GFZ German research centre for geo sciences

2nd Workshop
DESERT 2000,
28th June - 4th July 2001
GFZ, Potsdam

Programme

Thursday, June 28, 2001

Introduction

  • Weber: Introduction

Review Talk

  • Garfunkel: The Dead Sea Transform: Overview of history, structure and geodynamic setting

Results of sub-projects of DESERT 

  • Mechie: P- and S-velocity structure across the Dead Sea Rift from Wide-Angle Reflection / Refraction seismic profiling
  • Kesten, Stiller, Schulze: Crustal structure derived from the NVR Vibroseis experiment
  • Maercklin, Haberland, Ryberg: Shallow three - dimensional velocity structure at and around the Arava Fault (Dead Sea Rift Transform)
  • Ryberg, Haberland: Shallow tomographic velocity model along the DESERT CDP line


Friday, June 29, 2001

Review Talk

  • Agnon: Geological studies of historical earthquakes in the Holy Land

Results of sub-projects of DESERT

  • Rümpker, Ryberg: High resolution SKS splitting measurements along the NVR profile
  • Hofstetter: Crustal and upper mantle structure of the Sinai sub - plate from broadband receiver function analysis - based on permanent stations
  • Bock, Mohsen, Kind, Rümpker, Wylegalla: Passive Seismic Experiment: field operation, data archiving, and preliminary results
  • Ritter, Schmidt, Weckmann, Abueladas, Al-Amoush, Haak: First results and progress of the magnetotelluric work across the Arava Fault in Jordan
  • Helwig, Neubauer, Tezkan: Modelling and experiment design of the LOTEM Experiment based on magnetotelluric results
  • Rybakov, Götze, Hassouneh, Schmidt, Sobolev: The potential fields along the DESERT transect - data and preliminary interpretation
  • Förster, Förster, Oberhaensli: Heat flow and petrology in the Middle East - What do we know?


Participants:

Maercklin, Tamawneh, Abu-Ayyash, Garfunkel, Karte, A. Förster, Scheuer, El-Kelani, Schulze, Haberland, Ben-Avraham, Ocholt, Hiyari, Al-Amoush, Weber, Rybakov, Hassouneh, Helwig, Wylegalla, Hübscher, Ritter, Zetsche, Sobolev, Schmidt, Dieckmann, Kesten, Weckmann, Mechie, Jäckel, Stiller, Rümpker, Götze, Bock, Wohlenberg, Agnon, H.-J. Förster, Haak

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