Emma Chambers
@echambersgeo.bsky.social
Postdoctoral fellow at DIAS, Dublin. Seismologist, Geophysicist, Gardener and Cook. Particular interests in magma, joint inversion and geothermal energy.
This was part of the Derisking Ireland's Geothermal Potential project (DIG). The DIG project is funded by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland under the SEAI Research, Development & Demonstration Funding Programme 2019 (grant number 19/RDD/522) and by the Geological Survey Ireland.
August 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
This was part of the Derisking Ireland's Geothermal Potential project (DIG). The DIG project is funded by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland under the SEAI Research, Development & Demonstration Funding Programme 2019 (grant number 19/RDD/522) and by the Geological Survey Ireland.
Thank you to all my coauthors and collaborators who made this possible. We hope you find this new resource useful! #geothermal #DIASDiscovers @geolsurvie.bsky.social #Ireland #Science
August 18, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Thank you to all my coauthors and collaborators who made this possible. We hope you find this new resource useful! #geothermal #DIASDiscovers @geolsurvie.bsky.social #Ireland #Science
The models are freely available open access through GJI (doi.org/10.1093/gji/...) in the supplementary material, as well as through the GSI web viewer (www.gsi.ie/en-ie/data-and-maps/Pages/default.aspx).
A new subsurface temperature model for Ireland from joint geophysical–petrological inversion of seismic, surface heat flow and petrophysical data
SUMMARY. High-quality maps of subsurface temperature and the geothermal gradient are useful when assessing the geothermal potential of a region. However, d
doi.org
August 18, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The models are freely available open access through GJI (doi.org/10.1093/gji/...) in the supplementary material, as well as through the GSI web viewer (www.gsi.ie/en-ie/data-and-maps/Pages/default.aspx).
The inversion also produces outputs for the depth to the LAB, Moho as well as determine Vs and radiogenic heat production. These new results will be useful for future geodynamic modelling studies and understanding Ireland's tectonic history.
August 18, 2025 at 7:25 AM
The inversion also produces outputs for the depth to the LAB, Moho as well as determine Vs and radiogenic heat production. These new results will be useful for future geodynamic modelling studies and understanding Ireland's tectonic history.
The results allow us to determine the geothermal potential and provide a range of temperatures based on the uncertainty and variability of the input parameters. The associated uncertainty maps and likely ranges, were an important part of producing the models
August 18, 2025 at 7:22 AM
The results allow us to determine the geothermal potential and provide a range of temperatures based on the uncertainty and variability of the input parameters. The associated uncertainty maps and likely ranges, were an important part of producing the models
We've used phase velocity data combined with variable surface heat flow, thermal conductivity and radiogenic heat production to model the crust and upper mantle across the island.
August 18, 2025 at 7:21 AM
We've used phase velocity data combined with variable surface heat flow, thermal conductivity and radiogenic heat production to model the crust and upper mantle across the island.
Reposted by Emma Chambers
Reposted by Emma Chambers
for a nice summary of the work on the pulsing Afar plume by @wattsvolcanology.bsky.social see this article in @newsweek.com
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@gernon.bsky.social @sorcerinsar.bsky.social
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Magma "heartbeat" is tearing continent apart, geologists discover
"The plume is pulsing," said Earth Science professor Tom Gernon of the University of Southampton.
www.newsweek.com
June 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
for a nice summary of the work on the pulsing Afar plume by @wattsvolcanology.bsky.social see this article in @newsweek.com
www.newsweek.com/geology-plat...
@gernon.bsky.social @sorcerinsar.bsky.social
www.newsweek.com/geology-plat...
@gernon.bsky.social @sorcerinsar.bsky.social
And it's also featured in The Times! www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...
How a plume of magma threatens to one day rip east Africa apart
Scientists believe a 3,200-mile crack running from Ethopia to Mozambique will develop over several million years, creating a new ocean and vast island
www.thetimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
And it's also featured in The Times! www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...