From dietmar.muller at sydney.edu.au Wed Nov 15 13:10:07 2017 From: dietmar.muller at sydney.edu.au (Dietmar Muller) Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 02:10:07 +0000 Subject: [Geodynamics] 2nd Asia-Pacific Workshop on Lithosphere and Mantle Dynamics Message-ID: Dear colleagues, The 2nd Asia-Pacific Workshop on Lithosphere and Mantle Dynamics will be held at Yokohama during 6th to 8th of August, 2018. The Asia-Pacific Workshop on Lithosphere and Mantle Dynamics, first held at Taipei in 2016, aims at gathering the Asia-Pacific community of researchers in lithosphere and mantle dynamics, seismology, mineral physics, and geochemistry to stimulate discussion and collaborative works. The 2nd workshop, to be held at Yokohama on August 2018, is planned to deepen discussions on: * Seismological imaging, * Earthquake seismology, * Mineral physics and geochemistry, * Geodynamics modeling, * Planetary Geophysics, * Ocean Floor Drilling and geology of subduction and collision zone. The detailed information of the workshop can be found via: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/drxzBeu5mx6aH8?domain=agmt2018.html.xdomain.jp where you can find the list of confirmed speakers as well as the tentative program of the workshop. Your registration can be done from February to mid July in 2018, while your abstract(s) should be submitted by August 1 in 2018. We also appreciate an earlier contact with us by the end of coming April from those who need a visa for their entry into Japan. We are looking forward to seeing you in Yokohama in coming August. Sincerely, Masanori Kameyama, Takashi Nakagawa and Takashi Tonegawa (on behalf of LOC members) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From v.strak at vu.nl Thu Nov 16 00:35:36 2017 From: v.strak at vu.nl (Strak, V.) Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 13:35:36 +0000 Subject: [Geodynamics] EGU 2018 session on mantle upwellings Message-ID: <5D5D44E26506574A94EF2359EACE5BAD2A959A@PEXMB200B.vu.local> Dear colleagues, We would like to bring to your attention the following session that will be held at the EGU 2018. You can find the session description below. Session GD3.2/GMPV7.2/TS9.6: Causes and consequences of mantle upwellings Session description: Mantle upwellings are a significant component of the Earth?s convective system that can cause volcanism and anomalies in surface topography. They can rise from thermal boundary layers as hot ?plumes?. Alternatively, they can be a rather passive response to upper-mantle flow, subduction, or rifting. Clearly, different mechanisms sustain mantle upwellings of various temperature, vigour and size, causing signals that are potentially expressed in geophysical data as well as geochemical signatures of related volcanism. This session invites contributions that focus on mantle upwellings from geophysics, geochemistry, and modelling perspectives. Our aim is to bring together constraints from multiple disciplines to understand the origin and dynamics of mantle upwellings, as well as their potential to trigger mantle melting, create volcanism, generate ore deposits and build dynamic topography. We kindly invite you to submit an abstract to this session using the following link: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/e4MrBZUoznenuJ?domain=meetingorganizer.copernicus.org. Best regards, Vincent Strak Maxim Ballmer Chiara Civiero Malcolm Hole Wouter Schellart -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From grace.shephard at geo.uio.no Thu Nov 16 21:13:45 2017 From: grace.shephard at geo.uio.no (Grace Shephard) Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 10:13:45 +0000 Subject: [Geodynamics] EGU18: Geodynamic, geologic and oceanographic development of the Arctic In-Reply-To: <1510826962685.26748@geo.uio.no> References: <1510826962685.26748@geo.uio.no> Message-ID: <1510827227068.81070@geo.uio.no> Dear Colleagues, Please consider submitting an abstract to our session to be held at EGU 2018 (Vienna, Austria, 8-13 April 2018): The Arctic connection - geodynamic, geologic and oceanographic development of the Arctic GD8.1/CR6.4/SM 4.12/SSP2.18./TS1.6 **Please note, the Roland Schlich travel support abstract deadline is by 1 December 2017?** The abstract submission deadline is 10 January 2018, 13:00 CET. Session description: Our understanding of the geologic and oceanographic evolution of the Arctic Ocean and surrounding landmasses remains fragmentary. A wealth of data have been recently acquired, and when combined with legacy data collections, provide new models and insights that transcend Paleozoic to present-day timescales, sedimentary to through to the deepest mantle domains, as well as onshore to offshore environments. Within an interdisciplinary framework, this session aims to integrate studies that address horizontal and vertical tectonic motions, crust and mantle structure, volcanic eruptions, and erosional and sedimentary processes. Furthermore, geologic and tectonic models are inherently tied with changes in the oceanographic and climatic development of the Arctic, and we also invite studies that focus on the interplay between these processes and scales. Confirmed speakers: Lara F. P?rez (GEUS, Denmark) and Frances Deegan (Uppsala University, Sweden) https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Rv1VB2f8AJOES4?domain=meetingorganizer.copernicus.org Apologies for cross-posting. Kind regards, Grace Shephard along with Carmen Gaina, Kerim Nisancioglu, Cornelia Spiegel and Andrew Schaeffer. ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sabin.zahirovic at sydney.edu.au Mon Nov 27 12:59:45 2017 From: sabin.zahirovic at sydney.edu.au (Sabin Zahirovic) Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 01:59:45 +0000 Subject: [Geodynamics] EGU2018 session - 4D carbon cycle: a global interdisciplinary evaluation through space and time Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, We welcome contributions to our interdisciplinary EGU 2018 (8-13 April) session covering the geology, biology, physics, chemistry, and computer science related to the deep carbon cycle. The abstract deadline is 10th January 2018. The session information is at this link, and the description is below: IE2.2/GMPV1.4/BG1.11/CL4.29/ERE1.6/GD3.6/SSP1.10. 4D carbon cycle: a global interdisciplinary evaluation through space and time (co-organized) Conveners: Sabin Zahirovic, Mattia Pistone, Lotta Purkamo, Vincenzo Stagno, and Nina Bellot Carbon plays a fundamental role on Earth's surface and interior, with wide-ranging influences on physical and chemical processes and its coevolution with the biosphere. A decadal program as part of the Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) has integrated multidisciplinary approaches to study the cycle of carbon, as well as the consequences for energy resources, the evolution of life, as well as extreme physics and chemistry that enable this complex multi-scale process. Although much of the effort has been focused on observing and modelling the deep carbon cycle at the present-day, new approaches that incorporate the geological record are providing insights into the role of mantle convection, plate tectonics, large-scale volcanism and climate change in modulating carbon exchanges between atmospheric, hydrospheric, lithospheric and mantle reservoirs. This interdisciplinary session aims to showcase all aspects of the carbon cycle, including advances in data collection, experimental techniques, ?Big Data? analysis, and modelling of these processes. We foster collaborations between geologists, geochemists, petrologists, volcanologists, geophysicists, modellers, planetary scientists, bioengineers, and microbiologists, and we hope all researchers in this area will consider contributing to this session. We also welcome you signing up for the free short-course: SC1.16/TS9.11 GPlates: an open-source and cross-platform deep-time plate tectonic reconstruction platform (co-organized) Conveners: Sabin Zahirovic, Dietmar M?ller, and Martina Ulvrova GPlates is a community software package that allows users to visualise, create and modify digital plate tectonic reconstructions of geodata in deep geological time. GPlates is open-source and cross-platform (Windows, Linux and Mac), and has been used by a range of researchers in Earth sciences (e.g., plate tectonics, geodynamics, hydrocarbon and mineral prospectivity, paleobiology, paleo-climate, paleo-oceanography, deep carbon cycling, etc.). The workshop provides an introduction to the software to new users (e.g., how to combine your own data with plate reconstructions), while also covering new features in GPlates 2.0 for power users (e.g., project files, 3D volume visualisation, deforming plate reconstructions, etc.). You can follow the workshop if you bring your own laptop computer. You can download and install GPlates from www.gplates.org as well as the user manual, the tutorial documents and associated files. Please, fill out this online form to register for the GPlates course: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/q0YwBQfkxbvGC3?domain=goo.gl We also remind you that the application for travel grants is due on 1st December 2017 (in a few days!). Looking forward to receiving your contributions and seeing you at the GPlates short course and EGU Meeting! Apologies for cross-posting (DCO members are BCC-ed here). 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URL: From v.strak at vu.nl Mon Nov 27 19:48:26 2017 From: v.strak at vu.nl (Strak, V.) Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 08:48:26 +0000 Subject: [Geodynamics] EGU 2018 interdisciplinary session on imaging techniques in lab models Message-ID: <5D5D44E26506574A94EF2359EACE5BAD2A9C84@PEXMB200B.vu.local> Dear colleagues, We would like to bring to your attention the following interdisciplinary session that will be held at the EGU 2018. You can find the session description below. Interdisciplinary Event IE3.4/TS11.7/GD10.3/GI3.17/GM2.13/GMPV10.7/HS11.3/NH6.4/SSP1.8: Imaging techniques in laboratory modelling of geological processes Session description: Laboratory modelling of geological processes is a branch of the Earth Sciences that has seen recent breakthroughs in the development of new imaging and analytical techniques. Creating images of experiments in the laboratory is crucial for qualitative and quantitative model analysis and subsequent interpretation, leading to a better understanding of the geological processes under investigation. Nowadays, a wide range of Earth Science disciplines have developed state-of-the-art imaging techniques in laboratory experiments to investigate processes related to geodynamics, geomorphology, natural hazards, sedimentology, tectonics and structural geology, and volcanology. During the last three decades, quantification in laboratory modelling was indeed revolutionised with the progressive appearance of new imaging technologies, which have allowed to study the interior of opaque structures and compute displacement, velocity, stress and strain field maps, as well as topography. This session invites presentations on advancements in imaging and analytical techniques used in any type of laboratory models of geological processes. Suggested techniques of interest include (but are not limited to) particle image velocimetry, particle tracking, structure-from-motion, digital image correlation, photoelasticity, X-ray CT scanning, seismic reflection, digitisation of model sections, laser scanning, fringe projection and stereo photogrammetry. This cross-disciplinary session aims to showcase the range of techniques that are being utilised in laboratory modelling, discuss the improvements and limitations of these techniques, share good practice, assess their value to provide better quantification and understanding and explore the future of imaging and analysis in laboratory modelling of geological processes. We kindly invite you to submit an abstract to this session using the following link:https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/6eKdBDsWpLkECb?domain=meetingorganizer.copernicus.org. The deadline for abstract submission is 10 January 2018. 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These fabrics can exist at a variety of scales, from crystallographic orientations to regional structure alignments. In the past few decades, a tremendous body of multidisciplinary research has been dedicated to characterizing anisotropy in the solid Earth and understanding its geodynamical implications. This has included work in fields such as: (1) geophysics, to make in situ observations and construct models of anisotropic properties at a range of depths; (2) mineral physics, to explain the cause of some of these observations; and (3) numerical modelling, to relate the inferred fabrics to regional stress and flow regimes and, thus, geodynamic processes in the Earth. The study of anisotropy in the Solid Earth encompasses topics so diverse that it often appears fragmented according to regions of interest, e.g., the upper or lower crust, oceanic lithosphere, continental lithosphere, cratons, subduction zones, D'', or the inner core. The aim of this session is to bring together scientists working on different aspects of anisotropy to provide a comprehensive overview of the field. We encourage contributions from all disciplines of the earth sciences (including mineral physics, seismology, magnetotellurics, geodynamic modelling) focused on anisotropy at all scales and depths within the Earth. *Invited speakers: * *Barbara Romanowicz (University of California, Berkeley)* *Catherine A Rychert (University of Southampton)* *Bjarne Almqvist (Uppsala University)Lijun Liu (University of **Illinois) * *Conveners:* Manuele Faccenda, Tuna Eken, Teh-ru Alex Song Follow this link for abstract submission: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/xMnXB1UKW9JDcD?domain=meetingorganizer.copernicus.org Best reagrds -- Dr. Manuele Faccenda Assistant Professor Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Universita' di Padova Via Gradenigo n. 6, 35131, Padova, Italy tel: +39 049 827 9159 website: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/M41aBLUKaNQkcr?domain=sites.google.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We invite contributions from experimentalists, computational mineral physicists, geodynamicists and tectonophysicists to present their latest results for new insights on mantle rheology (asthenosphere and lithospheric plates) to bridge the time-, space- and deformation-scales between observations, numerical modelling and experiments. Session description and submission: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/1RkoBZsZEqw0uE?domain=meetingorganizer.copernicus.org All the best, Patrick Cordier, Shun-Ichiro Karato, Fanny Garel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mulvrova at gmail.com Thu Nov 30 22:54:43 2017 From: mulvrova at gmail.com (martina ulvrova) Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 12:54:43 +0100 Subject: [Geodynamics] EGU 2018: The role of the plate-mantle system in long-term geological cycles Message-ID: Dear colleagues, we would like to draw your attention to the following multidisciplinary session (GD3.3/GMPV8.3/SM 4.17) that will be held at the EGU 2018 (Vienna, Austria, April 8-13, 2018) The role of the plate-mantle system in long-term geological cycles: a multidisciplinary approach *Earth?s mantle is thermally and chemically heterogeneous at multiple scales, from the crystal structure of rocks through to slabs and large-scale chemical reservoirs in the deep mantle. An enduring problem in geoscience is that different scales of heterogeneity require different techniques and methods for investigation, yet ultimately we strive for an holistic view on the origin and evolution of mantle heterogeneity from the surface to the core-mantle boundary. Furthermore, mantle and tectonic processes control supercontinent cycles, which drive fundamental evolutionary cycles on Earth, including major sea level fluctuations, extinctions, ocean circulations, and long-term greenhouse-icehouse cycles. For example, coupled plate-mantle processes affecting sea level include dynamic topography, changes in the volume of ocean basins, and changes in the amount of water stored in the Earth's mantle. For this session we invite contributions from all areas of geoscience that involve numerical modelling and/or data analysis to shed light on the plate-mantle system and its role in determining the long-term history of Earth through geological and biological cycles. We aim to facilitate lively and interdisciplinary discussion and provide inspiration for new collaborative studies across different fields.* The abstract submission deadline is *Wednesday January 10, 2018, 13:00 CET.* The deadline for a financal support to attend the conference through the *Roland Schlich travel support is December 1, 2017*. Our solicited speaker is *Paula Koelemeijer* (University College Oxford) We invite you to submit an abstract here: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/5vY4BRfZ9RwKT8?domain=meetingorganizer.copernicus.org Very best regards, Martina Ulvrova, Dietmar Muller, Dan J. Bower, Thomas Bodin, Antoine Rozel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: