Mohr-circle-based rotational invariants of a magnetotelluric data set from the thrace region of Turkey: Geological implications

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-110

  Bayrak, Murat ^a   Gürer, Aysan ^a   Gürer, Ö Feyzi ^b   Ilkişik, O Metin ^c   Başokur, Ahmet T ^d  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c PERPA Tic Merkezi   (Turkey)

^d ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Crust; Geoelectrical strike directions; Magnetotellurics; Mohr circles; Rotational invariants; Thrace basin

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; MOHR THEORY; STRIKE (GEOLOGY);

EURASIA; THRACE;

EID: 33644805902     PISSN: 13000985     EISSN: 13000985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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