The North Anatolian fault in the Sea of Marmara

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Le Pichon, X ^a   Chamot Rooke, N ^a   Rangin, C ^a   Sengor A M C ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

GPS; Kinematics; Marmara; North Anatolian fault

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FAULT GEOMETRY; GPS; KINEMATICS; LOADING; NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT; SEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS;

SEA OF MARMARA;

EID: 0042812264     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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