Changes in detrital sediment supply to the central Yellow Sea since the Last Glacial Maximum

Abstract

Abstract. The sediment supply to the central Yellow Sea since the Last Glacial Maximum was uncovered through clay mineralogy and geochemical analysis of core 11YS-PCL14 in the Central Yellow Sea mud (CYSM). The core can be divided into four units: Unit 4 (700–520 cm; 15.5–14.8 ka), Unit 3 (520–280 cm; 14.8–12.1 ka), Unit 2 (280–130 cm; 12.1–8.8 ka), and Unit 1 (130–0 cm;