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Thickness of the lithosphere beneath Turkey and surroundings from S-receiver functions

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Kind,  R.
2.4 Seismology, 2.0 Physics of the Earth, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;
GEOFON, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

Eken,  T.
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GEOFON, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

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Tilmann,  F.
2.4 Seismology, 2.0 Physics of the Earth, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;
GEOFON, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

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Sodoudi,  Forough
2.4 Seismology, 2.0 Physics of the Earth, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;
GEOFON, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

Taymaz,  T.
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GEOFON, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

Bulut,  F.
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GEOFON, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

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Yuan,  Xiaohui
2.4 Seismology, 2.0 Physics of the Earth, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;
GEOFON, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

Can,  B.
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GEOFON, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

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Schneider,  F. M.
2.4 Seismology, 2.0 Physics of the Earth, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;
GEOFON, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

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Kind, R., Eken, T., Tilmann, F., Sodoudi, F., Taymaz, T., Bulut, F., Yuan, X., Can, B., Schneider, F. M. (2015): Thickness of the lithosphere beneath Turkey and surroundings from S-receiver functions. - Solid Earth, 6, 971-984.
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-6-971-2015


Cite as: https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_1284973
Abstract
We analyze S-receiver functions to investigate variations of lithospheric thickness below the entire region of Turkey and surrounding areas. The teleseismic data used here have been compiled combining all permanent seismic stations which are open to public access.We obtained almost 12 000 S-receiver function traces characterizing the seismic discontinuities between the Moho and the discontinuity at 410 km depth. Common-conversion-point stacks yield wellconstrained images of the Moho and of the lithosphere– asthenosphere boundary (LAB). Results from previous studies suggesting shallow LAB depths between 80 and 100 km are confirmed in the entire region outside the subduction zones. We did not observe changes in LAB depths across the North and East Anatolian faults. To the east of Cyprus, we see indications of the Arabian LAB. The African plate is observed down to about 150 km depth subducting to the north and east between the Aegean and Cyprus with a tear at Cyprus. We also observed the discontinuity at 410 km depth and a negative discontinuity above the 410, which might indicate a zone of partial melt above this discontinuity.