Seismotectonics of the East Mediterranean-Red Sea region

Introduction.- From the assembly of Pangaea to the closure of Tethys ocean: a synthesis.- Geologic and tectonic research in the East Mediterranean-Red Sea Region.- Evolution of the Afro-Arabian Rift System in space and time.- Interaction of the African, Arabian, Anatolian and Eurasian plates.- The conjugate East and North Anatolian Faults and the westward movement of Anatolian Block.- The Dead Sea Transform Fault System accommodating the left-lateral movement between the African and Arabian Plates.- The Gulf of Aqaba, the southern part of the Dead Sea Fault: geometrical and kinematic approach.- The Northern Red Sea-Gulf of Suez rift.- The rifted continental margin systems in the Gulf of Aden.- Paleoseismology in of the East Mediterranean-Red Sea Region: analysis of historical and instrumental earthquake catalogs.- Seismological aspects of the Mw 7.8, 6th February 2023, Turkey/Syria earthquake and its aftershocks: Causes and consequences.- Seismotectonic frame of the East and North Anatolian Faults.- Crustal and uppermost mantle velocity structures in the Red Sea region.- Seismic tomography study beneath the East Mediterranean.- Seismicity of the Southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.- Relation of earthquakes to volcanic activity in the Arabian Peninsula.-

Ambient noise for seismic site characterization in the East Mediterranean-Red Sea Region: examples from some selected cities.- Path attenuation effect in selected countries of East Mediterranean and Red Sea Regions.- Source process and parameters for the major seismic events in the East Mediterranean-Red Sea Region.- Determination of site effects along the western Red Sea coast using microtremor measurements.- Magnitude estimation in the East Mediterranean-Red Sea Region’s networks: description and performance of seismic networks.- Induced seismicity: causes and impact on the environment.- Moment Tensor Inversion for large magnitude earthquakes in the East Mediterranean zone.- Description and performanceof seismic networks in the East Mediterranean-Red Sea Region.- Analysis of seismicity and an up-to-date seismicity study of Northern Red Sea Rift and Sinai subplate using updated earthquake data.- Applications of the artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies for earthquake monitoring and analysis.- Seismic design and building codes in East Mediterranean/Red Sea countries.- Updating seismotectonic and hazard maps for the East Mediterranean-Red Sea Region.- Stochastic simulation of earthquake ground motions for selected events and locations in the East Mediterranean and Red Sea Regions.- Site-dependent seismic hazard assessment for selected active zones in the East Mediterranean and Red Sea Regions.- Seismic risk analysis for selected mega-projects in the East Mediterranean-Red Sea Region.- Determination of crustal movements using GPS and seismic data with emphasis on InSAR- and GNSS-Derived Seismic Hazard Models.

• Erscheinungsdatum: 03.06.2025
• Autor/Autorin: Zakaria Hamimi
• Reihe: Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
• Format: E-Book
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• Dateigröße: 296 MB
• Verlag: SPRINGER
• Sprache: Englisch
• Umfang: 600 Seiten
• ISBN: 9783031809286
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