A VLF survey using current gathering phenomena for tracing buried faults of Fethiye-Burdur Fault Zone, Turkey

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 437-447

  Gurer A ^a   Bayrak, M ^a   Gurer O F ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

E polarization; Eddy currents; Fault zone; Galvanic currents; H polarization; VLF response

Indexed keywords

E-POLARIZATION; FAULT ZONE; GALVANIC CURRENTS; H-POLARIZATION; VLF RESPONSE;

EDDY CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLANNING; POLARIZATION; RADIO STATIONS; REGIONAL PLANNING; SURVEYS;

FREQUENCY RESPONSE;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FAULT ZONE; MAGNETIC FIELD; POLARIZATION;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; OXFORD; OXFORDSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67349127508     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2009.03.011     Document Type: Article

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