The geoelectrical structure of Northwestern Anatolia, Turkey

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 164, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 999-1026

  Ulugergerli, E U ^a,c   Seyitoglu G ^a   Basokur A T ^a   Kaya, C ^b   Dikmen, U ^a   Candansayar, M E ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOELECTRIC FIELD; GRAVITY SURVEY; MAGNETIC SURVEY; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; TRANSVERSE ISOTROPY;

BALIKESIR [TURKEY]; BIGA PENINSULA; EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 34249813120     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-007-0200-0     Document Type: Article

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