@article {584,
	title = {Flux and fate of Yangtze river sediment delivered to the East China Sea},
	journal = {Geomorphology},
	volume = {85},
	year = {2007},
	note = {244vyTimes Cited:286Cited References Count:84},
	month = {Mar 30},
	pages = {208-224},
	abstract = {Numerous cores and dating show the Yangtze River has accumulated about 1.16 x 10(12) t sediment in its delta plain and proximal subaqueous delta during Holocene. High-resolution seismic profiling and coring in the southern East China Sea during 2003 and 2004 cruises has revealed an elongated (similar to 800 km) distal subaqueous mud wedge extending from the Yangtze River mouth southward off the Zhejiang and Fujian coasts into the Taiwan Strait. Overlying what appears to be a transgressive sand layer, this distal clinoform thins offshore, from similar to 40 in thickness between the 20 and 30 m water depth to < 1-2 in between 60 and 90 m water depth, corresponding to an across shelf distance of less than 100 km. Total volume of this distal mud wedge is about 4.5 x 10(11) m(3), equivalent to similar to 5.4 x 10(11) t of sediment. Most of the sediment in this mud wedge comes from the Yangtze River, with some input presumably coming from local smaller rivers. Thus, the total Yangtze-derived sediments accumulated in its deltaic system and East China Sea inner shelf have amounted to about 1.7 x 10(12) t. Preliminary analyses suggest this longshore and across-shelf transported clinoform mainly formed in the past 7000 yrs after postglacial sea level reached its mid-Holocene highstand, and after re-intensification of the Chinese longshore current system. Sedimentation accumulation apparently increased around 2000 yrs BP, reflecting the evolution of the Yangtze estuary and increased land erosion due to human activities, such as fanning and deforestation. The southward-flowing China Coastal Current, the northward-flowing Taiwan Warm Current, and the Kuroshio Current appear to have played critical roles in transporting and trapping most of Yangtze-derived materials in the inner shelf, and hence preventing the sediment escape into the deep ocean. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},
	issn = {0169-555x},
	doi = {10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.03.023},
	author = {Liu, J. P. and Xu, K. H. and Li, A. C. and Milliman, J. D. and Velozzi, D. M. and Xiao, S. B. and Yang, Z. S.}
}
@article {607,
	title = {Preservation of black carbon in the shelf sediments of the East China Sea},
	journal = {Chinese Science Bulletin},
	volume = {52},
	year = {2007},
	note = {232knTimes Cited:13Cited References Count:28},
	month = {Nov},
	pages = {3155-3161},
	abstract = {Concentrations and carbon isotopic (C-14, C-13) compositions of black carbon (BC) were measured for three sediment cores collected from the Changjiang River estuary and the shelf of the East China Sea. BC concentrations ranged from 0.02 to 0.14 mg/g (dry weight), and accounted for 5\% to 26\% of the sedimentary total organic carbon (TOC) pool. Among the three sediment cores collected at each site, sediment from the Changjiang River estuary had relatively high BC contents compared with the sediments from the East China Sea shelf, suggesting that the Changjiang River discharge played an important role in the delivery of BC to the coastal region. Radiocarbon measurements indicate that the ages of BC are in the range of 6910 to 12250 years old B. P. (before present), that is in general, 3700 to 9000 years older than the C-14 ages of TOC in the sediments. These variable radiocarbon ages suggest that the BC preserved in the sediments was derived from the products of both biomass fire and fossil fuel combustion, as well as from ancient rock weathering. Based on an isotopic mass balance model, we calculated that fossil fuel combustion contributed most (60\%. 80\%) of the BC preserved in these sediments and varied with depth and locations. The deposition and burial of this "slow-cycling" BC in the sediments of the East China Sea shelf represent a significant pool of carbon sink and could greatly influence carbon cycling in the region.},
	issn = {1001-6538},
	doi = {10.1007/s11434-007-0452-1},
	author = {Wang, X. C. and Li, A. C.}
}
@article {665,
	title = {Coherence between solar activity and the East Asian winter monsoon variability in the past 8000 years from Yangtze River-derived mud in the East China Sea},
	journal = {Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology},
	volume = {237},
	year = {2006},
	note = {072kpTimes Cited:52Cited References Count:61},
	month = {Aug 4},
	pages = {293-304},
	abstract = {AMS(14)C dating and grain-size analysis for Core PC-6, located in the middle of a mud area on the inner shelf of the East China Sea (ECS), were used to rebuild the Holocene history of the East Asian winter monsoon (EAWM). The 7.5-m core recorded the history of environmental changes during the postglacial transgression. The core{\textquoteright}s mud section (the upper 450 cm) has been formed mainly by suspended sediment delivered from the Yangtze River mouth by the ECS Winter Coastal Current (ECSWCC) since 7.6 kyr BP. Using a mathematical method called "grain size vs. standard deviatioW{\textquoteright}, we can divide the Core PC-6{\textquoteright}s grain-size distribution into two populations at about 28 mu m. The fine population (< 28 mu m) is considered to be transported by the ECSWCC as suspended loads. Content of the fine population changes little and represents a stable sedimentary environment in accord with the present situation. Thus, variation of mean grain-size from the fine population would reflect the strength of ECSWCC, which is mainly controlled by the East Asian winter monsoon.Abrupt increasing mean grain size in the mud section is inferred to be transported by sudden strengthened ECSWCC, which was caused by the strengthened EAWM. Thus, the high resolution mean grain-size variation might serve as a proxy for reconstruction of the EAWM. A good correlation between sunspot change and the mean grain-size of suspended fine population suggests that one of the primary controls on centennial- to decadal-scale changes of the EAWM in the past 8 ka is the variations of sun irradiance, i.e., the EAWM will increase in intensity when the number of sunspots decreases. Spectral analyses of the mean grain-size time series of Core PC-6 show statistically significant periodicities centering on 2463, 1368, 128, 106, 100, 88-91, 7678, and 70-72 years. The EAWM and the East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) agree with each other well on these cycles, and the East Asian Monsoon (EAM) and the Indian Monsoon also share in concurrent cycles in Holocene, which are in accord with the changes of the sun irradiance. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},
	issn = {0031-0182},
	doi = {10.1016/j.palaeo.2005.12.003},
	author = {Xiao, S. B. and Li, A. C. and Liu, J. P. and Chen, M. H. and Xie, Q. and Jiang, F. Q. and Li, T. G. and Xiang, R. and Chen, Z.}
}
@article {602,
	title = {Sedimentary features of the Yangtze River-derived along-shelf clinoform deposit in the East China Sea},
	journal = {Continental Shelf Research},
	volume = {26},
	year = {2006},
	note = {109ueTimes Cited:158Cited References Count:62},
	month = {Nov},
	pages = {2141-2156},
	abstract = {A predominant sigmoidal clinoform deposit extends from the Yangtze River mouth southwards 800 kin along the Chinese coast. This clinoform is thickest (similar to 40m) between the 20 and 30 m isobaths and progressively thins offshore, reaching water depths of 60 and 90 m and distances up to 100 km offshore. Clay mineral, heavy metal, geochemical and grain-size analyses indicate that the Yangtze River is the primary source for this longshore-transported clinoform deposit. (210)Pb chronologies show the highest accumulation rates (> 3 cm/yr) occur immediately adjacent to the Yangtze subaqueous delta (north of 30 degrees N), decreasing southward alongshore and eastward offshore. The interaction of strong tides, waves, the China Coastal Current, winter storms, and offshore upwelling appear to have played important roles in trapping most Yangtze-derived sediment on the inner shelf and transporting it to the south. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.},
	issn = {0278-4343},
	doi = {10.1016/j.csr.2006.07.013},
	author = {Liu, J. P. and Li, A. C. and Xu, K. H. and Veiozzi, D. M. and Yang, Z. S. and Milliman, J. D. and DeMaster, D.}
}
@article {914,
	title = {Geochemical characteristics of recent 2 ka mud on the inner shelf of the East China Sea},
	journal = {GEOCHIMICA},
	volume = {34},
	year = {2005},
	note = {id: 570},
	month = {11/2005},
	pages = {595-604},
	abstract = {The particle size of DD2 in the northern part of the muddy area along the continental margin of the East China Sea was analyzed. AMS 14 C age test and the main elements, trace elements
The relationship between the content of each element and the particle size was discussed and analyzed. The relationship between them was discussed by R factor analysis. Studies have shown that nearly 2 ka to DD2
The majority of the main elements and trace elements in the pores are stable; the content of most of the elements with the grain size becomes increasing, while the content of Sr and SiO 2
The decreasing tendency of CaO, Na 2 O, Hf, Zr and Ti is poor in particle size. The results of factor analysis show that the chemical composition of DD2 pore can be
It is divided into four kinds of combination types: the main characteristics of the distribution of elements in sediments are reflected, and the samples are not treated by salt beforehand to cause the combination of main elements and trace elements
The Zr, Hf and Nb elements are enriched in the specific particle size components (silt), and the addition of calcareous biological components and the redistribution of elements during early diagenesis
Wait. The results show that Rb, Cu, Ni, V, P, Sc, Fe 2 O 3 , Cr, K 2 O, Nb, Co, Th, Ti and Al 2 O 3 are relatively inactive elements in DD 2 pores,
They can be compared with the modern Yangtze River, the Yellow River sediments, for genetic analysis. The Ti J Zr and Cr J Th ratios indicate that the pore deposits are mainly derived from the granitic
Source area. },
	keywords = {East China Sea continental shelf, factor analysis, geochemical characteristics, particle size},
	author = {Xiao, S. B. and Li, A. C. and Jiang, F. and Xu, F. J. and Zheng, F. and Chen, Z.}
}
@article {912,
	title = {Provenance analysis of mud along the Min-zhe coast since 2 ka BP},
	journal = {Acta Sedimentologica Sinica},
	volume = {23},
	year = {2005},
	note = {id: 567},
	pages = {268-274},
	author = {Xiao, S. B. and Li, A. C. and Jiang, F.}
}
@article {670,
	title = {Recent 2000-year geological records of mud in the inner shelf of the East China Sea and their climatic implications},
	journal = {Chinese Science Bulletin},
	volume = {50},
	year = {2005},
	note = {923yeTimes Cited:20Cited References Count:58},
	month = {Mar},
	pages = {466-471},
	abstract = {AXIS(14)C dating and grain-size analysis for Core DD2, located at the north of the Yangtze River-derived mud off the Zhejiang-Fujian coasts in the inner shelf of the East China Sea, provide us a high-resolution grain-size distribution curve varying with depth and time. Data in the upper mud layer of Core DD2 indicate that there are at least 9 abrupt grain-size increasing in recent 2000 years, with each corresponding very well with the low-temperature events in Chinese history, which might result from the periodical strengthening of the East Asian Winter Monsoon (EAWM), including the first-revealed maximum temperature lowering event at around 990 a BP. At the same time, the finer grain size section in Core DD2 agrees well with the Sui-Tang Warming Period (600-1000 a AD) defined previously by Zhu Kezhen, during which the climate had a warm, cold and warm fluctuation, with a dominated cooling period of 750-850 a AD. The Little Ice Age (LIA) can also be identified in the core. It starts around 1450 a AD and was followed by a subsequent cooling events at 1510, 1670 and 1840 a AD. Timing of these cold events revealed here still needs to be further verified owing to some current uncertainty of dating we used in this study.},
	issn = {1001-6538},
	doi = {10.1360/03wd0571},
	author = {Xiao, S. B. and Li, A. C. and Jiang, F. Q. and Li, T. G. and Huang, P. and Xu, Z. K.}
}
@article {913,
	title = {Recent 8 ka mud records of the East Asian Winter Monsoon from the inner shelf of the East China Sea},
	journal = {Earth Science - Journal of China University of Geosciences},
	volume = {30},
	year = {2005},
	note = {id: 569},
	pages = {573-581},
	issn = {1000-2383},
	author = {Xiao, S. B. and Li, A. C. and Chen, M. H. and Liu, J. P. and Jiang, F. G. and Li, T. G. and Xie, Q. and Xiang, R. and Chen, Z.}
}
