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Paul Mohr
Researcher at National University of Ireland, Galway
Publications - 53
Citations - 2782
Paul Mohr is an academic researcher from National University of Ireland, Galway. The author has contributed to research in topics: Rift & Rift valley. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 52 publications receiving 2681 citations. Previous affiliations of Paul Mohr include Harvard University & Smithsonian Institution.
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Ethiopian flood basalt province
TL;DR: The most voluminous outpourings of lava on the land surface of the Earth have built imposing stacks of superimposed basalt flows, as much as several thousands of metres thick as discussed by the authors.
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The Ethiopian Flood Basalt Province
Paul Mohr,Bruno Zanettin +1 more
TL;DR: The Ethiopian flood basalt province embraces the Afar triple-rift junction, where the African Rift System meets the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden sea floor spreading zones as mentioned in this paper, and a large eruption of basalt and other lavas during Tertiary time has built up a subaerial volcanic pile, typically 500-1500 m thick and locally attaining 3000 m.
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Secular and tidal strain across the Main Ethiopian Rift
Roger Bilham,Rebecca Bendick,Kristine M. Larson,Paul Mohr,J. Braun,S. Tesfaye,Laike M. Asfaw +6 more
TL;DR: Using a combination of laser ranging and GPS data acquired between 1969 and 1997, this paper derived a separation velocity for the Somali and Nubian plates in Ethiopia (4.5±1 mm/yr at N108±10E).