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Processing and interpretation of full tensor gravity anomalies of Southern Main Ethiopian Rift

Bisrat Kebede, Tilahun Mammo

2021Heliyon20 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

) and tilt derivative horizontal (TDX) that clearly outlined and characterize edges of the sub-basins. The sub-basins delineated are the northern and southern Abaya, Chamo and Gelana basins. The tilt angle method which is used to delineate major subsurface structures and determine the source depth results showed that the area was affected by different lineament trending NE-SW, N-S, NNE-SSW, NW-SE and E-W, directional analysis performed indicates that the dominant trend is in agreement with the regional fault orientations. The estimated depth to the top of the lineaments on average varies from 0.9 km to 3.1 km and it is relatively deeper in the basins compared to the surrounding areas giving clues to the amount of sediment infill.

Topics & Concepts

GeologyRiftLineamentGravity anomalyStructural basinGeophysicsMagnetic anomalyFault (geology)SeismologyAnomaly (physics)Bouguer anomalyGeomorphologyTectonicsPaleontologyOil fieldPhysicsCondensed matter physicsGeophysical and Geoelectrical MethodsGeophysics and Gravity MeasurementsSeismic Waves and Analysis