Seismicity and strain accumulation around Karliova Triple Junction (Turkey)

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 21-29

  Aktug, Bahadir ^a   Dikmen, Unal ^b   Dogru, Asli ^a   Ozener, Haluk ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

B Value; Block modeling; East anatolian fault; GPS; System seismicity

Indexed keywords

DUCTILE DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; GEOACCUMULATION; GPS; RUPTURE; SATELLITE DATA; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMICITY; SLIP RATE; STRAIN ANALYSIS; SUTURE ZONE; TRIPLE JUNCTION;

ANATOLIA; BITLIS; TURKEY;

EID: 84879028514     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2012.04.008     Document Type: Article

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