Geochemical monitoring of geothermal waters (2002-2004) along the North Anatolian fault zone, Turkey: Spatial and temporal variations and relationship to seismic activity

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-43

  Süer, Selin ^a   Güleç, Nilgün ^a   Mutlu, Halim ^b   Hilton, David R ^c   Çifter, Candan ^d   Sayin, Mesut ^d  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF STATE HYDRAULIC WORKS   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Geochemical monitoring; Geothermal fluid; North Anatolian Fault Zone; Seismic activity; Turkey

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FAULT ZONE; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANATOLIA; EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 40849115148     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-007-0294-4     Document Type: Article

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