Seismic images at the convergence zone from south of Cyprus to the Syrian coast, eastern Mediterranean

Autor:	R. von Huene, Achim J Kopf, Valery A. Krasheninnikov, Dirk Klaeschen, C. Docherty, N. Vidal
Rok vydání:	2000
Předmět:	geography geography.geographical_feature_category Continental collision Seamount Fault (geology) Convergence zone Collision zone Tectonics Plate tectonics Geophysics Ridge Geology Seismology Earth-Surface Processes
Zdroj:	Tectonophysics. 329:157-170
ISSN:	0040-1951
Popis:	Multichannel seismic profiles from cruise 5 of the R/V Akademik Nikolaj Strakhov provide the first deep seismic reflection images and extensive coverage south and east of Cyprus. Five NW–SE-trending seismic lines cross an area of active continental collision. Main tectonic structures are the Eratosthenes Seamount collision zone, the Hecateaus Rise and the Latakia–Larnaca Ridge systems. The Levantine Basin extends to the south all over the area. The data required careful processing due to the low-fold coverage, the reverberatory character of the signal and the strong multiple energy. The seismic results clearly image the thick sedimentary sequence of the Levantine Basin. This basin is observed to terminate abruptly at the junction with the Hecateaus Rise south of Cyprus. To the east and north, the deformation appears to be partitioned along two separated structures next to the Latakia and Larnaca Ridges. They correspond to major oblique fault systems.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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