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Geophysics of the Canary Islands

Results of Spain's Exclusive Economic Zone Program

  • Wealth of new data and ideas from almost a decade of research by an oceanic island group
  • Geographically defined research in a broad range of marine geophysical topics to address an international and diverse readership

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
  2. Salt Diapirs, Salt Brine Seeps, Pockmarks and Surficial Sediment Creep and Slides in the Canary Channel off NW Africa

    • J. Acosta, E. Uchupi, A. Muñoz, P. Herranz, C. Palomo, M. Ballesteros et al.
    Pages 41-57
  3. Comparison of volcanic rifts on La Palma and El Hierro, Canary Islands and the Island of Hawaii

    • J. Acosta, E. Uchupi, D. Smith, A. Muñoz, P. Herranz, C. Palomo et al.
    Pages 59-90
  4. Morphological and structural analysis in the Anaga offshore massif, Canary Islands: fractures and debris avalanches relationships

    • P. Llanes, A. Muñoz, A. Muñoz-Martín, J. Acosta, P. Herranz, A. Carbó et al.
    Pages 91-112
  5. Gravity analysis offshore the Canary Islands from a systematic survey

    • A. Carbó, A. Muñoz-Martín, P. Llanes, J. Álvarez, EEZ Working Group
    Pages 113-127
  6. A magnetic anomaly study offshore the Canary Archipelago

    • M. Catalán, J. Martín Davila, ZEE Working Group
    Pages 129-148
  7. Paleoearthquake evidence in Tenerife (Canary Islands) and possible seismotectonic sources

    • L. I. de Gonzalez Vallejo, R. Capote, L. Cabrera, J. M. Insua, J. Acosta
    Pages 149-160
  8. Age and composition of the Amanay Seamount, Canary Islands

    • E. Ancochea, M. J. Huertas
    Pages 161-169

About this book

This book contains the results of a 9 year (1995-2004) investigation of the Canary Islands Exclusive Economic Zone, using state of the art technology. The main result areas are:

  • A multibeam survey demonstrating the magnitude of catastrophic failures of the Canary Islands
  • A comparison of the morphology of the Canary Islands with Hawaii
  • The significance of hydrothermal activity in the Canary Channel associated with Mesozoic salt diapirs
  • An analysis of the morphology and structure of the offshore extension of the Anaga massif in Tenerife island
  • A detailed description of the archipelago gravity field and magnetic field of the Canary Islands

All in all the wealth of new data and ideas presented in this collection of papers has rarely been equaled in an investigation of an oceanic island group.

About the authors

Juan Acosta is the main researcher for the project of which the results are presented in this book.

 

Peter Clift has done his research and teaching at MIT, WHOI, and is currently affiliated with the University of Aberdeen. He has served and is currently Editor for several journals, amongst others Marine Geophysical Researches.

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