Alaska and Northern Canadian Cordillera Geochemistry, Geophysics, Petrology, Seismology, and Tectonics.
Alaska and Northern Canadian Cordillera Geochemistry, Geophysics, Petrology, Seismology, and Tectonics.
Session ID#: 121492
Session Description:
The Alaskan and northern Canadian Cordillera, stretching from British Columbia and southeast Alaska to the Beaufort, Chukchi, and Bering Seas, is an extended and seismogenic plate boundary region consisting of a subduction zone, accreted terranes and large-offset faults, past and present magmatism, multiple orogenic episodes, and a mantle with an array of inherited structures and striking velocity variations. We welcome contributions on the geochemistry, petrology, tectonics, geophysics, and seismology of the region, and encourage reports from the many recent studies as well as integrative summaries of the region.
Co-Organized:
- G - Geodesy
- S - Seismology
Index Terms:
1209 Tectonic deformation [GEODESY AND GRAVITY]
7218 Lithosphere [SEISMOLOGY]
8110 Continental tectonics: general [TECTONOPHYSICS]
8413 Subduction zone processes [VOLCANOLOGY]
Primary Convener: Derek Schutt, Colorado State University, Geosciences, Fort Collins, CO, United States
Conveners: Julie Elliott, Purdue University, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, West Lafayette, IN, United States and Jeffrey Todd Freymueller, Michigan State University, Earth and Environmental Sciences, East Lansing, MI, United States
Primary Liaison: Richard C Aster, Colorado State University, Geosciences Department, Fort Collins, CO, United States
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