2018 WPSM
Western Pacific Sedimentology Meeting
GwangJu, KOREA
“Sedimentology of Holocene Tidal Flats (open coast & archipelago) and Cretaceous Nonmarine (strike-slip) Basin”
Field leaders: Seung Soo Chun, In Gul Hwang, Woo-Hun Ryang, Tae Soo Chang, Jung Gwan Kim, Hyun Ho Yoon, Eunji Lee
Field Plan
First Day (21st): low tide- 09:50
07:30~08:00: Departure at the front of two hotels (07:50), one place near hotel (08:00) and convention hall (07:30)
09:20~12:00: On-board observation of wide/very thick muddy intertidal flat, a small vessel will be provided by Shian County
13:00~16:00: To visit open-coast sandy tidal flat and dune - Observation and discussion on formation and evolution of archipelago tidal flat
18:00~ : Dinner and Stay in Younggwang County
Accommodation: Hotel SEUM
Address: 58, Cheonnyeon-ro 12-gil, Yeonggwang-eup, Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea, 57040
Tel: +82-61-353-5550
Second Day (22nd): low tide- 12:11
08:00 : Departure at the front of hotel
09:30~12:30: To visit open-embayed tidal flat - Observation and discussion on seasonal change of sedimentary facies, formation and evolution of
embayed tidal flat (outer and middle parts)
14:00~17:00: To visit open-coast sandy tidal flat, dune and chenier- Observation and discussion on geomorphologic change of sand flat, formation
and evolution associated with sea-level change, vertical aggradation and filling of fine-grained sediment behind paleo-archipelago setting
18:00~ : Dinner and Stay in Buan County (Buan Eup)
Accommodation: Motel Mountain
Address: 70, Beonyeong-ro, Buan-eup, Buan-gun, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea, 56311
Tel: +82-63-584-2299
Third Day (23th): low tide- 13:08
08:00 : Departure at the front of hotel
09:30~15:30: To visit coastal outcrops of Cretaceous Kyokpo Basin – Observation and discussion on basin evolution and slope and various mass flows, lobe formation on the lacustrine slope, peperite
15:30 : Departure from Kyokpo Basin (Kyokpo port)
19:00~ : Dinner and Stay in Gangwha County (near Choji Bridge)
Accommodation: Motel W
Address: 13-15, Haeannam-ro, Gilsang-myeon, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, Republic of Korea, 23052
Tel: +82-32-937-8235
Fourth Day (24th): low tide- 03:42, 16:18
08:00 : Departure at the front of hotel
09:30~11:30: To visit Yeochari tidal flat, Gangwha Island (county) (long-distance observation from a hill)- Observation and discussion on estuarine
archipelago tidal flat, seasonal change of sedimentary facies, formation and evolution, offshore tide-dominated deltaic subtidal flat.
11:30~13:00 : Farewell lunch in Gangwha Island
13:00 : Departure from Gangwha Island
15:00 : Arrive at the Inchon Airport
-If someone request early arrival, we can arrange one car for early departure in this morning. Please let me know!!
*Personal Preparation of field-trip participants
-shoes suitable for walking on rocky bottom
-rain/wind coat and umbrella
-You don’t need to prepare rubber shoes and towels (leaders will prepare rubber shoes for intertidal flat and towels: all participants inform your foot size in cm to secretary before leaving (Jung Gwan Kim, senlabkim@naver.com) or one of leaders (Seung Soo Chun, sandchun@naver.com )
*All participants will move using bus.
-Take all baggage in the every morning at the departure time
*Every meal, transport and accommodation are included in the field-trip fee.