Sedimentary evolution of Lake Van (Eastern Turkey) reconstructed from high-resolution seismic investigations

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 571-585

  Cukur, Deniz ^a   Krastel, Sebastian ^a   Demirel Schlüter, Filiz ^b   Demirbağ, Emin ^c   Imren, Caner ^c   Niessen, Frank ^d   Toker, Mustafa ^c  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinoform; Lake Van; Lake level fluctuations; Mass flow; Seismic data; Seismic facies

Indexed keywords

EROSION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE LEVEL; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; TEPHRA;

LAKE VAN; TURKEY;

EID: 84874019371     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-012-0816-x     Document Type: Article

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