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Multiscale Crustal Deformation in Subduction Zones and the Megathrust Earthquake Cycle: Progress from Observations and Models
Multiscale Crustal Deformation in Subduction Zones and the Megathrust Earthquake Cycle: Progress from Observations and Models
Session ID#: 157148
Session Description:
The timescales of deformation in subduction zones span seconds to millions of years. Associated with these timescales is a spectrum of deformation behavior, from elastic to permanent brittle or ductile. The patterns of slip on the plate boundary throughout the megathrust earthquake cycle and the rheology of crust and mantle are central to this deformation. There is also a complex relationship between short- and long-term deformation processes. Observations from modern seismology, geodesy, paleogeodesy, geophysics, and geology along with advances in modeling capabilities are revealing the details of these processes. As a result, there is much new understanding of the crustal deformation at subduction margins across time and space in association with megathrust coupling/slip and subduction zone rheology along with other tectonic and non-tectonic processes. We welcome submissions on all aspects of crustal deformation to explore the geodynamic processes governing earthquake cycles and the long-term evolution of the subduction margins.
Index Terms:
1242 Seismic cycle related deformations [GEODESY AND GRAVITY]
7240 Subduction zones [SEISMOLOGY]
8150 Plate boundary: general [TECTONOPHYSICS]
8170 Subduction zone processes [TECTONOPHYSICS]
Primary Convener: Haipeng Luo, McGill University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Montreal, QC, Canada
Conveners: Matthew W Herman, California State University Bakersfield, Department of Geological Sciences, Bakersfield, CA, United States, Aron J Meltzner, Nanyang Technological University, Asian School of the Environment, Singapore, Singapore and Donna J Shillington, Northern Arizona University, School of Earth and Sustainability, Flagstaff, United States
Student/Early Career Convener: Haipeng Luo, McGill University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Montreal, QC, Canada
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