Slip rate estimation along the western segment of the main marmara fault over the last 405-490 ka by correlating mass transport deposits

Tectonics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1587-1601

  Grall, C ^a,b   Henry, P ^a   Thomas, Y ^b   Westbrook, G K ^b   Cagatay M N ^c   Marsset, B ^b   Saritas, H ^d   Cifci G ^d   Geli L ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

^c ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Main Marmara Fault; offshore slip rate

Indexed keywords

3-D SEISMIC SURVEY; LATERAL DISPLACEMENTS; MASS TRANSPORT DEPOSIT; NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SLIP RATES; STRIKE-SLIP DEFORMATION; STRIKE-SLIP MOTION;

DEFORMATION; DEPOSITS; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

FAULT SLIPS;

DEFORMATION; DISPLACEMENT; GLACIOEUSTACY; MASS TRANSPORT; NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEISMIC SURVEY; SLIP RATE;

SEA OF MARMARA; TURKEY;

EID: 84890503930     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: 19449194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2012TC003255     Document Type: Article

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