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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
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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...