pacific marginal seas during last glacial maximum - amplification of environmental signals and its impact on monsoon climate, Pinxian Wang et al; drilling mud volcanoes on the Mediterranean Ridge accretionary complex (ODP Leg 160), A. Robertson et al; formation of salt-marsh cliffs in an accretional environment, Christchurch Harbour, Southern England, Su Gao and M. Collins; stratification of ferromanganese crusts on the Magellan seamounts, I. Pulyaeva; Paleo-ocean events and mineralization in the Pacific Ocean, Dongyu Xu.