Abstract The Red Sea is part of an extensive rift system that includes from south to north the
oceanic Sheba Ridge, the Gulf of Aden, the Afar region, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba, the …

Continental extension may occur in two main different modes, narrow and wide rifting, which
mainly differ in the width of the deformed region. A third mechanism, the core complex, has …

Abstract Lower to Middle Eocene organic-rich deep-water limestones of the∼ 335-m-thick
(1100 ft) Radwany (Thebes-equivalent) Formation represent a source rock and a potential …

Turkey forms one of the most actively deforming regions in the world and has a long history
of devastating earthquakes. The belter understanding of its neotectonic features and active …

A simplified model of continental extension including lower crustal flow is developed. The
model employs the thin sheet approximation in estimating lithospheric yield strength and …

We here summarize the evolution of the greater Red Sea–Gulf of Aden rift system, which
includes the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba, the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden marine basins and …

We use continuously recording GPS (CGPS) and survey-mode GPS (SGPS) observations to
determine Euler vectors for relative motion of the African (Nubian), Arabian and Eurasian …

Six distinctive tectonic episodes punctuate the stratigraphic record of the Gulf of Suez area.
These episodes include the Pan-African event (late Proterozoic), which resulted in the …

The in-situ stress fields are of great importance in the interpretation of tectonic features and
the analysis of hydrocarbon systems. In this work, we determine the in-situ stress field, pore …

Initiation of diapirs is one of the least understood aspects of salt tectonics. Differential
sedimentary loading or erosion are both effective but not universal. A survey of 18 major salt …