High‐resolution lithospheric structure of the Zagros collision zone and Iranian Plateau

MA Irandoust, K Priestley… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
From a joint analysis of fundamental mode Rayleigh wave group velocities and P‐wave
receiver functions, we derive a new, high‐resolution 3D shear‐wave velocity (Vs) model for …

Coseismic and post-seismic characteristics of the 2021 Ganaveh earthquake along the Zagros foredeep fault based on InSAR data

M Jafari, M Aflaki, Z Mousavi… - Geophysical Journal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
SUMMARY The Ganaveh earthquake on 2021 April 18 (M w 5.8) occurred in the southwest
of the Dezful embayment of the Zagros Mountain belt, Iran, as a mainly compressive event …

Evaluation of neotectonic activity using watershed geomorphic analysis: A case study in the west of Dokan Lake, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

LH Abdullah, HS Al Daghastani, AKS Bety - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Abstract The Iraqi Kurdistan Region's landscapes are the product of a complex merging of
the effects of the collision between the Arabian and Eurasian plates and various geomorphic …

Changes in Mesopotamian wetlands: investigations using diverse remote sensing datasets

AKM Al-Nasrawi, I Fuentes, D Al-Shammari - Wetlands, 2021 - Springer
Early civilizations have inhabited areas with stable water resources that supported living
needs and activities. The Mesopotamian marshes have experienced dramatic changes …

Classification of the Zubair Subzone oilfields using structural contour maps, Southern Iraq

M Al-Kaabi, D Hantoosh, B Neamah, H Almohy… - Journal of African Earth …, 2023 - Elsevier
Zubair subzone is the southernmost unit of the Mesopotamian zone of Iraq and the most oil-
producing region in Iraq. Rumaila, Zubair, Ratawi, Tuba, Nahr Umr, Majnoon, Luhais …

Seismotectonics of the Zagros foredeep fault (ZFF), NE Arabian plate

M Al-Kaabi, W Abdulnaby - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Zagros Foredeep Fault (ZFF) is located to the northeast of the Arabian plate and
represents a discontinuous line that extends from southern Iran, through Iraqi territories to …

New insights into the crustal structures of the Arabian Plate and surrounding plates unveiled from the crustal thickness model and its implications for geodynamics

C Chisenga, J Yan, B Manda, H Saibi… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Geodynamics of the Arabian Peninsula is less understood as crustal structures are
not well delineated due to uneven distribution and lack of seismic measurements and …

Laterally varying crustal and Quaternary fault‐zone structures in the Seoul metropolitan area, South Korea, from a joint inversion analysis based on dense seismic …

J Lee, TK Hong, S Park, J Lee… - Bulletin of the …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The crustal structure and Quaternary fault zone in the Seoul metropolitan area are
investigated using a joint inversion that combines the receiver functions with surface wave …

Seismological constraints on the lithosphere-asthenosphere system beneath the central and east Iranian Plateau

Z Zarunizadeh, K Motaghi, R Movaghari, Y Yang… - Tectonophysics, 2024 - Elsevier
The lithosphere-asthenosphere system beneath the central and eastern parts of the Iranian
Plateau is investigated using a two-plane wave surface-wave tomography. We analyzed …

Using Insar Time Series to Estimate Ground Displacement Resulting From 7.3 Mw 12 November 2017, Earthquake, Near the Iraq-Iran Border

A Al-Ali - Iraqi National Journal of Earth Science, 2024 - earth.mosuljournals.com
To comprehensively comprehend the potential risks posed by seismic activity and the
formation of geological structures in areas with high tectonic activity, it is critical to conduct …