Geophysics of the Canary Islands

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.

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

Auteur

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.

Contenu
Geologic evolution of the Canarian Islands of Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and La Gomera and comparison of landslides at these islands with those at Tenerife, La Palma and El Hierro.- Salt Diapirs, Salt Brine Seeps, Pockmarks and Surficial Sediment Creep and Slides in the Canary Channel off NW Africa.- Comparison of volcanic rifts on La Palma and El Hierro, Canary Islands and the Island of Hawaii.- Morphological and structural analysis in the Anaga offshore massif, Canary Islands: fractures and debris avalanches relationships.- Gravity analysis offshore the Canary Islands from a systematic survey.- A magnetic anomaly study offshore the Canary Archipelago.- Paleoearthquake evidence in Tenerife (Canary Islands) and possible seismotectonic sources.- Age and composition of the Amanay Seamount, Canary Islands.