Geothermal exploration using remote sensing, surface temperature, and geophysical data in Lunayyir volcanic field, Saudi Arabia

F Alqahtani, E Aboud, M Ehsan, Z Naseer… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Energy consumption worldwide has undergone a recent shift, with hydrocarbons, coal, and
new energy sources taking center stage. However, fossil fuels face criticism due to their …

Timing and composition of volcanic activity at Harrat Lunayyir, western Saudi Arabia

RA Duncan, AM Al-Amri - Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal …, 2013 - Elsevier
Harrat Lunayyir is an alkali basaltic, continental volcanic field in NW Saudi Arabia. Lava
flows and cinder cones are basanite to alkali olivine basalt to trachy-basalt in composition …

Structural map** of dike-induced faulting in Harrat Lunayyir (Saudi Arabia) by using high resolution drone imagery

D Trippanera, J Ruch, L Passone… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Dike intrusions produce faulting at the surface along with seismic swarms and possible
eruptions. Understanding the geometry and kinematics of dike-induced fractures can …

Evidence for anomalous mantle upwelling beneath the Arabian Platform from travel time tomography inversion

I Koulakov, E Burov, S Cloetingh, S El Khrepy, N Al-Arifi… - Tectonophysics, 2016 - Elsevier
We present a new model of P-velocity anomalies in the upper mantle beneath the Arabian
Peninsula, Red Sea, and surrounding regions. This model was computed with the use of …

Investigating the P wave velocity structure beneath Harrat Lunayyir, northwestern Saudi Arabia, using double‐difference tomography and earthquakes from the 2009 …

SE Hansen, HR DeShon… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In 2009, a swarm of more than 30,000 earthquakes occurred beneath the Harrat Lunayyir
lava field in northwest Saudi Arabia. This event was just one of several seismic swarms to …

Structural cause of a missed eruption in the Harrat Lunayyir basaltic field (Saudi Arabia) in 2009

I Koulakov, S El Khrepy, N Al-Arifi, P Kuznetsov… - …, 2015 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Harrat Lunayyir is one of the most volcanically active recent basaltic fields in western Saudi
Arabia. A period of substantial seismic unrest, featuring more than 30,000 local events …

Modelling of surface stresses and fracturing during dyke emplacement: Application to the 2009 episode at Harrat Lunayyir, Saudi Arabia

A Al Shehri, A Gudmundsson - Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Correct interpretation of surface stresses and deformation or displacement during
volcanotectonic episodes is of fundamental importance for hazard assessment and dyke …

The key role of conjugate fault system in importing earthquakes into the eastern flank of the Red Sea

AK Abdelfattah, C Jallouli, M Fnais, S Qaysi… - Earth, Planets and …, 2021 - Springer
This study aims to synthesize seismic observations with gravity and magnetic data and to
suggest a new scenario on the development of the Harrat Lunayyir (HL) tectonic system on …

Insights into the relationship between the Red Sea rift-related structures and the seismo-volcanic activity in Harrat Lunayyir, Saudi Arabia: A seismic tomography study

MF Abdelwahed, FA Alqahtani, NN El-Masry… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2023 - Elsevier
Harrat Lunayyir is one of the youngest Cenozoic volcanic fields in western Saudi Arabia,
which in 2009 experienced a seismic swarm of about 34,000 events with a maximum …

The role of the Red Sea rift and the inherited geological structures in the seismo-volcanic activity along the rift flanks

MF Abdelwahed, F Alqahtani, NN El-Masry… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2024 - Elsevier
The role of the Red Sea rift on the development and the discrepancy of the seismo-volcanic
activity along its flanks is still a debate. Here we tried to resolve this debate by a high …