[Geodynamics] EGU 2017 Session: Mantle dynamics, rifting and post-breakup evolution of passive continental margins:

[Hans-Peter Bunge]

Dear colleagues, 

 

We’d like to draw your attention to the following interdisciplinary
session at EGU 2017 (23-28 April, Vienna, Austria):


    GD5.3
    Mantle dynamics, rifting and post-breakup evolution of passive
    continental margins: Geological and geophysical observations and
    models with emphasis on the Atlantic Ocean

Passive continental margins represent long-term and large-scale
geo-archives of Earth processes related to mantle dynamics, break-up of
continents, creation of sedimentary basins, long-term landscape
evolution, changes in ocean circulation and their effect on climate.
Passive margins are also of paramount economic importance in terms of
hydrocarbon resources. This interdisciplinary session seeks
contributions from geological and geophysical observations, as well as
from geodynamic or geomaterials modeling, addressing the interplay of
deep mantle - lithosphere - basin - surface – climate and erosion
processes in passive margin systems and adjacent continents. We solicit
thermochronological studies contributing to onshore – offshore feed-back
processes, studies related to magmatic activities in passive margins,
seismic studies of the lithosphere and mantle, basin modeling, as well
as geodynamic modeling related in particular to mantle dynamics and its
multiple surface expressions. Emphasis is given to the North and South
Atlantic system and adjacent continents but the session welcomes
contributions on other passive continental margins as well. The session
addresses the many complex interacting feedback cycles that acted since
the breakup of continents. We also encourage scientists concerned with
the long-term evolution of fracture zones at passive continental margins
and adjacent continents to present their data.


*Convener: Ulrich Anton Glasmacher  *
Co-Conveners: Hans-Peter Bunge , Peter Japsen , Delphine Rouby ,
Francois Guillocheau , G. Bertotti , Peter Hackspacher , Frank Lisker

*Abstract deadline: *

11th January 2017 (13:00 CET)

We very much look forward seeing you in Vienna.

Cheers
Hans-Peter,

on behalf of the organisers


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