Evolution of the northern Dead Sea Fault Zone in southern Turkey

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 65, Issue , 2013, Pages 282-291

  Karabacak, Volkan ^a   Altunel, Erhan ^a  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amik Basin; Dead Sea Fault Zone; Eastern Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT ZONE; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; SLIP; SUBSIDENCE; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

ANTAKYA; DEAD SEA; HATAY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SAMANDAG; TURKEY;

EID: 84873567185     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2012.04.012     Document Type: Article

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