Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2001/00863
Lithospheric structure at continental break-up revealed by magnetotellurics across the northern Ethiopian rift.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor KA Whaler, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
- Science Area:
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Earth Surface Processes
- Tectonic Processes
- Geohazards
- Abstract:
- The transition from fault-controlled continental rifting to magma supply-controlled seafloor spreading is not understood. The northern Ethiopian rift is one of the few places to study this. Seismic experiments already funded include a refraction/wide angle reflection line across the rift traversing a magmatic segment, but the melt body has low velocity and its top will give high amplitude reflections. Hence I will collect broadband magnetotelluric data along the line to image the crust and upper mantle, specifically to investigate the volume of melt present, how it has modified crustal structure, whether border faults are accommodating extensional strain, and whether there is asthenospheric upwelling beneath the magmatic segment.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2001/00863
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £12,169
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs |
|---|---|
| £7,075 | £5,094 |
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