Sedimentary record of coseismic subsidence in Hersek coastal lagoon (Izmit Bay, Turkey) and the late Holocene activity of the North Anatolian Fault

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Bertrand, Sébastien ^a,e   Doner, Lisa ^b   Ön, Sena Akçer ^c   Sancar, Ummuhan ^c   Schudack, Ulla ^d   Mischke, Steffen ^d   Çagatay, M Namik ^c   Leroy, Suzanne A G ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

coastal lagoon; coseismic subsidence; North Anatolian Fault; tsunami

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DEBRIS; DEPOSITS; EARTHQUAKES; LAKES; SUBSIDENCE; TSUNAMIS;

COASTAL LAGOONS; COASTAL SEDIMENTS; COSEISMIC SUBSIDENCE; GRADUAL TRANSITION; IZMIT BAY; LATE HOLOCENE ACTIVITY; MUD DEPOSIT; NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENTARY RECORDS; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; STRIKE-SLIP DEFORMATION; THIN LAYERS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

COASTAL LAGOON; COSEISMIC PROCESS; DEFORMATION; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; HANGING WALL; HOLOCENE; NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT; PALEOSEISMICITY; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SUBSIDENCE; TSUNAMI;

IZMIT BAY; KOCAELI [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 79958829083     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GC003511     Document Type: Article

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