The Cornell Morocco Project

The Cornell Morocco research project has been an ongoing collaborative effort between Cornell University and institutions in Morocco and Spain to improve the understanding of the structure and geodynamics of the western Mediterranean (Alboran) region and the intracontinental development of the Atlas mountain system, using geophysical and geological methods. This project is a very comprehensive one. Considerable diversified data are used, including earthquake seismology, well data, surface geologic mapping, gravity, remote sensing and digital topography, and GPS observations. The results shed new lights on strategy for oil exploration and provided significant new knowledge on how to better assess and evaluate earthquake hazard in Morocco.