Determining and modeling tectonic movements along the central part of the North Anatolian Fault (Turkey) using geodetic measurements

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 339-343

  Yavaşoĝlu, Hakan ^a   Tari, Ergin ^a   Tüysüz, Okan ^a   Çakir, Ziyadin ^a   Ergintav, Semih ^b  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Active tectonics; GPS; North Anatolian Fault; Slip rate; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; EURASIAN PLATE; GEODETIC NETWORK; GPS; NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT; PLATE MOTION; PLATE TECTONICS; SEISMICITY; SHEAR ZONE; SLIP RATE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC SETTING;

AEGEAN SEA; ANATOLIA; GULF OF SAROS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TURKEY;

EID: 79951860411     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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