| Session Details | |
| Section | SE - Solid Earth Sciences |
| Session Title | The Alpine-Himalayan-Tibetan Plateau System From Inside and Out |
| Main Convener | Dr. Xixi Zhao (University of California Santa Cruz, United States) |
| Co-convener(s) | Prof. Chengshan Wang (China University of Geosciences, China) Dr. Rejean Hebert (Universite Laval, Canada) Dr. Walter Kurz (University of Graz, Austria) |
| Session Description | The closure of the Tethyan Ocean formed the Alpine-Himalayan-Tibetan Plateau mountain chain. This had profound consequences for tectonic activities in Eurasia and for the global climate. Studies of the growth of the Tibetan plateau are beginning to reveal the history of the plateau formation and the linkage to geodynamic and tectonic events in Asia and the interconnected system of orogens. Understanding this system requires the integration of geologic, geochemical, geodetic, seismic, and geophysical observations as well as analog modeling and numerical simulations. This session therefore promotes the discussion of new data and interpretations based on studies addressing the structural, tectonic, metamorphic and sedimentary evolution of the Himalaya-Tibetan Plateau and adjacent orogens as it is necessary to see the Himalaya-Tibetan Plateau as part of a larger system of orogens that form a continuous, but highly curved and extremely mobile mountain range. Key topics relevant to the 3D growth of the Tibetan Plateau and surrounding blocks include: timing and locus of the India-Asia collision; surface uplift, paleoclimate change, and Cenozoic exhumation histories of the Tibetan Plateau; spatial and temporal variations in volcanism and volcanic processes; sediment production and dispersal variations in and out the plateau; and the geochemical, structural, and stratigraphic signature of geologic events in the plateau and around its margins. This session invites contributions from all researchers working in the Alpine-Himalayan-Tibetan Plateau chain system and surrounding Asian blocks for an integrated understanding of a dynamic plateau formation and evolution of the mountain chain system. Contributions are welcome in oral presentations or in posters. |