Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2000/01004
Kinematics and dynamics of continental break-up above a mantle plume: Anatomy of the northern Ethiopian Rift.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor P Maguire, Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Earth Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor G Stuart, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor C Ebinger, University of Rochester, Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor M Fowler, Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Earth Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor M Kendall, University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
- Grant held at:
- Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Earth Sciences
- Science Area:
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Earth Surface Processes
- Survey & Monitoring
- Tectonic Processes
- Mantle & Core Processes
- Abstract:
- Magmatic continental rifts approaching break-up show many similarities to oceanic rifts, yet the processes controlling the localisation of strain and magmatism remain poorly understood. We propose controlled source and passive seismic experiments to image the crust and upper mantle just prior to break-up in the northern Ethiopian Rift, where the transition from continental rifting to incipient spreading is captured. The specific objectives are to: (1) determine the partitioning of strain between magmatic dilation and major faults across and along a transitional rift segment; (2) constrain the volume and distribution of magmatic material accreted/intruded to the crust prior to break-up; (3) determine fault kinematics and seismogenic layer thickness via the analysis of seismicity data; and (4) evaluate 3-D dynamic models of mantle flow using shear-wave splitting.
- Period of Award:
- 1 Apr 2001 - 31 Jul 2004
- Value:
- £98,043 Split Award
Authorised funds only
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2000/01004
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £98,043
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Other Costs |
|---|
| £98,042 |
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