Activity level of tectonic basins, western section of the North Anatolian Fault Zone, Turkey

Morphometric evaluation of the Afşin-Elbistan lignite basin using kernel density estimation and Getis-Ord’s statistics of DEM derived indices, SE Turkey

“…The valley width (W) is the distance between these two points ( Fig. 2a) (Sarp and Duzgun, 2012;Sarp et al, 2013). High values of W correspond to wide and flat valley floors, while low values of W correspond to actively uplifting V-shaped valleys.…”

Spatial analysis of morphometric indices: the case of Bolu pull-apart basin, western section of North Anatolian Fault System, Turkey

“…The valley width (W) is the distance between these two points (Figure 3(C)). High values of W correspond to wide, flat valley floors, while low values correspond to actively uplifting V-shaped valleys (Sarp et al, 2013).…”

“…Tectonically active strike slip deposition area is 96.12 km wide and 36.92 km long. The fill of the basin consists of Pliocene and quaternary alluviums (Sarp et al, 2013). The basin area is bounded by the Gerede and Mengen Fault zones to the south and north, respectively (Arca, 2004;MTA, 2010) (Figure 1(B)).…”

“…The stratigraphy and tectonic structures of these basins have been investigated by a number of scientists in the last 30 years, e.g. (Andrieux, Över, Poisson, & Bellier, 1995;Barka & Gülen, 1988; Barka & Hancock, 1984;Bellier, Över, Poisson, & Andrieux, 1997;Gökten et al, 2011;Özden, Över, Kavak, & İnal, 2008;Sarp, Toprak, & Duzgun, 2013) in order to understand their relation with the NAFS. The margins of these basins are mostly controlled by the fault sets and strike slip motion affects the existing basin morphology.…”

Strike–slip faulting, topographic growth and block movements as deduced from drainage anomalies: The Yeşilırmak River basin, northern Turkey

“…In addition to the structural, seismological, GPS and paleomagnetic studies (e.g., Piper et al, 1996Piper et al, , 1997Yavaşoğlu et al, 2011;Tatar et al, 2012), its significant signature in morphology attracts attention (e.g., Erinç, 1973;Tatar, 1978;Şengör, 1979;Barka et al, 2000;Hubert-Ferrari et al, 2002;Gürbüz and Gürer, 2008;Sunal and Erturaç, 2012;Sarp et al, 2013). However, morphology-bearing studies have generally represented only the main river offsets and, as earth surface agents, rivers with their fluvial systems are essential to making regional interpretations related to tectonic deformations.…”