Ana Martinez Garcia

Nationality: Spanish
Institution: University of Bristol
Country: United Kingdom
Research Title: Shallow crustal density distribution and its evolution at the Krafla volcanic system

PROJECT SUMMARY

This project has two main objectives the modelization of the shallow subsurface density distribution and study the short and mid-term evolution of the Krafla sub-volcanic system. To achieve these objectives static and dynamic measurement in surroundings Krafla will be acquired and added to the previous gravity surveys. The static gravity data will be inverted and
combined with other multiparametric data to obtain a good 3D model of the density anomaly beneath Krafla caldera. The dynamic gravity measurements will be process and linked with the previous microgravity surveys recorded in the last decades and jointly with ground deformation will allow us to know the evolution of the sub-volcanic system.

Scientific Background

I graduate from University of Salamanca with a BSc in Geology. My undergraduate thesis was based on the characterization of zircon from Ordovician volcanoclastic sediments to know the date of the responsible eruption for the sediments in the Cantabrian Zone. I continued with a master’s degree in Geophysics and Geology of Reservoirs at University of Barcelona where I had the opportunity to do my thesis in the National Research Center of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera (CSIC-ICTJA) working jointly with the seismic group to study the mid-crustal discontinuity along the Variscan Iberia interpreting jointly different deep seismic profiles. This research was recognized with an award to one of the best national master thesis for the year 2020 for the Spanish Geological and Miner Institute.

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