Spatial correlation of the aeromagnetic anomalies and seismogenic faults in the Marmara region, NW Turkey

Tectonophysics

Volumn 478, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 135-142

  Ates A ^a   Buyuksarac A ^b   Bilim, F ^b   Bektas O ^a   Sendur C ^a   Komanovali, G ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aeromagnetic anomalies; Earthquake potential; Main fault zone; Marmara region

Indexed keywords

AEROMAGNETIC ANOMALIES; BOUNDARY FAULTS; DEEP STRUCTURE; EARTHQUAKE POTENTIAL; FAULT MOVEMENT; FAULT ZONE; MAGMATIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC ANOMALIES; MAIN FAULT ZONE; MARMARA REGION; MARMARA SEA; MARMARA SEA REGION; NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT; PROCESSING METHOD; SEISMIC ACTIVITY; SEISMIC GAPS; SEISMOGENIC FAULTS; SPATIAL CORRELATIONS;

SINGULAR VALUE DECOMPOSITION;

EARTHQUAKES;

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; CORRELATION; FAULT ZONE; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

BALIKESIR [TURKEY]; EURASIA; MARMARA; TURKEY;

EID: 70449111849     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.09.025     Document Type: Article

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