Curie Point Depth variations to infer thermal structure of the crust at the African-Eurasian convergence zone, SW Turkey

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 373-383

  Dolmaz, M Nuri ^a   Ustaömer, Timur ^b   Hisarli, Z Mumtaz ^b   Orbay, Naci ^b  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aeromagnetic data; Curie Point Depth (CPD); Seismicity; SW Turkey; Thermal structure

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; TURKEY; WORLD;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 22044437223     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03351821     Document Type: Article

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