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Kinematics of the southern Red Sea-Afar Triple Junction and implications for plate dynamics

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2010

Authors

McClusky, Simon
Reilinger, Robert
Ogubazghi, Ghebrebrhan
Amleson, Aman
Healeb, Biniam
Vernant, P.
Sholan, Jamal
Fisseha, Shimelles
Asfaw, Laike
Bendick, R.

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American Geophysical Union

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GPS measurements adjacent to the southern Red Sea and Afar Triple Junction, indicate that the Red Sea Rift bifurcates south of 17 N latitude with one branch following a continuation of the main Red Sea Rift (∼150 Az.) and the other oriented more N-S, tr

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Keywords: Gulf of Aden; Red sea; Relative motion; Rotation rate; Triangular geometry; Triple junction; Oceanography; Rotation; GPS; kinematics; plate boundary; plate motion; rifting; triple junction; Afar; Arabian Sea; Gulf of Aden; Indian Ocean; Red Sea [Indian Oc

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/36667

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ANU Research Publications

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Geophysical Research Letters

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Journal article

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10.1029/2009GL041127

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2037-12-31

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