We would like to draw your attention the topical session:
T181. Recent advances and future directions in paleoaltimetry and paleoclimate
This session will focus on recent and future advances in proxy- and model-based paleoaltimetry and paleoclimatology with a primary goal of forging multidisciplinary collaboration.
Invited speakers for the session are:
Jay Quade, University of Arizona, USA
Christopher Poulsen, University of Michigan, USA
Andres Mulch, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
Full Session Rationale:
Earth’s surface is an integrated expression of lithospheric and atmospheric processes involving tectonics, geodynamics, and climate. Documentation and quantification of major topographic changes in the geologic record are difficult and exciting challenges that are now attainable through a variety of proxy techniques. Recent efforts have led to a better understanding of linkages between lithosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere, with considerable advances in determining how changes in surface topography affect erosion, the organization of rivers, basin evolution, local and global climate, and biodiversity. Multidisciplinary collaborations are critical for the advancement of paleoaltimetry studies. We hope to facilitate discussions related to reconstructing past topography and the evolution of landscapes including new methods, case studies, key challenges, and future research directives. Therefore, we seek a diverse range of contributions including, but not limited to, stable isotope geochemistry, paleoecology, phylogenetics, geochronology, geomorphology, crustal deformation, sedimentary basin analysis, and geodynamic, geophysical, and (paleo-) climate modeling.
Session conveners: Lily Jackson (University of Texas at Austin), Kurt Sundell (University of Arizona), Miquela Ingalls (University of Colorado-Boulder)
Session sponsors: GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA International Interdisciplinary Interest Group
Discipline categories: Tectonics/Tectonop
The abstracts deadline is 14 August 2018 (11:59 p.m., Pacific Time). The deadline to apply for an international travel grant is 5 July 2018. GSA 2018 Meeting information: http://community.