Seismological Investigation of the Cameroon Volcanic Line

The Cameroon project is a 2-year passive-source broadband seismic experiment, consisting of an 8 station prototype deployment in 2005 and a 32 station deployment in 2006. The experiment will allow us to evaluate models for the origin of volcanic lines without age progression (hot lines) by examining the seismic structure of the crust and upper mantle beneath one of the most easily accessible hot lines, the Cameroon Volcanic Line (CVL).

Maps and Station Locations

Project Summary

Initial Research Results

Footquakes

Photo Gallery

Principal Investigators

• Rigobert Tibi, Washington University
• Douglas A. Wiens, Washington University
• Andrew A. Nyblade, PennState University

Graduate Students

• Garrett Euler, Washington University
• Mouse (Angela Marie) Larson, PennState University

International Collaborators

• Dr. Joseph Netuk Nnange, Deputy Director; Institute for Geological and Mining Research (IRGM). Yaounde, Cameroon
• Dr. Ateba Bekoa, Research Scientist; Institute for Geological and Mining Research (IRGM). Buea, Cameroon
• Dr. Charles Tabod, Lecturer; Dept. of Physics Univ. of Yaounde, Cameroon
• Alain Pierre Tokam, Ph.D. Candidate; Dept. of Physics Univ. of Yaounde, Cameroon

Links

• Africa Array
• Global Volcanism Program - Mt. Cameroon
• Incorporated Reserach Institutions for Seismology (IRIS)
• PASSCAL Instrument Center