From palaeotectonics to neotectonics in the Neotethys realm: The importance of kinematic decoupling and inherited structural grain in SW Anatolia (Turkey)

Tectonophysics

Volumn 473, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 261-281

  ten Veen, J H ^a   Boulton, S J ^b   Alcicek M C ^c  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fethiye Burdur fault zone; Lineament analysis; Neotectonic; Palaeotectonic; Seismic hazard; SW Turkey

Indexed keywords

FETHIYE-BURDUR FAULT ZONE; LINEAMENT ANALYSIS; NEOTECTONIC; PALAEOTECTONIC; SEISMIC HAZARD; SW TURKEY;

CAVITY RESONATORS; COASTAL ZONES; DEFORMATION; EXTRUSION; FORESTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; KINEMATICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMOLOGY; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

TECTONICS;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EMPLACEMENT; EXHUMATION; FAULT ZONE; KINEMATICS; LINEAMENT; MIOCENE; NEOTECTONICS; PLATE TECTONICS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TETHYS; TRANSPRESSION;

ANATOLIA; EURASIA; TURKEY;

EQUUS ASINUS; LYCIA;

EID: 67649388167     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.09.030     Document Type: Article

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