(Geophysical Monograph Series) 1st Edition
by Ibrahim Cemen (Editor), Yucel Yilmaz (Editor)
Neotectonics involves the study of the motions and deformations of
the Earth's crust that are current or recent in geologic time. The
Mediterranean region is one of the most important regions for
neotectonics and related natural hazards. This volume focuses on the
neotectonics of the Eastern Mediterranean region, which has experienced
many major extensive earthquakes, including the devastating Izmit,
Turkey earthquake on August 17, 1999. The event lasted for 37 seconds,
killing around 17,000 people, injuring 44,000 people, and leaving
approximately half a million people homeless. Since then, several North
American, European, and Turkish research groups have studied the
neotectonics and earthquake potential of the region using different
geological and geophysical methods, including GPS studies, geodesy, and
passive source seismology. Some results from their studies were
presented in major North American and European geological meetings.
This
volume highlights the work involving the Eastern Mediterranean region,
which has one of the world's longest and best studied active strike-slip
(horizontal motion) faults: the east-west trending North Anatolian
fault zone, which is very similar to the San Andreas fault in
California. This volume features discussions of:
- Widespread
applications in measuring plate motion that have strong implications in
predicting natural disasters like earthquakes, both on a regional and a
global scale
- Recent motions, particularly those produced by
earthquakes, that provide insights on the physics of earthquake
recurrence, the growth of mountains, orogenic movements, and seismic
hazards
- Unique methodical approaches in collecting
tectonophysical data, including field, seismic, experimental,
computer-based, and theoretical approaches.
Active Global Seismology is
a valuable resource for geoscientists, particularly in the field of
tectonophysics, geophysics, geodynamics, seismology, structural geology,
environmental geology, and geoengineering.
