The goal of this project is to image the Cape Verde mantle plume with seismological methods and to determine the physical properties of the plume.
Time Frame
- Autumn 2007 - 2008
Principal Investigators
- Prof. Dr. M. Weber (GFZ Potsdam)
- Prof. R. Kind (GFZ Potsdam)
- A. Pina, MSc (Instituto Superior de Educacao, Kapverden)
- Prof. Dr. G. Silveira (Centro de Geofisica da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal)
- PD Dr. J. R.R. Ritter (Uni. Karlsruhe)
- Prof. Dr. G. Rümpker (Uni. Frankfurt/M.)
Cooperations
- Instituto Superior de Educacao (Kapverden), Uni. Lisboa, Uni. Karlsruhe, Uni. Frankfurt
Methods & Equipment
- passive seimic array using ~40 broadbandrecorders
Publications/Results
- Vinnik, L.; Silveira, G.; Kiselev, S.; Farra, V.; Weber, M.; Stutzmann, E. (2012): Cape Verde hotspot from the upper crust to the top of the lower mantle. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 319-320, 259-268., doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2011.12.017