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A study of crustal and upper mantle structure of northwestern Turkey
Author(s) -
Necioğlu Altan,
Maddison Bryan,
Türkelli Niyazi
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl008i001p00033
Subject(s) - geology , mantle (geology) , crust , seismology , transition zone , seismic velocity , geophysics , geodesy
The crustal thickness and uppermost mantle P wave velocity at several seismic stations in Northwestern Turkey were estimated using the established travel time‐distance relation method. The data suggest a flat layered crust of average thickness 28.4 ± 3.45 km with an average uppermost mantle P wave velocity of 8.05 ± 0.17 km/s. This is similar to results obtained for the North Aegean Sea and suggests a close structural link between the two areas.