Comments on the Gravity and Magnetic Anomalies of Saros Bay using Wavelet Approach

• Published in: Marine geophysical researches Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 251 - 264
• Main Authors: Ucan, ON, Albora, A M, Hisarli, Z M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Nature B.V 01.01.2001
• Subjects: Fault lines; Geological structures; Graben; MED, Turkey, Saros Gulf; MED, Dardanelles Strait; MED, Turkey, Canakkale, Canakkale Strait
• ISSN: 0025-3235; 1573-0581
• DOI: 10.1023/A:1014654724451

In this paper, residual and regional gravity and magnetic anomalies of Saros Bay are separated using wavelet method. Wavelet is one of the modern, stochastic image approaches processing technique in electronics. The vertical, horizontal and diagonal components of wavelet output are evaluated simultaneously and an underground model is obtained by suitable cross-sections. Thus the geological and tectonic properties of Saros Bay are extracted. Our proposed model is confirmed by deep and shallow seismic researches of Turkish Petroleum Cooperation (TPAO). The South-East region of Saros Graben is formed by strike slip Ganos Fault and Anafartalar reverse Fault that lies on the east of Ganos Fault. On the Northwest region, there is strike slip component fault resulting in the Enez Graben. Here we detected two new oval type geological structure, both of them starting from the Eastern direction of Canakkale Dardanelles and but one of them continuing through Gelibolu Peninsuls, while the other tending to the Enez Graben. We think that these structures are the ruins of a very old sea in this region.