GEOPHYSICAL REGIONAL GRAVITY MAP of TURKEY and ITS GENERAL ASSESSMENT

Year 2016, Volume: 153 Issue: 153, 203 - 222, 26.10.2016

Selim Arslan

https://doi.org/10.19111/bmre.96652

Cited By: 2

Abstract

In this study, the maps generated from the regional gravity
data, which had been measured within scope of  “Türkiye Rejyonal Gravite
Haritaları Projesi” (Regional Gravity Map of Turkey) project were introduced.
The topography, Free Air, Bouguer gravity, isostatic residual, isostatic
regional, density and crust thickness maps of Turkey in 1/1.500.000 scale were
prepared using database which started in 1973 and ended in 2011. The boundaries
of the main tectonic members were determined by crust thickness, isostatic
residual and Bouguer gravity maps of Turkey. Within this scope, a database that
will illuminate the investigation of crustal structure, the development of the
scientific database and the solution of geological problems were established.

Keywords

Gravity, Free Air, Bouguer, Isostasy, Crust Thickness, Density

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