Crustal structure of the eastern part of Central Anatolia (Turkey)

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 169-185

  Yilmaz, Hüseyin ^a   Özel, Sevda ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Central Anatolia; Crustal structure; Magnetotelluric; Sutures; Turkey

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEOELECTRIC FIELD; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; SUTURE ZONE;

ANATOLIA; EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 42049100351     PISSN: 13000985     EISSN: 1303619X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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