Abstract The Afar Depression is a unique place on Earth where active rift processes can be
directly observed. It is believed to be close to continental breakup. The Afar hotspot has a …

The coastal region of southwest Saudi Arabia contains a thick sequence of Late Oligocene
basalts in the Jizan Group, which accumulated along the continental rift that preceded the …

The competition between the impact of inherited weaknesses and plate kinematics
determines the location and style of deformation during rifting, yet the relative impacts of …

A persistent drought commonly affects the southern sections of the western Afar rift margin
and the associated rift floor, leaving the populace concerned about their access to food. A …

Magmatic intrusion and faulting both accommodate crustal extension in magma‐rich rifts.
However, quantitative constraints on the contribution of faulting to total extension and along …

The causal relationship between the activity of mantle plumes and continental break-up is
still elusive. The Afro-Arabian rift system offers an opportunity to examine these …

Venus is a terrestrial planet with dimensions similar to the Earth, but a vastly different
geodynamic evolution, with recent studies debating the occurrence and extent of tectonic …

We used teleseismic receiver function analysis to image the crustal structure beneath 24
broadband seismic stations densely deployed along two profiles traversing different …

We have mapped Oligocene to Quaternary volcanic sequences, emplaced across the Afar
magmatic province (AMP: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Yemen), by using 50 cm resolution …

Abstract Study area Southern Sections of Western Afar rift margin and associated rift floor.
Study focus The purpose of this study is to identify the source and mechanisms of …