Earthquake induced soft sediment deformation structures (seismites): Van Gölü Basin, Eastern Anatolia;Pekişmemiş sedimanlarda depremlerle oluşan deformasyon yapıları (sismitler): Van Gölü Havzası, Doǧu Anadolu

Yerbilimleri/ Earth Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-66

  Üner, Serkan ^a   Yeşilova, Çetin ^b   Yakupoǧlu, Türker ^b   Üner, Tijen ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Active tectonism; Eastern Anatolia; Quaternary; Seismite; Van G l Basin

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMITE; TECTONICS;

LAKE VAN; TURKEY;

EID: 77953242183     PISSN: 13012894     EISSN: 26872978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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