Thread: AGU 2019 DI009: EXPLORING THE ORIGIN, EVOLUTION AND IMPLICATIONS OF THE LITHOSPHERE AND UPPER MANTLE HETEROGENEITIES

Started: 2019-07-15 17:03:02
Last activity: 2019-07-15 17:03:02
Topics: AGU Meetings
Dear colleagues,



We would like to invite you to submit an abstract to our AGU session:



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AGU 2019 DI009* – **“Exploring the Origin, Evolution and Implications of
Lithosphere and Upper Mantle Heterogeneities*”

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Session link: *https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm19/prelim.cgi/Session/79529*
https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm19/prelim.cgi/Session/79529



Invited Speakers:

*Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni *(*University of California*, *Los Angeles*)

*Zachary Eilon *(*University of California, Santa Barbara)*



*Session Description:*

Earth’s lithosphere constitutes the upper thermal boundary layer of mantle
convection. Oceanic lithosphere is recycled into the mantle, while
continental lithosphere remains mostly intact, buoyant enough to withstand
recycling and therefore evolving slowly over geologic time. Because of this
dichotomy, the lithosphere is globally heterogeneous. This heterogeneity is
manifested in various forms, including rheological, structural and
compositional stratification (both lateral and vertical) inherited from
both the time of formation and recent tectonic processes. Deciphering the
interaction of the lithosphere with the deeper convective mantle is
important for the better understanding of lithosphere-mantle coupling
processes and to reconcile models with natural observations.



We aim to bring together diverse disciplines that focus on the composition,
rheology and deformation of the lithosphere and upper mantle. Some key
areas of interest are, but not limited to, lithospheric structure,
rheology, morphology, deformation, as well as active and passive margins
evolution and dynamics, and subduction processes.



AGU Fall Meeting, *December 9-13, 2019*

Abstract *Deadline*: *July 31, 2019*



We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco,




Kind regards,



Conveners of session


*Roberta Carluccio (University of Melbourne)Heather Ford (**University of
California Riverside*
*)**Emily J.Chin **(**Brown University*
*)**D. Graham Pearson* *(**University of Alberta**)*



On behalf of the conveners,

Roberta Carluccio

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