1 Introduction
1.1 Aim
1.2 Previous Studies
2 Materials Used and Methodology
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Available topographical and geological maps of different scales.
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Available satellite images type Sentinel-2 downloaded from https://eos.com/landviewer/?lat=36.32176&lng=45.23346&z=9
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Tens of published articles which deal with the aim of the current study.
3 Tectonic Frame Work of Iraqi Kurdistan Region
4 Neotectonics
4.1 Neotectonic Movements in Kurdistan Region
Tectonic units | Neotectonic activity during | |||||||||||
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(11.62 Ma) | Pleistocene (2.588 Ma) | Holocene (11.7 ka) | ||||||||||
Subsidence amount (m) | Upward amount (m) | Subsidence amount (m) | Upward amount (m) | Subsidence amount (m) | Upward amount (m) | |||||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Max | Min | Max | Min | |
Rate (m/100 years) | Rate (m/100 years) | Rate (m/100 years) | ||||||||||
1 | 0 | 3000 | 0 | 500 | 0 | 700 | 0 | 111.36 | 0 | 2.93 | 0 | 0.48 |
0.026 | 0.0043 | 0.027 | 0.0043 | 0.025 | 0.004 | |||||||
2 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 55.68 | 222.72 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 | 0.97 |
22 | 0.0086 | 0.0022 | 0.0086 | 0.002 | 0.008 | |||||||
3 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | > 1000 | 0 | 0 | 222.72 | > 222.72 | 0 | 0 | 0.97 | > 0.97 |
0.0086 | > 0.0086 | 0.0086 | 0.0086 | 0.008 | 0.008 | |||||||
4 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | > 1000 | 0 | 0 | 222.79 | > 222.72 | 0 | 0 | 0.97 | > 0.97 |
0.0086 | 0.0086 | 0.0086 | 0.0086 | 0.008 | 0.008 |