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Geological and gravimetric pattern of the Ethiopia
Kuznetsova, Alevtina ; Valenta, Jan (advisor) ; Martínek, Karel (referee)
From a geological point of view, Ethiopia is a unique country where active tectonics displays can be studied, in the context of extensive East African Rift System (EARS) evolution, where the Main Ethiopian Rift (MER) is a part. The Main Ethiopian Rift (MER) is typical continental rift structure spread between the African, Somali, and Arabian lithospheric plates stretching over 6,000 kilometres from Syria to central Mozambique. This study of the gravity pattern in Ethiopia reveals significant crustal thinning in the Main Ethiopian Rift and Northern Afar regions. In the southern Afar, the earth's crust has a slightly higher thickness and, moreover, probably contains a significant proportion of the continental crust. The understanding of crustal thinning in the context of active rifting is essential to predict future geodynamic events in that region, which is crucial for the sustainable life of a rapidly expanding population and the necessary construction of infrastructure. This work provides an analysis and re-interpretation of archival gravity data collected from land surface surveys and airborne gravity studies (archive of Geological Survey of Ethiopia) in conjunction with available geological and structural data to evaluate overall gravimetric pattern of Ethiopia and determine main geological...
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Geophysical and gravimetric pattern of Ethiopia, construction, and verification of a new gravity map of Ethiopia
Kuznetsova, Alevtina ; Valenta, Jan (advisor) ; Martínek, Karel (referee)
From a geological point of view, Ethiopia is a unique country where active tectonics displays can be studied, in the context of extensive East African Rift System (EARS) evolution, where the Main Ethiopian Rift (MER) is a part. The Main Ethiopian Rift (MER) is typical continental rift structure spread between the African, Somali, and Arabian lithospheric plates stretching over 6,000 kilometres from Syria to central Mozambique. This study of the gravity pattern in Ethiopia reveals significant crustal thinning in the Main Ethiopian Rift and Northern Afar regions. In the southern Afar, the earth's crust has a slightly higher thickness and, moreover, probably contains a significant proportion of the continental crust. The understanding of crustal thinning in the context of active rifting is essential to predict future geodynamic events in that region, which is crucial for the sustainable life of a rapidly expanding population and the necessary construction of infrastructure. This work provides an analysis and re-interpretation of archival gravity data collected from land surface surveys and airborne gravity studies (archive of Geological Survey of Ethiopia) in conjunction with available geological and structural data to evaluate overall gravimetric pattern of Ethiopia and determine main geological...
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