| Session Details | |
| Section | SE - Solid Earth Sciences |
| Session Title | Cenozoic Crustal Deformation, Surface Processes, and Earthquake Hazards of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and Adjacent Regions, with a 10-year Review of the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake |
| Main Convener | Prof. J. Bruce H. Shyu (National Taiwan University, Taiwan) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Xiwei Xu (China Earthquake Administration, China) Prof. Kirby Eric (Oregon State University, United States) Prof. Fuqiong Huang (China Earthquake Network Center, China) Prof. Zhongqi Quentin Yue (The University of Hong Kong, China) |
| Session Description | As the Tibetan Plateau is being produced by the ongoing collision between the Eurasian and Indian plates, the plateau and its surrounding areas have become one of the most tectonically active regions in the world. Numerous destructive earthquakes have struck this region. These include the disastrous 2008 Wenchuan earthquake 10 years ago, two earthquakes in Yutian, Xinjiang, in 2008 and 2014, the 2015 Gorkha earthquake of Nepal, and the recent 2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquake. Whereas producing severe live and economic losses, these events and their seismogenic structures also provide opportunities to understand the underlying processes of this major active tectonic belt. The rich results from recent active fault mapping efforts have also shed lights for further insight into surface processes and earthquake hazards of this region. In this session, we welcome the participation of scientists who work on understanding such processes through various methods and approaches. We encourage submissions from scientists in all related disciplines, including field mappings, tectonic geomorphology, paleoseismology, structural geology, geodetic analysis, and modeling. This session would also include a 10-year Review of the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake, with topics such as the rupture process, the geometry of the faults, the geodynamic environment, the interpretations of different pre-, co-, and post-seismic observational data, and the social effects of the earthquake. |