Register Now: How are Plates Made and Preserved?
COSEG Fall 2021 Meeting
October 27, 2021 from 12:00 – 5:00 PM (ET)
Plate tectonics provides the overarching framework for understanding active plate boundary processes, interpreting Earth’s geologic record, and quantifying thermo-chemical exchange between Earth’s surface and deep interior through geologic time. Fundamental questions remain regarding how tectonic plates form and remain intact, how localized deformation is accommodated between and within rigid plates, and the efficiency of plate tectonics over Earth’s history. Key topics to explore include how oceanic and continental plates form and evolve, the internal structure of lithospheric plates and the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary, and the processes that cause plate boundaries to localize.
