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.

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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

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