[Aqualist] Geochronology and Landscape denudation session SE7 at AOGS 2017 Singapore [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[FINK, David]

Dear colleagues,

we would like to draw your attention to our session SE7 : Advances in Geochronology Shedding New Light on Landscape Denudation : the Source-to-Sink Sediment Conveyor  at the forthcoming  Asia Oceania Geoscience Society (AOGS) meeting, Singapore , on  August 6-11 2017


Deadline for abstracts is Wednesday Feb 15th .

This session welcomes contributions from  those working on research focussing on  quantifying spatial and temporal scales of geomorphic processes in landscape evolution related to basin wide denudation, sediment storage and transport, landslides, using new and diverse techniques in geochronology.


Convenors: David Fink (1) and  Alexandru T Codilean (2) Yuki Matsushi (3)
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Lucas Heights NSW 2234 AUSTRALIA; david.fink at ansto.gov.au
School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong NSW 2522 AUSTRALIA; codilean at uow.edu.au<mailto:codilean at uow.edu.au>
Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan     matsushi at slope.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp<mailto:matsushi at slope.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp>

Session Description:
The surface landscape of the Earth evolves as a result of complex interactions of both exogenic (tectonic, volcanic) and endogenic (weathering, erosion deposition) processes. Understanding dimensions and timescales over which these processes operate is important in light of potential feedbacks between tectonic activity, surface geomorphology and climate change. The last decade has seen a remarkable increase in the capabilities, proficiencies and applications of diverse geochronological and geochemical techniques, such as uranium-series isotopes, radiocarbon AMS, optical stimulated luminescence, paleomagnetism and in-situ cosmogenic radionuclides (10Be, 26Al, 36Cl), that are for the first time quantifying geomorphic process rates such as basin-wide denudation, and source-to-sink sediment studies (production, fluvial  transport, storage  and deposition).  These tools are also beginning to play important roles in Asian geoscience which is characterised by a large geomorphic diversity with high relief, high precipitation coastal mountain ranges and extensive arid flat inland basins.   We invite contributions applied to the greater Asian region addressing questions pertinent to surface processes and their interactions, such as  basin-wide denudation, sediment mobility, slope failures, landslides and coastal margin management, tectonic versus climatic impacts, glacial chronologies and general landscape  change processes. We welcome work combining methods such as remote sensing, sediment budgets, geochemical and provenance analyses, cosmogenic isotopes, other geophysical techniques,  digital terrain analysis, and theoretical contributions.




Dr David Fink
Principal Research Scientist
ANSTO,  PMB1, Menai, 2234, AUSTRALIA
 Associate Editor, Quaternary Research
Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Wollongong
Tel : 61-2-9717- 3048  (office) - 3840  (tandem)
E-mail : fink at ansto.gov.au<mailto:fink at ansto.gov.au>