Articles | Volume 8, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-8-45-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-8-45-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
| 
16 Jan 2017
Research article |
| 16 Jan 2017
The Kenya rift revisited: insights into lithospheric strength through data-driven 3-D gravity and thermal modelling
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Sections 6.1 & 2.2,
Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Christian Meeßen
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Sections 6.1 & 2.2,
Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Institute of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Potsdam,
14476 Potsdam, Germany
Mauro Cacace
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Sections 6.1 & 2.2,
Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
James Mechie
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Sections 6.1 & 2.2,
Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Stewart Fishwick
Department of Geology, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
Christian Heine
New Ventures, Upstream International, Shell International Exploration
& Production B.V., 2596 HR, The Hague, the Netherlands
Magdalena Scheck-Wenderoth
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Sections 6.1 & 2.2,
Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Manfred R. Strecker
Institute of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Potsdam,
14476 Potsdam, Germany
Viewed
Total article views: 3,527 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 04 Oct 2016)
| HTML | XML | Total | Supplement | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,765 | 1,592 | 170 | 3,527 | 159 | 140 | 159 |
- HTML: 1,765
- PDF: 1,592
- XML: 170
- Total: 3,527
- Supplement: 159
- BibTeX: 140
- EndNote: 159
Total article views: 2,725 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 16 Jan 2017)
| HTML | XML | Total | Supplement | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,419 | 1,141 | 165 | 2,725 | 159 | 137 | 156 |
- HTML: 1,419
- PDF: 1,141
- XML: 165
- Total: 2,725
- Supplement: 159
- BibTeX: 137
- EndNote: 156
Total article views: 802 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 04 Oct 2016)
| HTML | XML | Total | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 346 | 451 | 5 | 802 | 3 | 3 |
- HTML: 346
- PDF: 451
- XML: 5
- Total: 802
- BibTeX: 3
- EndNote: 3
Viewed (geographical distribution)
Total article views: 3,527 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 3,145 with geography defined
and 382 with unknown origin.
Total article views: 2,725 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 2,408 with geography defined
and 317 with unknown origin.
Total article views: 802 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 737 with geography defined
and 65 with unknown origin.
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
Cited
29 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Vent distribution and structural inheritance in an embryonic rift: The example of the Chyulu Hills off-rift magmatic range (South Kenya) F. Mazzarini & I. Isola 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2021.107268
- Crustal Structure of Active Deformation Zones in Africa: Implications for Global Crustal Processes C. Ebinger et al. 10.1002/2017TC004526
- The magma-poor Somalian continental margin: Lower crustal boudinage and mantle exhumation M. Haji Hassan et al. 10.1016/j.margeo.2020.106358
- Normal fault reactivation during multiphase extension: Analogue models and application to the Turkana depression, East Africa L. Wang et al. 10.1016/j.tecto.2021.228870
- Aborted propagation of the Ethiopian rift caused by linkage with the Kenyan rift G. Corti et al. 10.1038/s41467-019-09335-2
- 3D gravity modelling of Colorado and Claromecó basins: new evidences for the evolution of the southwestern margin of Gondwana S. Vazquez Lucero et al. 10.1007/s00531-020-01944-3
- Thermo-Rheological Properties of the Ethiopian Lithosphere and Evidence for Transient Fluid Induced Lower Crustal Seismicity Beneath the Ethiopian Rift A. Muluneh et al. 10.3389/feart.2021.610165
- Controls of inherited lithospheric heterogeneity on rift linkage: Numerical and analog models of interaction between the Kenyan and Ethiopian rifts across the Turkana depression S. Brune et al. 10.1002/2017TC004739
- Cenozoic tectono-sedimentary evolution of the northern Turkana Depression (East African Rift System) and its significance for continental rifts A. Nutz et al. 10.1016/j.epsl.2021.117285
- Is There a Speed Limit for the Thermal Steady‐State Assumption in Continental Rifts? E. Heckenbach et al. 10.1029/2020GC009577
- Body‐Wave Tomographic Imaging of the Turkana Depression: Implications for Rift Development and Plume‐Lithosphere Interactions R. Kounoudis et al. 10.1029/2021GC009782
- Recent volcano-tectonic activity of the Ririba rift and the evolution of rifting in South Ethiopia Z. Franceschini et al. 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2020.106989
- Early syn-rift igneous dike patterns, northern Kenya Rift (Turkana, Kenya): Implications for local and regional stresses, tectonics, and magma-structure interactions C. Morley 10.1130/GES02107.1
- Paleorift structure constrained by gravity and stratigraphic data: The Statherian Araí rift case M. Martins-Ferreira et al. 10.1016/j.tecto.2018.05.014
- Controls on Asymmetric Rift Dynamics: Numerical Modeling of Strain Localization and Fault Evolution in the Kenya Rift M. Richter et al. 10.1029/2020TC006553
- Joint interpretation of gravity and resistivity data from the Northern Kenya volcanic rift zone: Structural and geothermal significance C. Lichoro et al. 10.1016/j.geothermics.2018.09.006
- Hybrid local and teleseismic P-wave tomography in North Tanzania: role of inherited structures and magmatism on continental rifting A. Clutier et al. 10.1093/gji/ggaa538
- Tectono-thermal evolution of a long-lived segment of the East African Rift System: Thermochronological insights from the North Lokichar Basin, Turkana, Kenya S. Boone et al. 10.1016/j.tecto.2018.06.010
- Fault‐magma interactions during early continental rifting: Seismicity of the M agadi‐ N atron‐ M anyara basins, A frica A. Weinstein et al. 10.1002/2017GC007027
- Influence of Rift Superposition on Lithospheric Response to East African Rift System Extension: Lapur Range, Turkana, Kenya S. Boone et al. 10.1002/2017TC004575
- Accommodation of East African Rifting Across the Turkana Depression E. Knappe et al. 10.1029/2019JB018469
- Crustal Structure of the Andean Foreland in Northern Argentina: Results From Data-Integrative Three-Dimensional Density Modeling C. Meeßen et al. 10.1002/2017JB014296
- Oblique rifting: the rule, not the exception S. Brune et al. 10.5194/se-9-1187-2018
- Non‐uniform splitting of a single mantle plume by double cratonic roots: Insight into the origin of the central and southern East African Rift System A. Koptev et al. 10.1111/ter.12317
- Geological structures controlling the placement and geometry of heat sources within the Menengai geothermal field, Kenya as evidenced by gravity study I. Kanda et al. 10.1016/j.geothermics.2018.12.012
- The anomalously-propagating South Kenya rift in the context of the North Tanzanian Divergence zone, East Africa B. Le Gall et al. 10.1016/j.tecto.2021.228968
- Continental rifting at magmatic centres: structural implications from the Late Quaternary Menengai Caldera, central Kenya Rift S. Riedl et al. 10.1144/jgs2019-021
- Lithospheric strength variations and seismotectonic segmentation below the Sea of Marmara E. Gholamrezaie et al. 10.1016/j.tecto.2021.228999
- A global reference model of the lithosphere and upper mantle from joint inversion and analysis of multiple data sets J. Afonso et al. 10.1093/gji/ggz094
29 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Vent distribution and structural inheritance in an embryonic rift: The example of the Chyulu Hills off-rift magmatic range (South Kenya) F. Mazzarini & I. Isola 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2021.107268
- Crustal Structure of Active Deformation Zones in Africa: Implications for Global Crustal Processes C. Ebinger et al. 10.1002/2017TC004526
- The magma-poor Somalian continental margin: Lower crustal boudinage and mantle exhumation M. Haji Hassan et al. 10.1016/j.margeo.2020.106358
- Normal fault reactivation during multiphase extension: Analogue models and application to the Turkana depression, East Africa L. Wang et al. 10.1016/j.tecto.2021.228870
- Aborted propagation of the Ethiopian rift caused by linkage with the Kenyan rift G. Corti et al. 10.1038/s41467-019-09335-2
- 3D gravity modelling of Colorado and Claromecó basins: new evidences for the evolution of the southwestern margin of Gondwana S. Vazquez Lucero et al. 10.1007/s00531-020-01944-3
- Thermo-Rheological Properties of the Ethiopian Lithosphere and Evidence for Transient Fluid Induced Lower Crustal Seismicity Beneath the Ethiopian Rift A. Muluneh et al. 10.3389/feart.2021.610165
- Controls of inherited lithospheric heterogeneity on rift linkage: Numerical and analog models of interaction between the Kenyan and Ethiopian rifts across the Turkana depression S. Brune et al. 10.1002/2017TC004739
- Cenozoic tectono-sedimentary evolution of the northern Turkana Depression (East African Rift System) and its significance for continental rifts A. Nutz et al. 10.1016/j.epsl.2021.117285
- Is There a Speed Limit for the Thermal Steady‐State Assumption in Continental Rifts? E. Heckenbach et al. 10.1029/2020GC009577
- Body‐Wave Tomographic Imaging of the Turkana Depression: Implications for Rift Development and Plume‐Lithosphere Interactions R. Kounoudis et al. 10.1029/2021GC009782
- Recent volcano-tectonic activity of the Ririba rift and the evolution of rifting in South Ethiopia Z. Franceschini et al. 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2020.106989
- Early syn-rift igneous dike patterns, northern Kenya Rift (Turkana, Kenya): Implications for local and regional stresses, tectonics, and magma-structure interactions C. Morley 10.1130/GES02107.1
- Paleorift structure constrained by gravity and stratigraphic data: The Statherian Araí rift case M. Martins-Ferreira et al. 10.1016/j.tecto.2018.05.014
- Controls on Asymmetric Rift Dynamics: Numerical Modeling of Strain Localization and Fault Evolution in the Kenya Rift M. Richter et al. 10.1029/2020TC006553
- Joint interpretation of gravity and resistivity data from the Northern Kenya volcanic rift zone: Structural and geothermal significance C. Lichoro et al. 10.1016/j.geothermics.2018.09.006
- Hybrid local and teleseismic P-wave tomography in North Tanzania: role of inherited structures and magmatism on continental rifting A. Clutier et al. 10.1093/gji/ggaa538
- Tectono-thermal evolution of a long-lived segment of the East African Rift System: Thermochronological insights from the North Lokichar Basin, Turkana, Kenya S. Boone et al. 10.1016/j.tecto.2018.06.010
- Fault‐magma interactions during early continental rifting: Seismicity of the M agadi‐ N atron‐ M anyara basins, A frica A. Weinstein et al. 10.1002/2017GC007027
- Influence of Rift Superposition on Lithospheric Response to East African Rift System Extension: Lapur Range, Turkana, Kenya S. Boone et al. 10.1002/2017TC004575
- Accommodation of East African Rifting Across the Turkana Depression E. Knappe et al. 10.1029/2019JB018469
- Crustal Structure of the Andean Foreland in Northern Argentina: Results From Data-Integrative Three-Dimensional Density Modeling C. Meeßen et al. 10.1002/2017JB014296
- Oblique rifting: the rule, not the exception S. Brune et al. 10.5194/se-9-1187-2018
- Non‐uniform splitting of a single mantle plume by double cratonic roots: Insight into the origin of the central and southern East African Rift System A. Koptev et al. 10.1111/ter.12317
- Geological structures controlling the placement and geometry of heat sources within the Menengai geothermal field, Kenya as evidenced by gravity study I. Kanda et al. 10.1016/j.geothermics.2018.12.012
- The anomalously-propagating South Kenya rift in the context of the North Tanzanian Divergence zone, East Africa B. Le Gall et al. 10.1016/j.tecto.2021.228968
- Continental rifting at magmatic centres: structural implications from the Late Quaternary Menengai Caldera, central Kenya Rift S. Riedl et al. 10.1144/jgs2019-021
- Lithospheric strength variations and seismotectonic segmentation below the Sea of Marmara E. Gholamrezaie et al. 10.1016/j.tecto.2021.228999
- A global reference model of the lithosphere and upper mantle from joint inversion and analysis of multiple data sets J. Afonso et al. 10.1093/gji/ggz094
Discussed (final revised paper)
Latest update: 04 Jun 2023
Short summary
The Kenya Rift is a zone along which the African continental plate is stretched as evidenced by strong earthquake and volcanic activity. We want to understand the controlling factors of past and future tectonic deformation; hence, we assess the structural and strength configuration of the rift system at the present-day. Data-driven 3-D numerical models show how the inherited composition of the crust and a thermal anomaly in the deep mantle interact to form localised zones of tectonic weakness.
The Kenya Rift is a zone along which the African continental plate is stretched as evidenced by...
