Continental rift evolution: from rift initiation to incipient break-up in the Main Ethiopian Rift, East Africa
G Corti - Earth-science reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
The Main Ethiopian Rift is a key sector of the East African Rift System that connects the Afar
depression, at Red Sea–Gulf of Aden junction, with the Turkana depression and Kenya Rift …
depression, at Red Sea–Gulf of Aden junction, with the Turkana depression and Kenya Rift …
History of the development of the East African Rift System: A series of interpreted maps through time
D Macgregor - Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2015 - Elsevier
This review paper presents a series of time reconstruction maps of the 'East African Rift
System'('EARS'), illustrating the progressive development of fault trends, subsidence …
System'('EARS'), illustrating the progressive development of fault trends, subsidence …
Slowing of India's convergence with Eurasia since 20 Ma and its implications for Tibetan mantle dynamics
P Molnar, JM Stock - Tectonics, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Reconstructions of the relative positions of the India and Eurasia plates, using recently
revised histories of movement between India and Somalia and between North America and …
revised histories of movement between India and Somalia and between North America and …
Evolution of the East African Rift System from trap-scale to plate-scale rifting
Many continental rifts are subjected to volcanism in tandem with rifting, which has raised a
long-standing debate about whether magmatism is the cause or the consequence of plate …
long-standing debate about whether magmatism is the cause or the consequence of plate …
Evolution and characteristics of continental rifting: Analog modeling-inspired view and comparison with examples from the East African Rift System
G Corti - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
The evolution and characteristics of narrow continental rifting are illustrated in this paper
through a review of recent lithospheric-scale analog models of continental extension …
through a review of recent lithospheric-scale analog models of continental extension …
Geology of Ethiopia: a review and geomorphological perspectives
E Abbate, P Bruni, M Sagri - Landscapes and landforms of Ethiopia, 2015 - Springer
The Ethiopian region records about one billion years of geological history. The first event
was the closure of the Mozambique ocean between West and East Gondwana with the …
was the closure of the Mozambique ocean between West and East Gondwana with the …
Controls of inherited lithospheric heterogeneity on rift linkage: Numerical and analog models of interaction between the Kenyan and Ethiopian rifts across the Turkana …
Inherited rheological structures in the lithosphere are expected to have large impact on the
architecture of continental rifts. The Turkana depression in the East African Rift connects the …
architecture of continental rifts. The Turkana depression in the East African Rift connects the …
Determination of potential aquifer recharge zones using geospatial techniques for proxy data of Gilgel Gibe Catchment, Ethiopia
The lack of valuable baseline information about groundwater availability hinders the robust
decision-making process of water management in humid, arid, and semi-arid climate …
decision-making process of water management in humid, arid, and semi-arid climate …
Control of rift obliquity on the evolution and segmentation of the main Ethiopian rift
G Corti - Nature Geoscience, 2008 - nature.com
The main Ethiopian rift is an active rift in the break-up stage, and it marks the incipient
boundary between the Nubia and Somalia plates. Rifting started with the activation of large …
boundary between the Nubia and Somalia plates. Rifting started with the activation of large …
Crustal structure of the northern Main Ethiopian Rift from the EAGLE controlled-source survey; a snapshot of incipient lithospheric break-up
PKH Maguire, GR Keller, SL Klemperer… - Geological Society …, 2006 - lyellcollection.org
Abstract The Ethiopia Afar Geoscientific Lithospheric Experiment (EAGLE) was undertaken
to provide a snapshot of lithospheric break-up above a mantle upwelling at the transition …
to provide a snapshot of lithospheric break-up above a mantle upwelling at the transition …