A kinematic model for the East African Rift

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Stamps, D Sarah ^a   Calais, Eric ^a   Saria, Elifuraha ^b   Hartnady, Chris ^c   Nocquet, Jean Mathieu ^d   Ebinger, Cynthia J ^e   Fernandes, Rui M ^f  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARDHI UNIVERSITY   (Tanzania)

^c Umvoto Africa Pty Ltd   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; ROCKS; STRAIN; TECTONICS;

CONTINENTAL RIFTING; TRANSFORM-FAULT AZIMUTH;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

KINEMATICS; MODELING; PLATE BOUNDARY; RIFT ZONE; RIFTING; SEAFLOOR SPREADING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTHWEST INDIAN RIDGE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 43549113154     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL032781     Document Type: Article

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