Thread: IUGG 2023 - final call: S17 - Structure and evolution of the lithosphere in the circum-Mediterranean

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Dear colleagues,

we wish to remind you that the abstract submission deadline for the
IUGG2023 in Berlin (12-19 July 2023) has been extended to *21 February* (
https://www.iugg2023berlin.org/abstract-submission/) and invite you to
submit your contribution to

*Symposium S17 Structure and evolution of the lithosphere in the
circum-Mediterranean*
Convener(s): Thomas Meier (Germany)
Co-Convener(s): Claudio Faccenna (Italy) Claudia Piromallo (Italy) Enrico
Serpelloni (Italy) Josip Stipčević (Croatia)

*Description*
The tectonic evolution in the circum-Mediterranean has been shaped by a
fascinating complexity of oceanic subduction, continental collision, and
backarc-spreading. Resulting mountain chains from the Betics-Atlas to
Anatolia are characterized by intense seismic activity. Wide-spread
intraplate and subduction related volcanism indicates magma rising from the
lower crust and mantle through the lithosphere. The geodynamic drivers of
these active tectonic processes remain controversial. For example, the
relevance of delamination of continental mantle, of slab windows,
asthenospheric flow, or mantle upwelling are discussed. Methodical advances
and the deployment of dense regional seismic arrays and networks provide
new options for passive seismic imaging of the lithospheric deep structure.
Seismic anisotropy may reveal three-dimensional patterns of asthenospheric
flow and lithospheric deformation. Seismically active zones are resolved by
homogeneous catalogues of seismic events with decreasing magnitudes of
completeness. Geodetic measurements give new insight into plate kinematics
and uplift. Data driven geodynamic modelling aims at simulating tectonic
processes with increasing resolution and spatial complexity. In this
symposium, new observations and multidisciplinary studies shedding light on
the geodynamic causes of active plate deformation in the
circum-Mediterranean are presented and discussed.

On behalf of all conveners

Claudia Piromallo
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia
Roma, Italy

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