Gas emissions and active tectonics within the submerged section of the North Anatolian Fault zone in the Sea of Marmara

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 274, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 34-39

  Geli L ^a   Henry, P ^b   Zitter, T ^b   Dupre S ^a   Tryon, M ^c   Cagatay M N ^d   de Lépinay, B Mercier ^e   Le Pichon, X ^b   Sengor A M C ^d   Gorur N ^d   Natalin, B ^d   Ucarkus G ^d   Ozeren S ^d   Volker, D ^f   Gasperini, L ^g   Burnard, P ^h   Bourlange, S ^h   the Marnaut Scientific Party, ⁱ  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b CEREGE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^f GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^g CNR   (Italy)

^h CRPG CNRS   (France)

ⁱ NONE

Author keywords

fluids; gas emission; Marmara Sea; North Anatolian Fault; seismicity

Indexed keywords

FLUIDS; GAS EMISSION; MARMARA SEA; NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT; SEISMICITY;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; EARTHQUAKES; GASES; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PAPER CONTAINERS; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; SEISMOLOGY; TECTONICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

GAS EMISSIONS;

ACTIVE FAULT; AFTERSHOCK; EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT ZONE; GAS SEEPAGE; NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT; PULL APART BASIN; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS;

CINARCIK BASIN; EURASIA; SEA OF MARMARA; TURKEY;

EID: 51449094178     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2008.06.047     Document Type: Article

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