Integration of Earth Science Research on the Turkish and Greek 1999 Earthquakes (Nato Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences)
Contributors: Naci Görür (Editor); Gerassimos A. Papadopoulos (Editor); Nilgün Okay (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: June 30, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781402006531
Subjects: Vulcanology & seismology; Geological Research; Seismology; Science; Science/Mathematics; Earth Sciences - Geology; Earth Sciences - Seismology & Volcanism; Geophysics; Science / Earth Sciences / Seismology & Volcanism; Science / Geophysics; Science : Earth Sciences - Geology; Science : Geophysics; Congresses; Earthquakes; Greece; Turkey
First sentence: Turkey is located in a tectonically active region and contains two of the world's well known active strike-slip fault zones namely the North Anatolian (NAFZ) and East Anatolian Fault (EAFZ) zones (Figure 1).