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Dear Friends and Colleagues, We would like to draw your attention to the following special session at the Fall AGU meeting: T027. Origin, Evolution, and Impacts of High Topography in Continental Interiors. We encourage you, your colleagues, and students to submit abstracts to this session. Best Regards, Anne Meltzer, Lehigh University Karl Wegmann, North Carolina State University Richard Carlson, Carnegie Institution of Washington Page Chamberlain, Stanford University T027. Origin, Evolution, and Impacts of High Topography in Continental Interiors Description: Standing significantly above the median continental freeboard, high-elevation landscapes are common on the continents and occur in a variety of tectonic settings. Explanations for their origin are diverse but generally call on mantle flow or mass transfer between the lithosphere and deeper mantle. As such, continental uplifts carry signals that can be used to study the interaction between deep Earth and surface processes. The evolution of these features influences atmospheric circulation, drainage networks, erosion, and evolution of biota. We invite both individual and integrated studies aimed at understanding the origin, evolution, and impacts of high topography in continental interiors. The abstract submission deadline is 6 August 23:59 EDT/03:59 +1 GMT. -- ***************************************************************************************** Karl W. Wegmann, Ph.D. Assistant Professor North Carolina State University Dept. of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences 2800 Faucette Drive, Jordan Hall 1125 Campus Box 8208 Raleigh, NC 27695-8208 phone: +1.919.515.0380 email: [log in to unmask] homepage: Earth Surface Processes at NC State<http://sites.google.com/site/kwwegmann/> Mongolia research: Geodynamic Evolution of the Hangay Dome - NSF sponsored Project <http://www.ees.lehigh.edu/groups/mongolia/> *Occupare Cras...*