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KRISP 85 — An international seismic investigation of the Kenya Rift
Author(s) -
KHAN AFTAB,
MAGUIRE PETER,
HENRY BILL,
HIGHAM MARTIN
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2451.1986.tb01056.x
Subject(s) - geology , rift , seismology , kenya , rift valley , borehole , paleontology , tectonics , law , political science
British, German, American and Kenyan seismologists undertook a preliminary crustal seismic programme in the Kenya Rift in the summer of 1985. Thirteen explosions, totalling 7 tonnes, were fired in lakes and boreholes, and were recorded by 42 three‐component stations. Preliminary results show that the deep structure along the axis of the Rift is more complex than previous models have suggested.