3D gravity modeling of Büyük Menderes basin in Western Anatolia using parabolic density function

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 317-325

  Işik, Mahir ^a   Şenel, Hakki ^b  

^a SAKARYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION   (Turkey)

Author keywords

3D gravity modeling; Juxtaposed vertical prisms; Parabolic density contrast; Sedimentary basin

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOMETRY; GRAVITY FIELD; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ANATOLIA; EURASIA; MENDERES BASIN; TURKEY;

EID: 55349108499     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2008.05.013     Document Type: Article

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