Interdisciplinary studies of the lithosphere-asthenosphere system
Interdisciplinary studies of the lithosphere-asthenosphere system
Session ID#: 120755
Session Description:
The lithosphere-asthenosphere system is fundamental to understanding plate tectonics and the evolution of Earth. Significant advances in geophysical imaging, petrology, rheology, and geodynamics in the past decade have enabled interdisciplinary investigation of the lithosphere-asthenosphere system beneath both continents and oceans in unprecedented detail. Yet, fundamental aspects of the lithosphere-asthenosphere system still remain uncertain, such as the nature and origin of the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary, the degree of coupling between the lithosphere and asthenosphere, and the thermodynamic state of the upper mantle. We welcome contributions that explore the structure, dynamics, and state of the lithosphere-asthenosphere system across tectonic settings using methodologies including but not limited to seismic and electromagnetic imaging, geochemical modeling, mineral physics, and thermal-mechanical modeling. Interdisciplinary studies that integrate observations across disciplines to jointly constrain the nature of the lithosphere-asthenosphere system are especially encouraged.
Index Terms:
7218 Lithosphere [SEISMOLOGY]
8120 Dynamics of lithosphere and mantle: general [TECTONOPHYSICS]
8124 Earth's interior: composition and state [TECTONOPHYSICS]
8159 Rheology: crust and lithosphere [TECTONOPHYSICS]
Primary Convener: Tianze Liu, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
Conveners: Daniel Burnett Blatter, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States, Joshua B Russell, Brown University, Providence, NY, United States and William Joseph Joseph Shinevar, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Primary Liaison: Tianze Liu, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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