Project overview
The Corinth Rift is one of the most seismically active regions of Europe. It is actively extending and in the very first stages of the rifting process that ultimately generates new ocean basins. We are investigating evolution of the rift, its hazard potential and the interplay between tectonics, sedimentation, climate and sea level in an active rift using a variety of geological and geophysical techniques, including deep ocean drilling as part of the IODP program.
This project aims to use deep ocean drilling cores and logs integrated with seismic reflection data to:
a) Analyse fault slip activity and earthquake history of major rift faults;
b) Determine the history of rifting from developing syn-rift sediments and fault networks in the Gulf of Corinth;
c) To determine the sedimentary processes in an active young rift basin and how climate, sea level and sedimentation interact to change rift basin environments. The research in the Corinth Rift is generating the highest resolution information on the very first stage of the rifting process. We have shown how rapidly rift systems can change by resolving chronostratigraphy to millenial timescales.
This project aims to use deep ocean drilling cores and logs integrated with seismic reflection data to:
a) Analyse fault slip activity and earthquake history of major rift faults;
b) Determine the history of rifting from developing syn-rift sediments and fault networks in the Gulf of Corinth;
c) To determine the sedimentary processes in an active young rift basin and how climate, sea level and sedimentation interact to change rift basin environments. The research in the Corinth Rift is generating the highest resolution information on the very first stage of the rifting process. We have shown how rapidly rift systems can change by resolving chronostratigraphy to millenial timescales.
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