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The lateral distribution of apparent sedimentation rates (cm yr−1) in the China Seas. The sediment rate datasets are cited from previous studies5,6,29,31,44,45. This map was drawn using the free software Ocean Data View (ODV 5.1.2) (Schlitzer, R., Ocean Data View, https://odv.awi.de, 2018).