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Session 2: Deep structure and dynamics of Himalaya-Tibet

Co-Conveners: KLEMPERER Simon (Stanford University, USA), DING Lin (Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS, China), YUAN Xiaohui (GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences, Germany)，LU Zhanwu (SinoProbe Lab. and Institute of Geology, CAGS, China), GUO Xiaoyu (Sun Yat-Sen University, China), GHOSH Attreyee (Indian Institute of Science, India), LI Zhong-Hai (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Description: Understanding the geodynamics of the Himalaya and Tibetan Plateau provides crucial insights into global tectonic processes, mountain building mechanisms, and associated natural hazards. Recently, a wealth of deep exploration and geodynamic studies of the Himalaya-Tibetan orogen have been conducted to decipher the underlying mechanisms of the continental collision and orogeny. Surface processes, such as erosion, sedimentation and climate dynamics, in turn influence the tectonic evolution of the Himalaya–Tibetan plateau. This session focuses on the studies of the deep processes and geodynamics that shape this vast orogen, as well as the studies concerning the complex interactions between tectonics and surface processes. We invite submissions aimed at documenting and understanding the collisional tectonics, lithospheric geometry and mass balance of the Himalaya-Tibetan Plateau, using any geophysical, geochemical, geochronological or geological datasets, and/or geodynamic modelling, with the aim of elucidating the 4D evolution of this continental collision.
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