Dear Colleagues,
We would like to bring the following session at EGU 2010 to your
attention and encourage you to submit an abstract:
GD5.1/GMPV18/TS6.9
Subduction zone dynamics: A slab's journey in the upper and lower mantle
The journey, and fate, of a subducting slab in Earth's mantle are
controlled by the interplay of processes ranging from plate motions,
changes in slab strength and rheology, mantle flow, to phase
transformations and melt/fluid migration. Together these determine the
evolution of the slab from the Earth's surface to the base of the upper
mantle or even to the core-mantle-boundary. Understanding subduction
zone dynamics therefore requires the integration of observations from
many disciplines. These include, among others: seismological
observations of slab morphologies and mantle anisotropy; geochemical
determinations of sediment and crust recycling; mineral physics
measurements and simulations of thermoelastic and transport properties;
geological fieldwork which unravels past subduction histories; and
geodynamical modelling. We invite contributions that highlight advances
in all these fields to discuss the fate of subducting material in a
broad interdisciplinary approach.
To submit an abstract to our session please go to
http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2010/session/1943
General information:
EGU General Assembly, 2 - 7 May 2010, Vienna, Austria
Website: http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2010/
Abstract deadline: 18 January 2010
Deadline for support applications: 4 December 2009
We look forward to discussing subduction zone dynamics with you in
Vienna!
Susanne Buiter ([log in to unmask]) and Dave Dobson
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