Characterizing a large shear-zone with seismic and magnetotelluric methods: The case of the Dead Sea Transform

Maercklin, N.; Bedrosian, P. A.; Haberland, C.; Ritter, O.; Ryberg, T.; Weber, M.; Weckmann, U.

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Seismic tomography, imaging of seismic scatterers, and magnetotelluric soundings reveal a sharp lithologic contrast along a ???10 km long segment of the Arava Fault (AF), a prominent fault of the southern Dead Sea Transform (DST) in the Middle East. Low seismic velocities and resistivities occur on its western side and higher values east of it, and the boundary between the two units coincides partly with a seismic scattering image. At 1-4 km depth the boundary is offset to the east of the AF surface trace, suggesting that at least two fault strands exist, and that slip occurred on multiple strands throughout the margin‘s history. A westward fault jump, possibly associated with straightening of a fault bend, explains both our observations and the narrow fault zone observed by others. Copyright 2005 by the American Geophysical Union.

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Maercklin, N.; Bedrosian, P. A.; Haberland, C.; Ritter, O.; Ryberg, T.; Weber, M.; Weckmann, U.

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Characterizing a large shear-zone with seismic and magnetotelluric methods: The case of the Dead Sea Transform; 2005; Article; Journal; Geophysical Research Letters; Maercklin, N.; Bedrosian, P. A.; Haberland, C.; Ritter, O.; Ryberg, T.; Weber, M.; Weckmann, U.