T11A:
Deep Structure and Geodynamics of the Continental Convergence Zones I


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Session ID#: 57152

Session Description:
Old continents have thick lithospheres, complex deep structures and compositional variation, that in turn produce even more complexity during continental collision. Continental geodynamics is becoming evermore important in the understanding of continental formation and evolution. For example, ancient continental convergent boundaries are related to the formation of major intracontinental oil and gas bearing basins in the cratons, while active continental convergent zones modify Earth’s climate. Hence the decoding of deep structure, composition and geodynamics of continental convergent boundaries is an important subject for geologists, geophysicists, and geochemists. We welcome submissions on all aspects of global continental convergent boundaries, ancient and modern.
Primary Convener:  Shuwen Dong, Laboratory of Deep Earth Science and Exploration Technology, Beijing, China; Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, China
Conveners:  Larry D Brown, Cornell University, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Ithaca, NY, United States, Mian Liu, Southern University of Science and Technology, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Shenzhen, China and Rui Gao, Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, China
Primary Liaison:  Shuwen Dong, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, China; Laboratory of Deep Earth Science and Exploration Technology, Beijing, China
Chairs:  Shuwen Dong, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, China, Larry D Brown, Cornell University, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Ithaca, NY, United States and Mian Liu, Southern University of Science and Technology, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Shenzhen, China
OSPA Liaison:  Shuwen Dong, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, China

Cross-Listed:
  • DI - Study of the Earth's Deep Interior
  • G - Geodesy
  • S - Seismology
  • V - Volcanology, Geochemistry and Petrology
Index Terms:

8102 Continental contractional orogenic belts and inversion tectonics [TECTONOPHYSICS]
8104 Continental margins: convergent [TECTONOPHYSICS]
8149 Planetary tectonics [TECTONOPHYSICS]
8150 Plate boundary: general [TECTONOPHYSICS]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

New action of deep exploration in China: SinoProbe-II (403434)
Shuwen Dong, Laboratory of Deep Earth Science and Exploration Technology, Beijing, China and Rui Gao, Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, China
A Review of crustal shortening, mantle lithospheric thinning, and lateral growth of the Tibetan Plateau (391117)
Mian Liu, Southern University of Science and Technology, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Shenzhen, China, Yuhang Li, China Earthquake Administration, Second Monitoring and Application Center, Xi'an, China, Yujiang Li, Institute of Crustal Dynamics, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing, China, Yujun Sun, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Sinoprobe Center, Beijing, China, Tian Lei, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, Zhong-Hai Li, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of Computational Geodynamics, College of Earth Sciences, Beijing, China and Xuzhang Shen, Sun Yat-sen University, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Geodynamics and Geohazards, Zhuhai, China
The Crustal-scale Shortening on the Eastern Margin of the Tibet Plateau: the Main Mechanism of Uplift--Revealed from Deep Seismic Reflection Profiles Across the Min Shan and Hu Ya Faults (394410)
Rui Gao1,2, Xiao Xu1, Xiaoyu Guo1, Wenhui LI3, Hongqiang Li4, Haiyan Wang2, Xingfu Huang5, Zhanwu Lu2 and Zhuo Ye6, (1)Sun Yat-Sen University, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Guangzhou, China, (2)Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, China, (3)State Key Laboratory of Deep Earth and Mineral Exploration, Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, China, (4)Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, SinoProbe Center, Beijing, China, (5)School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China, (6)Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, China
Lateral variation of the Main Himalayan Thrust in the source area of the 2015 Mw7.8 Gorkha, Nepal earthquake (365388)
Ling BAI1, Simon L Klemperer2, Jim Mori3, Marianne S Karplus4 and Hongbing Liu1, (1)ITP Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, (2)Stanford University, Department of Geophysics, Stanford, CA, United States, (3)Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, (4)University of Texas at El Paso, Department of Earth, Environmental, and Resource Sciences, El Paso, TX, United States
Understanding the Crust Deformation Mechanism in Central Tibetan Plateau: Insights from Magnetotelluric Array Data (443990)
Hao Dong1, Wenbo Wei1, Sheng Jin1, Gaofeng Ye1, Jianen Jing2, Letian Zhang3, Chengliang Xie4 and Yaotian Yin5, (1)China University of Geosciences (Beijing), School of Geophysics and Information Technology, Beijing, China, (2)China Univ. of Geosciences, Beijing, China, (3)China University of Geosciences, School of Geophysics and Information Technology, Beijing, China, (4)China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China, (5)China University of Geosciences(Beijing), Edmonton, AB, Canada
Seismic Bright spots in Qiangtang Terrane from deep reflection surveying (405204)
Zhanwu Lu1,2, Rui Gao1,2, Wenhui LI1,2 and Hongqiang Li3, (1)Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, China, (2)Key Laboratory of Deep-Earth Dynamics of Ministry of Natural Resources, China, Beijing, China, (3)Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, SinoProbe Center, Beijing, China
Continental subduction drives Himalayan orogen: Insights from geodynamic numerical modeling (388410)
Rui Qi, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China, Jie Liao, Sun Yat-Sen University, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Guangzhou, China and Rui Gao, Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, China; School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China

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