10th International Workshop on Modeling
of Mantle Convection
and Lithospheric Dynamics
September 2-7, 2007, Carry-le-Rouet, France
Program and invited presentations
This workshop is the next in a series of successful workshops held in various locations throughout Europe approximately every 2 years, since 1989 (the two previous ones being Erice (2005), Hruba Skala (2003)), and it is generally regarded as the main European conference in geodynamics. The main goals of this workshop are:
- to provide a forum for in-depth discussion on scientific and technical issues in geodynamic modelling, and integration with other allied fields,
- to introduce students and postdocs to the breadth of current geodynamic research, in an informal setting
- to foster interdisciplinary and international collaboration.
The workshop has a five-day program with oral presentation provided solely by invited keynote speakers, and a possibility for poster presentations for all other participants. Two types of lectures are planned:
- talks on the state-of-the-art research in geodynamics and directly neighbouring research fields
- educational, tutorial-type talks to give scientific and technical background information for a specific research area.
Apart from lectures and poster sessions, hands-on mini workshops on numerical modelling, and break-out or discussion sessions on, for example, modelling benchmarks will be organized.
The program is:
- Sunday, September 2nd: Arrival. Ice breaker drink and dinner served at 8pm.
- Monday September 3rd. Geodynamical objects: plumes and plates.
- Francesca Funiciello (Roma). Laboratory Models of Subduction: State of the Art.
- Julian Giordani (Monash). Introducing Underworld: The code from down under.
Slides [PDF] - Susanne Buiter (Norway). Numerical and analogue models of lithosphere dynamics.
- Cinzia Farnetani (IPGP). Dynamics and internal structure of a mantle plume conduit.
- Tuesday, September 4th. Global seismology and its interpretations.
- Saskia Goes (Imp. Coll. London). Towards geodynamic interpretation of seismic mantle structure.
- Sebastian Rost (Leeds). Dynamics of the deep Earth as seen by seismology.
Abstract, Slides [PDF] - Dave Yuen (Minnesota). Interactive visualization of 3-D mantle convection.
Abstract, Slides [PDF], Slides [PPT] - Frederik Simons (Princeton). Seismic Tomography: Methodology, Results, and the Latest Developments.
Abstract, Slides [PDF] - Artem Oganov (ETH Zurich). Insights into the Properties of the Deep Earth from
Computational Mineral Physics.
Abstract, Slides [PDF]
- Wednesday, September 5th. Workshop and discussions.
- Louis Moresi (Monash U.): Numerical models of mantle convection and lithospheric dynamics.
- A few short technical presentations
- Jeroen Ritsema. Tomographic filtering of geodynamic models.
- Peter van Keken (U. Michigan). Benchmark for 2D compressible convection.
- Afternoon: Visit to Arles.
- Thursday, September 6th. Planetary dynamics and evolution.
- Cécile Grigné (ETH Zurich): Onset of plate tectonics and the effect of
continental-like heterogeneities.
Abstract, Slides [PDF]- Gabriel Tobie (Nantes). Dynamics and evolution of icy satellites.
Abstract, Slides [PDF], Slides [PPT]- Steve Parman (Durham University). Isotopic Constraints on Archean Mantle Dynamics.
Abstract, Slides [PDF], Slides [PPt] - Gabriel Tobie (Nantes). Dynamics and evolution of icy satellites.
- Friday, september 7th. Rheology: observations and models.
- Neil Ribe (IPGP): All Bent Out of Shape: Dynamics of Thin Viscous Sheets.
Abstract, Slides [PDF], Slides [PPT] - Paul Duval (Grenoble). Rheology of ice in glaciers and polar ice sheets:
experimental results and modelling.
Abstract, Slides [PDF]
- Neil Ribe (IPGP): All Bent Out of Shape: Dynamics of Thin Viscous Sheets.
Some indicated titles are still preliminary and will be updated later by the authors.
