Sang Hoon Kwon
Yonsei University · Earth and Planetary Sciences
About the Lab
Professor Sang Hoon Kwon's research focuses on tectonic processes, particularly the kinematics and dynamics of fold-thrust belts and basin inversion in convergent margins. His work integrates field-based structural geology with advanced 3D finite-element modeling to understand crustal shortening, deformation mechanisms, and the evolution of sedimentary basins. He investigates the interplay between basement-involved deformation, fluid-rock interactions, and metamorphic processes in high-pressure terranes, with a strong emphasis on the Sevier orogeny in Utah and Paleozoic tectonics in the Korean Peninsula. His research also spans detrital zircon geochronology and Hf isotope analysis to trace provenance and tectonic evolution.
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Selected Papers
15During subduction, continental margins experience shortening along with inversion of extensional sedimentary basins. Here we explore a tectonic scenario for the inversion of two-phase extensional basin systems, where the Early−Middle Jurassic intra-arc volcano-sedimentary Oseosan Volcanic Complex was developed on top of the Late Triassic−Early Jurassic post-collisional sequences, namely the Chungnam Basin. The basin shortening was accommodated mostly by contractional faults and related folds. In
The Provo salient of the Sevier fold-thrust belt in central Utah has a prominent arcuate shape in map view with the thrust traces strongly convex toward the foreland. We use the Provo salient as an example for understanding the kinematics of the formation of salients.
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