Shallow and Deep Structure of a Supradetachment Basin Based on Geological, Conventional Deep Seismic Reflection Sections and Gravity Data in the Buyuk Menderes Graben, Western Anatolia

Surveys in Geophysics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 271-290

  Cifci G ^a   Pamukcu O ^a   Coruh C ^b   Copur S ^c   Sozbilir H ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TURKISH PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Deep seismic reflection; Gravity; The Buyuk Menderes graben; Western Anatolia

Indexed keywords

BOUGUER GRAVITY; BRITTLE-DUCTILE TRANSITION; CONTINENTAL CRUSTS; CORE COMPLEX; DEEP SEISMIC REFLECTIONS; DEEP STRUCTURE; DEEP WELLS; EXTENSIONAL FAULTS; FOCAL DEPTH; GEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GRAVITY; GRAVITY DATA; MOHO DEPTH; MOVING WINDOW; PROFILE DATA; SECOND LAYER; SEISMIC ACTIVITY; SEISMIC FACIES; SEISMIC REFLECTIONS; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; SEISMIC STUDIES; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; STUDY AREAS; THE BUYUK MENDERES GRABEN; THREE-LAYER; WESTERN ANATOLIA;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; PETROLOGY; SEDIMENTATION; SEISMIC WAVES; STRATIGRAPHY;

SEISMOLOGY;

BOUGUER ANOMALY; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; GRABEN; MOHO; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; SEISMICITY;

ANATOLIA; MENDERES BASIN; TURKEY;

EID: 79953111135     PISSN: 01693298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10712-010-9109-8     Document Type: Article

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