Determination of the tectonic evolution of the Edremit Gulf based on seismic reflection studies

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-134

  Kurtulus C ^a   Dogan B ^a   Sertcelik F ^a   Canbay, M ^a   Kucuk H M ^b  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aegean cross graben; Seismic reflection; The Edremit Gulf

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS;

AEGEAN CROSS-GRABEN; EXTENSIONAL STRESS; NEOGENE QUATERNARIES; SEDIMENTARY DEPOSITS; SEISMIC REFLECTIONS; STRUCTURAL MODELING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THE EDREMIT GULF;

FAULT SLIPS;

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT ZONE; GRABEN; MAPPING METHOD; NEOGENE; QUATERNARY; SEISMIC REFLECTION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TREND ANALYSIS; UNCONFORMITY;

AEGEAN SEA; GULF OF EDREMIT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 69949083344     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11001-009-9072-2     Document Type: Article

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