Vertical deformation in the Main Ethiopian Rift: Levelling results in its nothern part, 1995-2004

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 259, Issue , 2006, Pages 185-190

  Asfaw, Laike M ^a   Beyene, Henok ^b   Mkonnen, Amde ^b   Oli, Tadesse ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b Ethiopian Mapping Authority   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DISPLACEMENT; FISSURE; SUBSIDENCE; UPLIFT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; ETHIOPIAN RIFT; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33745778075     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.259.01.15     Document Type: Article

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