UNAVCO GPS Measurements of Plate Interactions and Active    Tectonics of the "Anatolian Plate" and Surrounding Regions  in the Middle East
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This is a project to use UNAVCO GPS terminals and water                    vapor radiometers to monitor regional deformation and fault                     activity in and around Anatolia caused by the convergence of the                Arabian plate against Eurasia.  The proposed research will be a                 cooperative effort between MIT, European Geoscientists for the                  Establishment of Networks for Earthquake Research), the                         University of Colorado, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory and               collaborating institutions in Turkey.  The primary objectives of                this project are: 1) to measure directly present-day relative                   movements of the African, Arabian, Anatolian and Eurasian plates.               This objective is an extension of the WEGENER/NASA Geodynamics                  Project. 2) To determine strain accumulation and release along                  the major fault systems in Turkey, caused by the convergence of                 the Arabian-African plates against Eurasia.  3) To determine the                amount of internal deformation (elastic and non-elastic) within                 the blocks or platelets bounded by major faults.  The tectonic                  conditions, timing and logistical arrangements are ideal for the                initiation of this project.  Within its geographic boundaries,                  Turkey includes parts of the Arabian, African and Eurasian                      plates, and the highly deformed convergency zone between these                  plates (Anatolia).
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