Structural evolution of the northern East China Sea Shelf Basin interpreted from cross-section restoration (2025)

1. Deniz Cukur
2. Senay Horozal
3. Gwang H. Lee
4. Dae C. Kim
5. Hyun C. Han
6. Moo H. Kang

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