1. Determination of Thermal Conductivity Structure using Seismic P Wave Velocities: The Model of Isparta.
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KAMACI, Züheyr, ÖVER, Semir, DOLMAZ, Mustafa Nuri, KALYONCUOĞLU, Ümit Yalçın, and ÇİFTÇİ, Canan
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THERMAL conductivity , *ROCKS , *SEISMIC wave velocity , *THERMAL conductivity measurement , *TERRESTRIAL heat flow , *EARTH temperature , *GEOPHYSICS - Abstract
Beside of measuring thermal conductivity of rocks directly, this study aims to measure thermal conductivity values from P wave velocities indirectly. The P wave velocities of the study area, in the NW of Isparta city, determined by seismic profiles were used to compute thermal conductivity values. Thermal conductivity contour map of the study area was created by this computed thermal conductivity values. When the maps of P wave velocity and thermal conductivity are examined, both the low thermal conductivity and low P-velocity contours were observed in the southern part of the study area. It was thought that the area characterized by lower thermal conductivity and velocities might be prevent astenospheric heat flow not to reach at the surface. As a result, the complex deformational crust of the study area has a style colder than the extensional crust of the western Anatolia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009