Kandilli Rasathanesi ve Deprem Araştırma Enstitüsü: Recent submissions

  • Location performance of seismic networks by a numerical simulation : application to BU-KOERI (Turkey) 
    Pündük, Pelin. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2011., 2011.)
    The main function of a seismic network is to provide high quality data for monitoring seismic zones and seismic hazard analysis. In this study, a numerical simulation (SNES, Seismic Network Evaluation through Simulation) ...
  • 3-D crustal structure of the Isparta angle region from local earthquake tomography 
    Çakır, Ersin. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2011., 2011.)
    Isparta Angle is a seismically active and complex zone in terms of tectonic and geologic features. A temporary seismic network consisting of nineteen three-component broadband stations were installed around Isparta Angle ...
  • Reassessment of the seismic parameters from historical seismograms of 1912-Mürefte-Şarköy, 1935-Erdek-Marmara Island and 1963-Çınakcık earthquakes 
    Başarır, Nilay. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2011., 2011.)
    Marmara Region has witnessed many destructive earthquakes where some of them caused tsunami. Examination of these earthquakes through analyzing of analog records is crucial for the interpretation of seismotectonics and to ...
  • Calibration of various magnitude scales in Turkey using broadband data 
    Görgün, Ethem. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2003., 2003.)
    The local magnitude, ML, for earthquakes of Western Turkey and surrounding regions are determined using synthetic Wood-Anderson seismograms derived from newly available broadband recording from the Boğaziçi University ...
  • Rapid determination of earthquake magnitude using ElarmS 
    Coşkun, Zeynep. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2010., 2010.)
    Earthquake Alarms Systems, ElarmS, is designed with the goal of providing warning of forthcoming ground shaking during earthquakes. The event magnitude is found to scale with the maximum predominant period, τp max, which ...
  • Crustal structure of the Isparta Angle and surrounding regions using p-receiver function analysis 
    Kahraman, Metin. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2008., 2008.)
    Isparta Angle is located on southwestern Turkey and has a complex structure which is a consequence of collision between African and Anatolian plates. In order to further understand this complexity, we deployed a temporary ...
  • Identification of triggered earthquakes in the gulf of Gökova 
    Güner, Gülçin. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2010., 2010.)
    Triggering mechanism is described as the consequence of the stress transfer on the faults. Triggered earthquakes can either be close to the triggering one as well as far from it. The study done in this thesis is to search ...
  • Seismic site studies in Pendik - Tuzla regions in Istanbul 
    Er, Leyla Aslı. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2010., 2010.)
    The objective of this study is to identify soil amplification and soil fundamental frequency in the area between Pendik and Tuzla, the southeast of Istanbul city, and showing how the values of soil amplification, dominant ...
  • 3-D velocity structure of eastern Marmara region from local earthquake tomography 
    Denli, Alper. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2008., 2008.)
    Local earthquakes located in 40-41.5 N and 28-30.5 E geographic coordinates between the dates January,2003-October,2007 were selected to use for local earthquake tomography. Data were obtained from short period and broadband ...
  • Relocating earthquakes by hypodd in Cınarcık basın and surrounding 
    Bulut, Fatih. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2005., 2006.)
    We relocated part of aftershock activity in <;marclk Basin and surrounding that are associated with the 1999 izmit Earthquake Mw 7.4. We used double difference relocation algorithm (Waldhauser and Ellsworth, 2000) to ...
  • Crustal structure of southwestern Anatolia using p-receiver function analysis 
    Özakın, Yaman. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2008., 2008.)
    The crustal structure in Aegean has been subject to many geophysical studies. To enlarge the picture of Aegean and African Moho’s, a P receiver function analysis has been conducted on data collected for 15 months from 12 ...
  • Seismic anisotropy and mantle flow beneath Turkey 
    Polat, Gülten. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2006., 2006.)
    In this study, SKS and SKKS phases have been used for the analysis of shear wave splitting in order to investigate polarization anisotropy in the upper mantle beneath Turkey. To determine the shear wave splitting parameters ...
  • The crustal and upper mantle shear wave velocity structure beneath eastern Turkey using inversion of surface wave dispersion 
    Can, Birsen. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2005., 2006.)
    In this study, shear wave velocity structure of the crust and upper mantle across a portion of Eastern Turkey was obtained with one station method, using group and phase velocity dispersion of fundamental mode Rayleigh and ...
  • A review of the tectonics of the aegean region 
    Komut, Tolga. (Thesis (M.S.)- Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Eartquake Research Institute, 1998., 1998.)
    The Aegean region is a remarkably deforming part of the Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt, which has the highest seismic activity in Europe. An extensional deformation regime has led to subsidence of the continental crust ...
  • A tomographic image of the fault zone on the north anatolian fault 
    Afacan Ergün, Tuğçe. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2006., 2006.)
    During the fall of 2003, seismic data were collected in the eastern Marmara Region on the North Anatolian Fault Zone near izmit rupture zone by a controlled source experiment. The fault was clearly exposed on the surface ...
  • Accuracy of GPS precise point positioning (PPP) 
    Tekiç, Simge. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2009., 2009.)
    We tried to show how the accuracy of GPS varies with respect to observing session duration by using the method of GIPSY precise point positioning (PPP), and how the site’s coordinates latitude, longitude and ellipsoidal ...
  • Analysis of total crustal deformation by the comparison of terrestrial and GPS measurement in the Marmara Region 
    Akay, Gözde. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2007., 2007.)
    In order to monitor crustal movements along one of the branches of North Anatolian Fault Zone (NAFZ), Geodesy Department of Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute (KOERI) established microgeodetic networks ...
  • Analysis of preparedness and response to earthquake risk of Beşiktaş district using GIS 
    Akşit, Ayşegül Özturan. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2009., 2009.)
    For years Turkey is placed in a higher position among the countries that have been struck with loss of life and property due to earthquakes. Location of Turkey is the most important reason for this situation, since it is ...
  • Determination of velocity field and strain accumulation of densification network in Marmara Region 
    Deniz, İlke. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2007., 2007.)
    For the implementation of constructing continuously operating reference stations and determination of transformation parameters, Turkey has started a new project: Turkish Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS-TR). ...
  • The design and use of continuous GNSS reference networks 
    Avcı,Özgür. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, 2007., 2007.)
    Today, through the developments in positioning technologies, coordinate information has been the information to which daily users who are not geodesists are frequently applied. Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), ...