Kandilli Rasathanesi ve Deprem Araştırma Enstitüsü: Recent submissions

  • Studying the finiteness of large earthquakes with higher order moments of the moment tensor 
    Örsvuran, Rıdvan. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2016., 2016.)
    Finite fault parameters of the large earthquakes can be obtained using kinematic finite fault models which consist of a collection of subfaults. Yet calculating each subfault individually costs time and the fault model ...
  • 3-D crustal structure of the Simav - Küyahya and surrounding regions 
    Duran, Nuray. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2017., 2017.)
    Kütahya and surroundings are quite complex structures from a tectonic and geological perspective. On May 19, 2011, an earthquake of magnitude M = 5.9 occurred in Simav. The purpose of this thesis is determination of the ...
  • Search of optimal crustal velocities using waveform modelling of local earthquakes 
    Bekler, Feyza Nur. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2005., 2004.)
    One of the concerns of geophysicist during the last decade is to reduce the damage of earthquakes. As a result, seismic hazard studies have become an integral part of long term planning and mitigation. One approach is to ...
  • Variations of source parameters due to anisotropic focal region 
    Ertuncay, Deniz. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2016., 2016.)
    Seismic sources in anisotropic medium have more complex moment tensor structures compared with the moment tensors of isotropic medium. Shear sources in an isotropic focal medium generate pure double-couple (DC) moment ...
  • Numerical modeling of exhumation of high pressure - low temperature metamorphic rocks: a case study of Tavsanlı and Afyon zone in western Anatolia 
    Bodur, Ömer Faruk. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2016., 2016.)
    Despite many numerical modeling works on burial and exhumation of crustal rocks, the formation of metamorphic rocks in High Pressure / Low Temperature (HP/LT) region and mechanism of their exhumation are poorly constrained. ...
  • The magnetotlluric phase tensor method for imaging the north Anatolian fault zone 
    Bekin, Ekrem. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2016., 2016.)
    Magnetotelluric data often suffer from localized (three-dimensional) heterogeneities by a real and frequency independent phenomenon known as “galvanic distortions”. There have been numerous techniques developed for avoiding ...
  • Determination of earthquake source parameters for the Elazığ earthquake of March 8, 2010 based on source spectra 
    Yılmaz, Tülay. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2014., 2014.)
    Elazığ province was experienced a moment magnitude of 6.0 (Mw=6.0) earthquake on March 8th, 2010 which was followed by a sequence of earthquakes ranging from moderate to large scale near the source of main shock, ...
  • A rapid estimation of moment magnitude Mw for the October 23, 2011 Van earthquake using strong-motion records 
    Kılıç, İrfan. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2014., 2014.)
    It is well known that the Richter scale (local magnitude scale, ML) based on the measurement of the amplitude in a narrow- band time domain saturates for large crustal earthquakes, and the possibility of observing clipping ...
  • Accurate location of hypocenters using double difference and active fault structures in Gökova bay 
    Eskiköy, Figen. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2014., 2014.)
    Double Difference Algorithm, HYPODD, is used for relocating the earthquakes in the Gökova Bay. The aim of this thesis is two folds: first we look for the best choice of inversion parameters which determine the performance ...
  • Kinematic finite-fault model of the October 23, 2011 Van Mw 7.1 earthquake obtained from regional and teleseismic P waves using the empirical green function method 
    Yılmaz, Zeynep. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2013., 2013.)
    We obtained a kinematic finite-fault rupture model for the October 23, 2011 Mw 7.1 Van Earthquake using Empirical Green Function (EGF) method. We used an Mw 6.0 aftershock which occurred 10 hours after the main event as ...
  • Tsunamis generated by submarine landslides in the Marmara sea 
    Aydın, Derya. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2014., 2014.)
    In this study, we investigated tsunamis generated by submarine landslides in the Marmara Sea. The area of Ganos, Küçükçekmece, Yenikapı and central portion in Central Basin (CNI) have been selected as a pilot landslide ...
  • 1-D local crustal structures from seismological data in the Cyprus Subduction Zone and Antalya bay 
    Perk, Şükran. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2013., 2013.)
    The eastern Mediterranean is a tectonically complex region, where long-term subduction and accretion processes have shaped the overall evolution. Recently, many seismic tomography studies have shown subducted slabs of the ...
  • An application of the coda methodology for moment - rate spectra using three broadband stations in Turkey 
    Eken, Tuna. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2003., 2003.)
    In this study, an empirical magnitude calibration method developed by Mayeda et al., (2003) was tested by using both local and regional dista1tce earthquakes that occurred along the North Anatolian Fault Zone as well as ...
  • Analysis of microearthquakes with correlation method at salavatli geothermal area, Aydın 
    Kalkan, Esra. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2013., 2013.)
    Induced seismicity typically refers to minor earthquakes and tremors that are caused by human activity that alters the stresses and strains on the Earth's crust. Earthquakes which are smaller magnitude are called ...
  • The crustal structure of the Marmara region using receiver function analtysis 
    Büyükakpınar, Pınar. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2013., 2013.)
    The Marmara Region is a rapidly deforming area with high seismic activity in the northwestern Turkey. In order to further understand the crustal structure in the region, we present results from receiver function analysis ...
  • Numerical modeling of Amasra and Fatsa tsunamis in the Black Sea 
    Şahin, Esra. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2013., 2013.)
    Turkey, a country of frequent earthquakes and with a coastline of 8333 km, is also exposed to the tsunamis, resulting in material loss for the country and its neighbors (Altınok, 1999). Many new investigations have been ...
  • 3-D P wave velocity structure of Marmara Region using local earthquake tomography 
    Işık, Sezim Ezgi. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2013., 2013.)
    The 3D P wave velocity model of upper and lower crust of the Marmara Region between 40.20 - 41.20 N and 26.50 - 30.50 E is obtained by tomographic inversion (Simulps) of 47034 P wave arrivals of local earthquakes recorded ...
  • Seismic background noise analysis of BRTR (PS-43) array 
    Bakır, Mahmure Ezgi. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2012., 2012.)
    The seismic background noise variation of BRTR array, composed of two sub arrays located in Ankara and in Kırıkkale-Keskin, has been investigated by calculating Power Spectral Density and Probability Density Functions for ...
  • Imaging fluid - rich zones by magnetotelluric method at south Marmara region 
    Cengiz, Özlem. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2012., 2012.)
    Magnetotelluric data at sixteen sounding locations along two parallel profiles at south Marmara region were collected to improve the understanding of the crustal electrical conductivity structure. The PW (~40 km) and PE ...
  • The present day stress states in the Marmara region 
    Korkusuz, Yasemin. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2012., 2012.)
    Stress tensors with the aid of a large number of fault plane solutions provide important contributions for the evaluation of the seismotectonic setting of a region. In this study, recent earthquake activity at Ganos offshore, ...