Open AccessAre We Seeing a New Ocean Starting to Form in Africa?
Author(s) -
Erik W. Klemetti
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2020eo143740
Subject(s) - geology , oceanography , geography
Although shallow magma storage at Erta Ale volcano hints at a rift-to-ridge transition, the tectonic future of the Afar region is far from certain.