Name
S6 - Cratons, Craton Margins and Lithospheric Transitions: Geophysical Constraints on Structure, Dynamics and Reactivation
Description
The continental lithosphere preserves over 4 billion years of Earth’s geological history from its initial formation. Its present-day structure has been shaped by a complex tectonic evolution, including multiple Wilson cycles, periods of supercontinent formation, and thermochemical alteration arising from interaction with the actively convecting mantle beneath. Geophysical techniques are key to understanding the complexities of lithospheric architecture and their implications for continental evolution, and recent advances in seismological, electrical and potential-field methods, along with increasingly sophisticated joint inversion techniques, are providing valuable new insights.
We invite contributions exploring lithospheric structure and dynamics at a variety of spatial scales (local to continental, surface to mantle). All geophysical techniques are welcome, and we particularly encourage multidisciplinary and multiphysics approaches. We encourage contributions on a wide variety of topics including, but not limited to, continental collision and orogenesis, rifting and rifted margins, cratonic evolution, isostatic and dynamic topography, and lithosphere-asthenosphere interactions. Contributions from Early Career Researchers are particularly welcome.
Convenors
Fiona Darbyshire (Université du Québec à Montréal); Willy Lemotio (University of Yaoundé I); Riddhi Dave (Natural Resources Canada); Andrew Frederiksen (University of Manitoba); Andrew Schaeffer (Natural Resources Canada)
Session Type
Session