Physical Characteristic of Bathymetry in the Inner Gulf of Thailand
Abstract
This research aims to construct physical bathymetry of the inner Gulf of Thailand using the digitized depth data from 18 Navigation charts of the Hydrographic Department, the Royal Thai Navy as well as the high-resolution bathymetric data analysis. As a result from cross-sections, the seafloor of the inner Gulf of Thailand shows a general smooth area from the river mouths to the central of the Gulf with slightly slopping southward. The bathymetry in northern and western parts of Gulf displays more flat area than those appears in the southern and the eastern parts. Bathymetric depth of the inner Gulf varies from 0-50 m from the mean sea level. Slope of the seafloor around the river mouths and coastal zone is very low. The area in the east is clearly deeper than the west while the central area is generally smooth. The seafloor in the east is characterized by mounds topography and shallow basin. The area around the Islands is partially dominated by submarine channels. Keyword : inner Gulf of Thailand , offshore morphology, bathymetryReferences
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implication for India-Indochina oblique convergence since the Oligocene. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 21, 1139-1157.
Beyer, A., Schenke, H.W., Klenke, M. & Niederjasper, F. (2003). High resolution bathymetry of the eastern
slope of the Porcupine Seabight. Marine Geology, 198, 27-54.
Beyer, A., Rathlau, R. & Schenke, H.W. (2005). Multibeam bathymetry of the Hakon Mosby mud volcano.
Marine Geophysical Researches, 26, 61-75.
Buranapratheprat, A., Niemann K. O., Yanagi, T., Matsumura, S. & Sojisuporn, P. (2009). Circulation in the
Upper Gulf of Thailand investigated using a Three-Dimensional Hydrodynamic model. Burapha Science Journal, 14(1), 99-113. (in Thai)
Cheevaporn, V. & Menasveta, P. (2003). Water pollution and habitat degradation in the Gulf of Thailand.
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 47, 43-51.
Chumnantana, R. (2006). Causative phytoplankton of red tide phenomena in the inner Gulf of Thailand.
Technical paper no. 1/2006. Phuket Marine Biological Center. Department of Marine and Coastal Resources. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. (in Thai)
Curray, J.R. (2005). Tectonics and history of the Andaman Sea region. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 25,
187-232.
Department of Mineral Resources; DMR. (2012). Marine geology of the inner Gulf of Thailand. Technical
paper no. 9/2555. Geophysical and Geotechnical Survey. Department of Mineral Resources. Ministry
of Natural Resources and Environment. (in Thai)
Eguchi, T., Uyeda, S. Maki, T. (1979). Seismotectonics and tectonic history of the Andaman Sea.
Tectonophysics, 57, 35-51.
Hydrographic Department. (2009). Nautical Charts and Publications. Navigational Supporting Center.
Hydrographic Department. Royal Thai Navy.
Jintasaeranee, P., Buranapratheprat, A. & Sawangwong, P. (2000). Dynamics of some water qualities of the
Bangpakong Estuary. Proceedings of the 11th Joint Seminar on Marine Science, 9-15.
Jintasaeranee, P., Weinrebe, W., Klaucke, I., Snidvongs, A. & Flueh, E.R. (2012). Morphology of the Andaman
outer shelf and upper slope of the Thai exclusive economic zone. Journal of Asian Earth Science,
46, 78-85.
Jintasaeranee, P. (2012). Accuracy of the general bathymetry (GEBCO 30 arc-second) in the Upper Gulf of
Thailand. Burapha Science Journal, 17(1), 69-76. (in Thai)
Krabbenhoeft, A., Weinrebe, R.W., Kopp, H., Flueh, E.R., Ladage, S., Papenberg, C., Planert, L. &
Djajadihardja, Y. (2010). Bathymetry of the Indonesian Sunda margin-relating morphological features of the upper plate slopes to the location and extent of the seismogenic zone. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 10, 1899-1911.
Kumar, S. (1981). Geodynamics of Burma and Andaman-Nicobar region, on the basis of tectonic stresses
and regional seismicity. Tectonophysics, 79, 75-95.
Mitchell, A.H.G. (1992). Late Permian-Mesozoic events and the Mergui Group Nappe in Myanmar and
Thailand. Journal of Southeast Asian Earth Sciences, 7(2/3), 165-178.
Raju, K.A.K., Ramprasad, T., Rao, P.S., Rao, B.R. & Varghese, J. (2004). New insights into the tectonic
evolution of the Andaman basin, northeast Indian Ocean. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 221, 145-162.
Richter, B., Fuller, M., Schmidtke, E., Myint, U.T., Ngwe, U.T., Win, U.M. & Bunopas, S. (1993). Paleomagnetic
results from Thailand and Myanmar: implications for the interpretation of tectonic rotations in Southeast Asia. Journal of Southeast Asian Earth Sciences, 8(1-4), 247–255.
Wattayakorn, G. (2012). Petroleum pollution in the Gulf of Thailand: A historical review. Coastal Marine
Science, 35(1), 234-245.
Yanagi, T., Sachoemar, S.I., Takao, T. & Fujiwara, S. (2001). Seasonal variation of stratification in the Gulf of
Thailand. Journal of Oceanography, 57, 461-470.
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