Table 2: Sedimentation rate determined by the 210Pbex technique in the marine coastal regions of several Asian countries.
Site |
Sedimentation rate, cm a-1 |
References |
Continental slope, Taiwan |
0.06 (eastern region) |
[40] |
0.3 (northern region) |
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East China Sea |
0.2-2.0 |
[41] |
Yangtze estuary, China |
0.8-2.0 |
[42] |
Wanggang coastal wetland, Jangsu province, China |
3.1-3.3
|
[43]
|
Peninsular coastal Malaysia |
0.2-0.42 |
[44] |
Brunei Bay, Malaysia |
0.47-2.13 |
[45] |
Gulf of Ton Kin |
0.47-0.75 |
[21] |
Central Ha Long Bay |
0.45 ± 0.17 |
[39] |
Ha Long Bay |
0.45-2.1 |
This study |