ILP: 40 years of international lithosphere research
ILP: 40 years of international lithosphere research
Session ID#: 123204
Session Description:
The Earth’s lithosphere plays the central role in most geological processes. Established in 1980 as a joint research program of the IUGS and IUGG, the International Lithosphere Program (ILP) has been an important platform for international collaborations in understanding the nature, dynamics, origin and evolution of the lithosphere. Over the past 40 years, ILP has sponsored more than 70 programs of lithosphere research. On the other hand, recent years have seen rapid growth of observational data and analytic methods in lithosphere studies. To face the growing challenges in the 21st century, multi-disciplinary and international studies of the lithosphere is more important now than ever. In this session we welcome all studies of the composition, structure, evolution, and dynamics of the lithosphere, especially studies that involves multidisciplinary and international collaborations.
Index Terms:
8110 Continental tectonics: general [TECTONOPHYSICS]
8120 Dynamics of lithosphere and mantle: general [TECTONOPHYSICS]
8125 Evolution of the Earth [TECTONOPHYSICS]
8170 Subduction zone processes [TECTONOPHYSICS]
Primary Convener: Mian Liu, University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, MO, United States
Conveners: Hans Thybo, Istanbul Technical University, Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Maslak, Turkey; University of Oslo, Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics, Oslo, Norway and Qin Wang, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Primary Liaison: Hans Thybo, Istanbul Technical University, Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Maslak, Turkey; University of Oslo, Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics, Oslo, Norway
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