Browsing by Author "Denli, Alper."

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    3-D velocity structure of eastern Marmara region from local earthquake tomography
    (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2008., 2008.) Denli, Alper.; Gürbüz, Cemil.
    Local earthquakes located in 40-41.5 N and 28-30.5 E geographic coordinates between the dates January,2003-October,2007 were selected to use for local earthquake tomography. Data were obtained from short period and broadband seismic stations dispersely located in the region. This study was conducted to reveal 3-D P wave velocity structure in the target area. To prepare data set, relocation procedure was done. To determine the 1-D velocity model for the study region, earthquakes which have azimuthal gap less than 1800 and recorded at least by 7 stations were selected. Obtained 1-D velocity model has 32 km depth. Reliable solutions were observed to 17 km due to the depth distributions of the earthquakes. To consolidate the robustness of the velocity model, shifting test was applied and quarry blast data were used. Results show that the 1-D velocity model represents the study region. Using reference earth model for local earthquake tomography was decided. Later on, observing more confidential parts of the velocity changes in the study region, synthetic models were produced for the checkerboard test. At the same time, control parameters were set to obtain reasonable solution after running tomography algorithm. 3-D tomographic inversion based on damped least square inversion was applied to 14329 P wave arrival times and the results of 3-D tomographic inversion were tried to correlate with geologic verifications in the region. Generally low velocities change between 5.3-5.7 km/s through vertical extension of the faults. Vertical extensions of the NAF branches are observed between 2 -15 km depths when the resolution parameter of the data set taken into account. These properties are relatively similar for extracted profiles. Location of the vertical extensions of the fault zones mainly show the same depth range similar to done previous studies in the region.
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    A new insight into the crustal structure of the central Anatolia to eastern mediterranean from a wide angle seismic data
    (Thesis (Ph.D.)-Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2016., 2016.) Denli, Alper.; Özel, Nurcan Meral.
    As a part of the CyprusArc project a seismic wide angle reflection/refraction profiles, the 300 km and 45 km long north-south trending profiles extended from Cihanbeyli in Central Anatolia to Anamur in eastern Mediterranean and in southern Cyprus, respectively, in March 2010. The seismic experiment was comprised of two land explosions of 1125 kg explosives onshore and 98 cubic liters airguns offshore. 76 three-component and 119 vertical-component sensors were deployed along ~300 km distances between Cihanbeyli and Anamur with an average spacing of 1.25 km. 25 three-component sensors and 25 vertical component sensors were installed along 45 km distances on land at southern Cyprus with an average spacing of 1.25 km. Appropriate band pass filter was applied for each controlled sources to pick the arrival times. Modelling of the CyprusArc profiles data show that a Moho depth of 38 km at the northern end of the profile which increases 45 km through the southern end of the profile from central Anatolia to eastern Mediterranean. An average P-wave velocity is 6.5 km/s beneath Tuz Golu basin till approximately 23 km depth. P-wave velocity of some rock materials which brought into the open by Taurus Mountains is 5.5 – 5.6 km/s till 5 km thickness. A high velocity block (average P-wave velocity is 6 km/s) between 120 -150 km offset, till 8 km thickness probably correspond to ophiolite complex belong to Troodos. 2-D crustal P-wave velocity model shows crustal thinning between south Turkey and Cyprus from 45 km to 30 km. Final 2-D P-wave velocity models were further refined by generating synthetic seismograms to observe the theoretical travel times and amplitudes of the various arrivals. Additionally, 2-D gravity modelling was done to check robustness of the unresolved part of models by seismic phases and the all results were correlated with geology, tectonics and previous investigations in the study area.