Abstract

2011-12-15 to 2012-02-15
Reflection seismic profile in North-Western Namibia. Continuation of project LISPWAL which aims to decipher the lithospheric structure of the Namibian passive margin at the intersection with the Walvis ridge. Scientific aims: High resolution image of lower-crustal high-velocity body revealed by wide-angle observations; Improved understanding of how continental crust and plume head interact, what the extent and volumes of magmatic underplating is, and how and which inherited (continental) structures might have been involved and utilized in the break up process.

Related People

Person Institute
Trond Ryberg (PI) GFZ Potsdam
Christian Haberland (PI) GFZ Potsdam

Used Equipment

Device Amount
Datacube 200
Cube3 100
3-D Geophone 100
1C Geophone (4.5 Hz) 200

Location

[18.5° S, 12.5° E]