{"id":6110,"date":"2026-10-19T09:48:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/doktorsvorn\/doktorsvorn-i-jardedlisfraedi-charles-muturia-lichoro\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T09:48:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:48:29","slug":"doktorsvorn-i-jardedlisfraedi-charles-muturia-lichoro","status":"publish","type":"phd_defence","link":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/doktorsvorn\/doktorsvorn-i-jardedlisfraedi-charles-muturia-lichoro\/","title":{"rendered":"Doktorsv\u00f6rn \u00ed jar\u00f0e\u00f0lisfr\u00e6\u00f0i – Charles Muturia Lichoro"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Doktorsefni:<\/strong>\u00a0Charles Muturia Lichoro<\/p>\n

Heiti ritger\u00f0ar:<\/strong>\u00a0Yfirlitsk\u00f6nnun \u00e1 jar\u00f0hitaau\u00f0lindum \u00ed nor\u00f0urhluta Ken\u00eda-sigdalsins me\u00f0 vi\u00f0n\u00e1ms- og \u00feyngdarm\u00e6lingum<\/p>\n

Andm\u00e6lendur: <\/strong>Dr. Egidio Armadillo, pr\u00f3fessor vi\u00f0 University of Genova
Dr. Peter Omenda, r\u00e1\u00f0gjafi<\/p>\n

Lei\u00f0beinendur:<\/strong> Kn\u00fatur \u00c1rnason, jar\u00f0e\u00f0lisfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur hj\u00e1 \u00cdSOR og William Cumming, r\u00e1\u00f0gjafi vi\u00f0 Cumming Geoscience, Bandar\u00edkjunum<\/p>\n

Umsj\u00f3narkennari: <\/strong>Dr. Andri Stef\u00e1nsson, pr\u00f3fessor vi\u00f0 Jar\u00f0v\u00edsindadeild H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands<\/p>\n

Einnig \u00ed doktorsnefnd:<\/strong>
Brynd\u00eds Brandsd\u00f3ttir, v\u00edsindama\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 Jar\u00f0v\u00edsindastofnun H\u00e1sk\u00f3lans
L\u00fa\u00f0v\u00edk S. Georgsson, forst\u00f6\u00f0uma\u00f0ur Jar\u00f0hitask\u00f3la H\u00e1sk\u00f3la Sameinu\u00f0u \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0anna<\/p>\n

Doktorsv\u00f6rn st\u00fdrir:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Magn\u00fas Tumi Gu\u00f0mundsson, pr\u00f3fessor og deildarforseti Jar\u00f0v\u00edsindadeildar H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands<\/p>\n

\u00c1grip<\/strong><\/p>\n

Umfangsmiklar jar\u00f0e\u00f0lisfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegar m\u00e6lingar, yfir 150 Magnetotelluric (MT) m\u00e6lingar og \u00feyngdarm\u00e6lingar \u00e1 515 m\u00e6list\u00f6\u00f0um, hafa veri\u00f0 ger\u00f0ar vi\u00f0 eldst\u00f6\u00f0vakerfin Korosi, Pakaog Silali \u00ed nor\u00f0urhluta sigdalsins mikla \u00ed Ken\u00eda til a\u00f0 meta jar\u00f0hitaau\u00f0lindir. Samt\u00falkun MT-m\u00e6linganna vi\u00f0 Transient ElectroMagnetic (TEM) m\u00e6lingar \u00e1 sama sta\u00f0 s\u00fdnir vi\u00f0n\u00e1msskipan sem bendir til nokkurra jar\u00f0hitakerfa innan ranns\u00f3knasv\u00e6\u00f0isins.<\/p>\n

\u00d6ll jar\u00f0hitakerfin hafa vi\u00f0n\u00e1msskipan sem samanstendur af yfirbor\u00f0slagi me\u00f0 h\u00e1u e\u00f0lisvi\u00f0n\u00e1mi (~ 100 \u03a9m), ofan l\u00e1gvi\u00f0n\u00e1mslags (~ 10 \u03a9m), sem er t\u00falka\u00f0 sem ummyndunarleirk\u00e1pa og \u00feakberg yfir jar\u00f0hitakerfinu. Ne\u00f0an l\u00e1gvi\u00f0n\u00e1msk\u00e1punnar er h\u00e1vi\u00f0n\u00e1mskjarni me\u00f0 h\u00e6rra e\u00f0lisvi\u00f0n\u00e1mi (~60 \u03a9m). \u00dear sem grynnst er \u00e1 kjarnann er hann \u00e1 um 1000 m d\u00fdpi. H\u00e1vi\u00f0n\u00e1mskjarninn er talinn s\u00fdna berg me\u00f0 h\u00e1hitaummyndun.<\/p>\n

H\u00e1vi\u00f0n\u00e1mskjarnarnir eru undir brotasv\u00e6\u00f0um, \u00fear sem fj\u00f6lmargar sprungur og misgengi eru sj\u00e1anlegar \u00e1 yfirbor\u00f0i. \u00cd \u00feyngdarg\u00f6gnunum er r\u00e1\u00f0andi 10 til 15 km brei\u00f0 \u00feyngdarh\u00e6\u00f0 (um 8 mGal) eftir innri sigdalnum me\u00f0 nor\u00f0nor\u00f0austl\u00e6ga stefnu, sem fellur vel saman vi\u00f0 h\u00e1tt e\u00f0lisvi\u00f0n\u00e1m ne\u00f0an 2 km d\u00fdpis. \u00deyngdarl\u00e6g\u00f0ir ofan 2 km d\u00fdpis \u00ed Paka og Korosi eldst\u00f6\u00f0vunum eru taldar endurspegla bergskrokka me\u00f0 litla e\u00f0lis\u00feyngd innan eldst\u00f6\u00f0vanna. \u00deeir eru l\u00edklega anna\u00f0hvort \u00far lausum gosefnum e\u00f0a d\u00fdpra t\u00faff me\u00f0 smekt\u00edt-ummyndun vi\u00f0 60 til 180 \u00b0C hita.<\/p>\n

L\u00edk\u00f6n bygg\u00f0 \u00e1 MT-m\u00e6lingum voru notu\u00f0 til a\u00f0 skor\u00f0a tv\u00edv\u00ed\u00f0 e\u00f0lis\u00feyngdarl\u00edk\u00f6n. E\u00f0lisl\u00e9tt jar\u00f0l\u00f6g me\u00f0 h\u00e1tt e\u00f0lisvi\u00f0n\u00e1m til hli\u00f0ar eru talin vera \u00f3ummyndu\u00f0 laus gosefni ofan grunnvatnsbor\u00f0s, me\u00f0an e\u00f0lisl\u00e9tt jar\u00f0l\u00f6g me\u00f0 l\u00e1gt e\u00f0lisvi\u00f0n\u00e1m undir Paka og Korosi-eldst\u00f6\u00f0vunum eru talin vera e\u00f0lisl\u00e9tt t\u00faff, ummynda\u00f0 \u00ed vatna\u00f0an smekt\u00edt-leir. D\u00fdpri e\u00f0lis\u00feung jar\u00f0l\u00f6g undir eldfj\u00f6llunum \u00ed innri hluta sigdalsins eru talin vera berg me\u00f0 l\u00e1gan poruhluta og h\u00e1hitaumyndun og\/e\u00f0a e\u00f0lis\u00feung innskot. Sunnan Paka er gott samr\u00e6mi milli kortlag\u00f0ra brota, \u00feyngdarfr\u00e1vika og dj\u00faps h\u00e1vi\u00f0n\u00e1ms, en \u00fear fyrir nor\u00f0an, milli Paka og Silali eldst\u00f6\u00f0vanna, s\u00e9st misr\u00e6mi \u00fear sem sprungureinin s\u00fdnir \u00e1kve\u00f0na nor\u00f0austl\u00e6ga stefnu, en b\u00e6\u00f0i e\u00f0lisvi\u00f0n\u00e1m og \u00feyngdarm\u00e6lig\u00f6gn s\u00fdna fr\u00e1vik vestan vi\u00f0 sprungureinina. \u00deetta bendir til \u00feess a\u00f0 gli\u00f0nun hafi n\u00fdlega f\u00e6rst til austurs \u00e1 \u00feessu sv\u00e6\u00f0i.<\/p>\n

Me\u00f0 samanbur\u00f0i \u00e1 jar\u00f0v\u00edsindalegum g\u00f6gnum er ger\u00f0 tilraun til a\u00f0 draga fram hli\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur milli jar\u00f0hitasv\u00e6\u00f0a. Samanbur\u00f0urinn tekur til jar\u00f0hita \u00e1 yfirbor\u00f0i, jar\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0i, \u00feyngdargagna og vi\u00f0n\u00e1msskipanar, og n\u00e6r yfir 7 eldfjalla-\/jar\u00f0hitakerfi. \u00de\u00e1 eru ger\u00f0ir tv\u00edv\u00ed\u00f0ir l\u00edkanreikningar til a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 meta umfang og d\u00fdpi kviku undir eldst\u00f6\u00f0vunum, til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 tilfinningu fyrir \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 h\u00e6gt s\u00e9 a\u00f0 greina me\u00f0 vi\u00f0n\u00e1msm\u00e6lingum og hva\u00f0 ekki. L\u00edkanreikningarnir eru einnig nota\u00f0ir til a\u00f0 s\u00fdna takmarkanir einv\u00ed\u00f0rar t\u00falkunarvi\u00f0n\u00e1msm\u00e6linga, og til a\u00f0 kanna d\u00fdpi og st\u00e6r\u00f0 kvikuinnskota sem greina m\u00e1.<\/p>\n

Um doktorsefni\u00f0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Charles f\u00e6ddist \u00ed Ken\u00eda \u00ed desember 1973. Hann lauk pr\u00f3fi me\u00f0 diploma \u00ed rafeindat\u00e6kniverkfr\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1ri\u00f0 1997 og BA-gr\u00e1\u00f0u \u00ed t\u00e6kni (verkfr\u00e6\u00f0ivalkostur) fr\u00e1 Egerton University \u00ed Ken\u00fda \u00e1ri\u00f0 2006. Charles lauk pr\u00f3fgr\u00e1\u00f0u \u00ed jar\u00f0e\u00f0lisfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegri ranns\u00f3kn fr\u00e1 Jar\u00f0hitask\u00f3la Sameinu\u00f0u \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0anna \u00e1ri\u00f0 2009 og MS-pr\u00f3fi\u00a0 \u00ed jar\u00f0e\u00f0lisfr\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1ri\u00f0 2013. Hann h\u00f3f doktorsn\u00e1m vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands \u00e1ri\u00f0 2015. Charles er kv\u00e6ntur og \u00e1 \u00ferj\u00e1 syni og d\u00f3ttur. Hann hefur starfa\u00f0 hj\u00e1 Geothermal Development Company (GDC) s\u00ed\u00f0an 2009 en starfa\u00f0i \u00e1\u00f0ur hj\u00e1 KenGen \u00ed Ken\u00fda.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":1919,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_phd_date_start":"2019-12-13T13:00:00+00:00","_phd_date_end":"2019-12-13T15:00:00+00:00","_phd_location":"A\u00f0albygging H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0arsalur","_phd_admission":"A\u00f0gangur \u00f3keypis","_phd_thesis_title":"Yfirlitsk\u00f6nnun \u00e1 jar\u00f0hitaau\u00f0lindum \u00ed nor\u00f0urhluta Ken\u00eda-sigdalsins me\u00f0 vi\u00f0n\u00e1ms- og \u00feyngdarm\u00e6lingum","_phd_source_url":"https:\/\/gamli.hi.is\/vidburdir\/doktorsvorn_i_jardedlisfraedi_charles_muturia_lichoro","_phd_source_node_id":"325913","_phd_source_type":"vidburdir","_phd_member_id":534,"footnotes":""},"phd_school":[113,93],"phd_discipline":[114],"class_list":["post-6110","phd_defence","type-phd_defence","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","phd_school-jardvisindadeild","phd_school-verkfraedi-og-natturuvisindasvid","phd_discipline-phd-i-jardedlisfraedi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/phd_defence\/6110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/phd_defence"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/phd_defence"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/phd_defence\/6110\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"phd_school","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/phd_school?post=6110"},{"taxonomy":"phd_discipline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/phd_discipline?post=6110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}