We present and interpret Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements
of crustal motions for the period 1988-1997 at 189 sites extending
east-west from the Caucasus mountains to the Adriatic Sea and north-south
from the southern edge of the Eurasian plate to the northern edge
of the African plate. Sites on the northern Arabian platform move
18+-2 mm/yr at N25+-5W relative to Eurasia, less than the NUVEL-1A
circuit closure rate (25+-1 mm/yr at N21+-7W). Preliminary motion
estimates (1994-1997) for stations located in Egypt on the northeastern
part of Africa show northward motion at 5-6+-2 mm/yr, also slower
than NUVEL-1A estimates (10+-1 mm/yr at N2+-4E). Eastern Turkey is
characterized by distributed deformation, while central Turkey is
characterized by coherent plate motion (internal deformation of <2
mm/yr) involving westward displacement and counterclockwise rotation
of the Anatolian plate. The Anatolian plate is de-coupled from Eurasia
along the right-lateral, strike-slip North Anatolian fault (NAF).
We derive a best fitting Euler vector for Anatolia-Eurasia motion
of 30.7+-0.8N, 32.6+-0.4E, 1.2+-0.1 deg/Myr. The Euler vector gives
an upper bound for NAF slip rate of 24+-1 mm/yr. We determine a preliminary
GPS Arabia-Anatolia Euler vector of 32.9+-1.2N, 40.3+-1.1E, 0.8+-0.2
deg/Myr and an upper bound on left-lateral slip on the East Anatolian
fault (EAF) of 9+-1 mm/yr. The central and southern Aegean is characterized
by coherent motion (internal deformation of <2 mm/yr) toward the
SW at 30+-1 mm/yr relative to Eurasia. Stations in the SE Aegean
deviate significantly from the overall motion of the southern Aegean,
showing increasing velocities toward the trench and reaching 10+-1
mm/yr relative to the southern Aegean as a whole.
%0 Journal Article
%1 mcclusky_etal:2000
%A McClusky, S.
%A Balassanian, S.
%A Barka, A.
%A Demir, C.
%A Ergintav, S.
%A Georgiev, I.
%A Gurkan, O.
%A Hamburger, M.
%A Hurst, K.
%A Kahle, H.
%A Kastens, K.
%A Kekelidze, G.
%A King, R.
%A Kotzev, V.
%A Lenk, O.
%A Mahmoud, S.
%A Mishin, A.
%A Nadariya, M.
%A Ouzounis, A.
%A Paradissis, D.
%A Peter, Y.
%A Prilepin, M.
%A Reilinger, R.
%A Sanli, I.
%A Seeger, H.
%A Tealeb, A.
%A Toksöz, M. N.
%A Veis, G.
%D 2000
%J Journal of Geophysical Research
%K geophysics
%N B3
%P 5695--5719
%R 10.1029/1996JB900351
%T Global Positioning System constraints on plate kinematics and dynamics
in the eastern Mediterranean and Caucasus
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/1996JB900351
%V 105
%X We present and interpret Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements
of crustal motions for the period 1988-1997 at 189 sites extending
east-west from the Caucasus mountains to the Adriatic Sea and north-south
from the southern edge of the Eurasian plate to the northern edge
of the African plate. Sites on the northern Arabian platform move
18+-2 mm/yr at N25+-5W relative to Eurasia, less than the NUVEL-1A
circuit closure rate (25+-1 mm/yr at N21+-7W). Preliminary motion
estimates (1994-1997) for stations located in Egypt on the northeastern
part of Africa show northward motion at 5-6+-2 mm/yr, also slower
than NUVEL-1A estimates (10+-1 mm/yr at N2+-4E). Eastern Turkey is
characterized by distributed deformation, while central Turkey is
characterized by coherent plate motion (internal deformation of <2
mm/yr) involving westward displacement and counterclockwise rotation
of the Anatolian plate. The Anatolian plate is de-coupled from Eurasia
along the right-lateral, strike-slip North Anatolian fault (NAF).
We derive a best fitting Euler vector for Anatolia-Eurasia motion
of 30.7+-0.8N, 32.6+-0.4E, 1.2+-0.1 deg/Myr. The Euler vector gives
an upper bound for NAF slip rate of 24+-1 mm/yr. We determine a preliminary
GPS Arabia-Anatolia Euler vector of 32.9+-1.2N, 40.3+-1.1E, 0.8+-0.2
deg/Myr and an upper bound on left-lateral slip on the East Anatolian
fault (EAF) of 9+-1 mm/yr. The central and southern Aegean is characterized
by coherent motion (internal deformation of <2 mm/yr) toward the
SW at 30+-1 mm/yr relative to Eurasia. Stations in the SE Aegean
deviate significantly from the overall motion of the southern Aegean,
showing increasing velocities toward the trench and reaching 10+-1
mm/yr relative to the southern Aegean as a whole.
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abstract = {We present and interpret Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements
of crustal motions for the period 1988-1997 at 189 sites extending
east-west from the Caucasus mountains to the Adriatic Sea and north-south
from the southern edge of the Eurasian plate to the northern edge
of the African plate. Sites on the northern Arabian platform move
18+-2 mm/yr at N25+-5W relative to Eurasia, less than the NUVEL-1A
circuit closure rate (25+-1 mm/yr at N21+-7W). Preliminary motion
estimates (1994-1997) for stations located in Egypt on the northeastern
part of Africa show northward motion at 5-6+-2 mm/yr, also slower
than NUVEL-1A estimates (10+-1 mm/yr at N2+-4E). Eastern Turkey is
characterized by distributed deformation, while central Turkey is
characterized by coherent plate motion (internal deformation of <2
mm/yr) involving westward displacement and counterclockwise rotation
of the Anatolian plate. The Anatolian plate is de-coupled from Eurasia
along the right-lateral, strike-slip North Anatolian fault (NAF).
We derive a best fitting Euler vector for Anatolia-Eurasia motion
of 30.7+-0.8N, 32.6+-0.4E, 1.2+-0.1 deg/Myr. The Euler vector gives
an upper bound for NAF slip rate of 24+-1 mm/yr. We determine a preliminary
GPS Arabia-Anatolia Euler vector of 32.9+-1.2N, 40.3+-1.1E, 0.8+-0.2
deg/Myr and an upper bound on left-lateral slip on the East Anatolian
fault (EAF) of 9+-1 mm/yr. The central and southern Aegean is characterized
by coherent motion (internal deformation of <2 mm/yr) toward the
SW at 30+-1 mm/yr relative to Eurasia. Stations in the SE Aegean
deviate significantly from the overall motion of the southern Aegean,
showing increasing velocities toward the trench and reaching 10+-1
mm/yr relative to the southern Aegean as a whole.},
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author = {McClusky, S. and Balassanian, S. and Barka, A. and Demir, C. and Ergintav, S. and Georgiev, I. and Gurkan, O. and Hamburger, M. and Hurst, K. and Kahle, H. and Kastens, K. and Kekelidze, G. and King, R. and Kotzev, V. and Lenk, O. and Mahmoud, S. and Mishin, A. and Nadariya, M. and Ouzounis, A. and Paradissis, D. and Peter, Y. and Prilepin, M. and Reilinger, R. and Sanli, I. and Seeger, H. and Tealeb, A. and Toks\"{o}z, M. N. and Veis, G.},
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title = {Global Positioning System constraints on plate kinematics and dynamics
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volume = 105,
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