EGU General Assembly 2007

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	Quick Search Title + Author Title Author Abstract Number Schedule Number Programme Groups Great Debates Union Symposia Educational Symposia Atmospheric Sciences Biogeosciences Climate: Past, Present, Future Cryospheric Sciences Energy, Resources and the Environment Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology Geodesy Geodynamics Geomorphology Geosciences Instrumentation and Data Systems Hydrological Sciences Isotopes in Geosciences: Instrumentation and Applications Magnetism, Palaeomagnetism, Rock Physics & Geomaterials Natural Hazards Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences Ocean Sciences Planetary and Solar System Sciences Seismology Soil System Sciences Solar-Terrestrial Sciences Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology Tectonics and Structural Geology Medal Lectures EGU Short Courses Keynote Lectures Townhall Meetings Division Business Meetings Editorial Board Meetings Union Meetings Splinter Meetings Forums   Information - SM17 Topography of the Earth and Planets: from the deep Earth and planetary interiors to the surface Event Information The topography of the continents and their margins is controlled by processes taking place at depth in the Earth, at the Earth's surface and in the atmosphere. The lithosphere responds to forces exerted by these processes, generating mountain belts, elongated rift zones, vast areas of recent volcanism, explosive volcanoes and large sedimentary basins. Improved knowledge of the deep mantle and its coupling to the lithosphere and the surface is key to understanding the enormous forces that produce these features. The impact of solid-earth processes on surface topography at plate boundaries has been known for several decades, but their significance for intraplate domains, and particularly the vulnerable coastal regions, has only recently been appreciated. Furthermore, critical feedback mechanisms between solid-earth processes and topography are now recognized. This session will have a focus on the connection between the upper mantle and the lithospheric processes and it will be the focus for presentations on shallow crustal and lithospheric structure/processes, seismology and geodesy work. Preliminary List of Solicited Speakers Co-Sponsorship GD, TS, G, GM, European Science Foundation; Academia Europaea; International Lithosphere Programme General Statement The information contained hereafter has been compiled and uploaded by the Session Organizers via the "Organizer Session Form". The Session Organizers have therefore the sole responsibility that this information is true and accurate at the date of publication, and the conference organizer cannot accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made, and he makes no warranty, expressed or implied, with regard to the material published. Back to Session Programme

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