Collaborative Research: Basin Evolution along Continental Transforms: Nested Hi-Resolution Multichannel Survey in the Marmara Sea, Turkey

The PIs will investigate the evolution over time of crustal deformation in the Sea of Marmara by studying the North Anatolian fault system. The results will have implications for understanding earthquake frequency and prediction in the area and thus has high societal relevance. The PIs will collect a grid of high-resolution MCS profiles from R/V Ewing within the eastern Marmara Sea, with half the grid at 1-2 km spacing to decipher a detailed stratigraphy of the area. The project will be carried out in collaboration with Turkish, Italian and Greek scientists.