ADD-ON - Afar Dallol Drilling

Seismic and aseismic deformation in the Danakil depression, East Africa and Corinth Rift, Greece: Magma-rich vs magma-poor rift extension The mechanisms accommodating extension in magma-rich and magma-poor rifts likely differ, with magmatic intrusion (largely aseismic) potentially domina…

Contrasting rifts compared by Gareth Hurman from the perspectives of seismic vs a seismic extension of the Danakil and Corinth rifts www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @sorcerinsar.bsky.social

Cross-scale strain analysis in the Afar rift (East Africa) from automatic fault mapping and geodesy Abstract. The formation of continental rift systems is characterised by the interplay of magmatic and tectonic processes. Their evolution involves a wide range of timescales, from centennial scales of...

Our new study on @egu.eu SE combines automatic fault mapping, geodesy and rock dating to reconstruct the tectonic and magmatic evolution of the Afar rift during the last 4.5 Myrs. @sasbrune.bsky.social @sorcerinsar.bsky.social @derekkeir.bsky.social @gimmi-p.bsky.social @earth-science.bsky.social

Frontiers | The first observation of seismicity beneath the northwestern Ethiopian plateau and its seismotectonic implications The seismotectonics of the Northwestern (NW) Ethiopian plateau and the adjacent rift flanks were studied using local earthquake data recorded by broadband se...

This new paper by Sisay Alemaheyu of Addis Ababa University shows that there are earthquakes beneath the Ethiopian plateau, far away from the East African rift. Distributed extension.
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"On the way to drill deep in science: Danakil Depression"

The ADD-ON project has contributed to understanding the recent eruptive activity at Erta Ale volcano in Afar. See the activity report at
comet.nerc.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
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The ADD-ON project has contributed to understanding the recent eruptive activity at Erta Ale volcano in Afar. See the activity report at
comet.nerc.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
@sorcerinsar.bsky.social @derekkeir.bsky.social @alarosa.bsky.social

Scientific response to the 2024–2025 dyke intrusions in the Fentale-Dofen Region, Ethiopia: geophysical monitoring, surface manifestations, and hazard mapping - Bulletin of Volcanology In continental rifts, tectonic deformation, magmatic processes, and earthquakes interact dynamically reflecting the crust’s complex response to extensional stress and evolving subsurface and surface c...

If you are interested in the Fentale diking episode then have a read of Prof. Elias Lewi's new paper in Bull. Volc. link.springer.com/article/10.1... @alarosa.bsky.social @sorcerinsar.bsky.social

An advert to see Dr Birhan Kebede talk about the ongoing subsidence at Dallol observed by InSAR in the Rifts and Rifted Margins seminar series www.gfz.de/sektion/geod...

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An advert to see Dr Birhan Kebede talk about the ongoing subsidence at Dallol observed by InSAR in the Rifts and Rifted Margins seminar series www.gfz.de/sektion/geod...

to subscribe for the session use link at www.listserv.dfn.de/sympa/subscr...

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July 7th: “Subsidence across scales – resource extraction, volcanism and tectonics” 16:00 Kyle Murray (University of Hawaii, USA) “Imaging crustal deformation across the central East African Rift: Insights into volcanic, tectonic & hydrologic processes" 16:20  Birhan Kebede (University of Florence, Italy) “Ground subsidence in the Dallol geothermal area: Insights from InSAR Observations” 16:40 Bodo Bookhagen (Potsdam University, Germany) “GNSS and InSAR observations at the Olkaria geothermal site in the central East African Rift System”

⚒️ What do the ups and downs of rifts tell us about tectonics, volcanism and fluid flow? ⚒️

Join our #RiftAndRiftedMarginsSeminar with Kyle Murray, Birhan Kebede, Bodo Bookhagen 

Monday July 7th, 4 pm CET

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Past talks
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Magma "heartbeat" is tearing continent apart, geologists discover "The plume is pulsing," said Earth Science professor Tom Gernon of the University of Southampton.

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Schematic illustrations of the spatially heterogeneous nature of the mantle upwelling beneath Afar

⚒️ Article: Mantle upwelling beneath the Afar rift may be influenced by tectonic processes in the overriding lithospheric plates

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www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Mantle upwelling at Afar triple junction shaped by overriding plate dynamics - Nature Geoscience The mantle upwelling beneath the Afar rift may be influenced by tectonic processes in the overriding lithospheric plates that shape the distribution of both the compositional heterogeneities and abund...

New paper alert🚨

In this new article in @natgeosci.nature.com we use a multidisciplinary approach (geochemistry, geophysics and mathematically modelling) to see pulsing in the mantle plume beneath Afar and how the flow varies along the rift See the 🧵 below:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

"On A Timescale Of Millions Of Years": Scientists Detect Pulsing “Heartbeat” Under Africa Every beat leaves a different chemical signal in the rocks around the Ethiopian Rift for us to find.

Interesting articles in the media of the research by @wattsvolcanology.bsky.social on the Afar mantle plume that is pulsing and flowing beneath the Danakil depression @derekkeir.bsky.social @echambersgeo.bsky.social

www.iflscience.com/on-a-timesca...

www.thesun.co.uk/tech/3555097...

In this new paper in @natgeosci.nature.com by @wattsvolcanology.bsky.social, she uses analysis of seismic and geochemical data to see pulsing of a mantle plume and how it flows along the rift
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...

If you're interested in the latest Danakil rift related conference and publication activity then see the updates on www.afardalloldrilling.com/publications @derekkeir.bsky.social

The link between geothermal resources and subsurface geological structures in the magma-rich Ethiopian rift: A case study of the Boku geothermal prospect In the volcanically and tectonically active zones of the main Ethiopian Rift, geothermal resources are primarily influenced by subsurface geological s…

Interested in geothermal systems in rifts? See this new paper by Wuletawu et al. in JVGR using gravity data to understand the Boku geothermal prospect in the Ethiopian rift @afardalloldrilling.bsky.social @talents-dn.bsky.social @sasbrune.bsky.social
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YouTube video by ADD-ON ADD-ON Project presentation by Dr. Valentin

New AddOn video youtu.be/HNHO-KTqc4g showing how the Afar rift opened through the passage of time @afardalloldrilling.bsky.social

Interested in corals and environmental change in Afar? Then take a look at this article published recently in Past Global Changes Magazine
pastglobalchanges.org/news/138351
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YouTube video by ADD-ON Field Expedition to the Danakil Depression 2025

Take a look at footage of the @afardalloldrilling.bsky.social AAU and Fribourg field expedition to the Danakil Depression 2025 - YouTube! | m.youtube.com/watch?v=WYOG...

Continuous Subsidence of Dallol Volcano Caused by Magmatic, Hydrothermal, and Salt Dissolution Processes: Insights From InSAR Observations InSAR study of deformation in the magmatically and geothermally active area of Dallol, Danakil, East African rift InSAR time series and velocity maps show three subsiding deformation signals on t...

Congrats to Birhan Kebede on the publication of her second PhD paper about the continuous subsidence of Dallol in Afar agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @alarosa.bsky.social @afardalloldrilling.bsky.social

Afar-Dallol Depression is excellent field laboratory for paleo-environmental, paleo-ecological, stratigraphical and geobiosphere interactions in extreme settings.

Afar-Dallol depression is a world-class natural field laboratory. Please check out this science highlight doi.org/10.22498/pag...

Workshop report: Afar Dallol Drilling – ONset of sedimentary processes in an active rift basin (ADD-ON) Abstract. Rifts and rifted margins form when continents break apart and shape the continent-to-ocean transition on much of our planet. The sedimentary basins that result from continental rifting host ...

Here are the fascinating objectives of Afar Dallol Drilling (ADD-ON) project. For more information please check out doi.org/10.5194/sd-3...

ADD-ON About Afar Dallol Drilling - ONset of sedimentary processes in an active rift basin The ADD-ON project (Afar Dallol Drilling) aims to explore drilling targets in the Danakil Depression (Afar, Ethiopi...

This is the official YouTube channel of ADD-ON
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The ADD-ON - Afar Dallol Drilling project launches its BlueSky account today. See more info on our website at www.afardalloldrilling.com