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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"East Africa Rift"”.
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The significance of seismic hazard on structural design in Zambia
… While Zambia’s location in the interior of the African plate may apparently suggest low seismic risk, the influence of the East Africa rift valley cannot be underestimated. Even with limited history and records of earthquake activity in Zambia and the sub region, there are sufficient records of …
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Sub-surface geology, petrochemistry and hydrothermal alteration of Wells MW-03, MW-09 and MW-20 from Menengai geothermal field, Kenya
… systems in Kenya. It is seated within the Great East Africa Rift System in the Central Kenyan Rift Valley and covered by quarternary volcanics. The study wells, MW-03, MW-09 and MW-20, were drilled inside the Menengai caldera, which is characterized by ring faults, the Molo TVA which trends …
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CENOZOIC EXTENSION OF THE LAKE TANGANYIKA RIFT, EAST AFRICA: STRUCTURES, TECTONOSTRATIGRAPHY AND PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION
<p>Active continental rifts are ideal sites for understanding the break-up of continents, and long-lived rift lake environments are known as important reservoirs for endemic communities and biodiversity. The sedimentary fill of extensional continental rifts within the East Africa Rift System (EARS) …
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Assessing the dynamics of soil erosion and sediment transport under increasing land use pressures in East African Rift Catchments
… change, soil erosion and sediment transport in East African Rift Catchments. This contribution forms a blueprint for future studies using sediment tracing, radionuclide dating, Bayesian Mixing Models and soil erosion mapping, and their reciprocal integration in this challenging environment. An …