| Session Details | |
| Section | SE - Solid Earth Sciences |
| Session Title | Geomorphology and Neotectonics of Asia-Pacific Regions |
| Main Convener | Dr. Xuhua Shi (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Huiping Zhang (China Earthquake Administration, China) Prof. Wenjun Zheng (Sun Yat-sen University, China) Dr. Xiwei Xu (China Earthquake Administration, China) Dr. Renjie Zhou (University of Queensland, Australia) |
| Session Description | The Asia-Pacific regions developed tectonically active mountain belts, such as the Tibetan Plateau, Central Ranges in Taiwan, Southern Alps in New Zealand, and the Andes in South America. These mountain belts have developed complex fault systems and various types of mountain geomorphology. Yet, it remains unknown or controversial about the kinematics of many fault systems in this broad region, their associated geodynamic mechanisms, and how the fault systems interact with the geomorphic and surface processes, in different timescales and space. These problems are being addressed in the recent decades, with the advancement of geodetic observations, availability of the state-of-the-art high-resolution digital topography, ongoing improvement of dating methods and numerical modeling. In this session, we seek contributions on studying the active mountain belts and their landscape (e.g., glacial, fluvial, hillslope, etc.) interactions with tectonic activities of Asia-Pacific regions, on different scales of time and space. In particular, we welcome contributions that address these topics from interdisciplinary studies that utilize multiple high-resolution datasets and novel numerical methods. These data may include high-resolution topography (e.g., DEM from sub-meter resolution stereo imagery, airborne or terrestrial LiDAR surveys and Structure from Motion), GPS or InSAR, chronology (radiocarbon, OSL, U-series, cosmogenic and thermochronology, etc.) |