Recent rift-related volcanism in Afar, Ethiopia

• Published in: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
• Main Authors: Ferguson, David J., Barnie, Talfan D., Pyle, David M., Oppenheimer, Clive, Yirgu, Gezahegn, Lewi, Elias, Kidane, Tesfaye, Carn, Simon, Hamling, Ian
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Digital Commons @ Michigan Tech 2010
• Subjects: Afar; Basalt; Ethiopia; Remote sensing of volcanoes; Rift zone volcanism; Krafla; Iceland
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/6379; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2010.02.010

Rift zones are the most common magmatic environment on Earth. However opportunities to observe active rifting are rare, and consequently the volcanological characteristics of rift systems are not well understood. An ongoing phase of magmatic rifting along a section of the Red Sea system in Afar, Eth...