Sediment thicknesses of the western Anatolia graben structures determined by 2D and 3D analysis using gravity data

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-48

  Sari, Coşkun ^a   Şalk, Müjgan ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

2D and 3D gravity analysis; Basement; Density contrast; Graben; Gravity; Inversion; Sediment cover

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; FILL; GRABEN; GRAVITY ANOMALY; SEDIMENT THICKNESS;

ANATOLIA; EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 31544449968     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2004.09.011     Document Type: Article

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