Separation of source, site and near-surface attenuation effects in western Turkey

Tevfik Kurtulmuş () and Nihal Akyol

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2015, vol. 77, issue 3, 1515-1532

Abstract: We analyzed 1764 records from 322 micro- and moderate-size local earthquakes in the central west Turkey to separate source, site and near-surface attenuation effects by utilizing a generalized inversion technique (GIT) to the spectra. GIT site transfer functions were compared with horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (HVSR) estimates by Akyol et al. (Pure Appl Geophys 170(12):2107–2125. doi: 10.1007/s00024-013-0661-2 , 2013 ). Large amplitude values of vertical component GIT site transfer functions were obtained at different frequency bands for some of the sites. These results imply contaminations of HVSR estimates due to basin geometry induced waves caused by deep or shallow lateral heterogeneities. GIT source function estimates were interpreted as Brune source model. Weak epicentral dependence of near-surface attenuation parameter κ with large scattering could be attributed to the source and propagation path complexities along different paths arriving to the stations. Large f e values with large κ 0 values emphasize near-surface weathered zones attenuation effect at high frequencies. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015

Keywords: Site function; Generalized inversion technique; Source function; Near-surface attenuation; Kappa parameter; Western Turkey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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