The Main Ethiopian Rift is a key sector of the East African Rift System that connects the Afar
depression, at Red Sea–Gulf of Aden junction, with the Turkana depression and Kenya Rift …

Plate boundaries are the most active, unstable and hazardous areas on Earth. The aim of
this study is twofold. 1) Provide an overview of the main structural features along divergent …

The GPS‐derived velocity field (1988–2005) for the zone of interaction of the Arabian,
African (Nubian, Somalian), and Eurasian plates indicates counterclockwise rotation of a …

The third edition of this widely acclaimed textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to
all aspects of global tectonics, and includes major revisions to reflect the most significant …

The kinematic models and the associated orientation of extensional stress of the East
African Rift System have been subjected to much debate since a long time. In the past …

The kinematics of the East African Rift (EAR) is the least well‐known of all major plate
boundaries. Here, we show that present‐day data (a GPS+ DORIS geodetic solution and …

The Main Ethiopian Rift (MER) has a complex structural pattern composed of southern,
central, and northern segments. Ages of onset of faulting and volcanism apparently indicate …

Rifts feature highly in the geological history of the Earth, aswell as on the surfaces of other
solar system bodies such as Mars. On Earth, continental rifts can develop into new plate …

The volcanically active Main Ethiopian rift (MER) marks the transition from continental rifting
in the East African rift to incipient seafloor spreading in Afar. We use new seismicity data to …

The Miocene‐Recent East African Rift in Ethiopia subaerially exposes the transitional stage
of rifting within a young continental flood basalt province. As such, it is an ideal study locale …