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Tectonic Crossroads: Evolving Orogens of Eurasia-Africa-Arabia

Session No. 16
Tuesday, 5 October 2010: 09:30-12:30
Kemal Kurdas Salon (METU Convention and Cultural Centre)

Crustal motions, mantle dynamics & GPS velocities in continental collision. Part 1

Kitasal çarpismalarda kabuk hareketleri, manto dinamigi ve GPS hiz dalgalanmalari

 

Eric Sandvol and Yildirim Dilek, Chairs
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09:30
MANTLE DYNAMICS OF THE MIDDLE EAST INFERRED FROM TOMOGRAPHY
SPAKMAN, Wim, Mantle Dynamics , Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, Utrecht, 3584 CD, Netherlands, wims@geo.uu.nl, wims@geo.uu.nl
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09:50
HOW THE SUBDUCTION CONTACT CONTROLS THE RESPONSE TO CONTINENTAL COLLISION
GOVERS, Rob, DE FRANCO, Roberta and WORTEL, M.J. Rinus, Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80021, Utrecht, 3508 TA, Netherlands, r.govers@uu.nl, r.govers@uu.nl
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10:10
THE SEISMIC STRUCTURE OF THE ARABIAN PLATE AND THE SURROUNDING PLATE BOUNDARIES
SANDVOL, Eric, Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, 101 Geological Sciences Bldg, Columbia, MO 65211, sandvole@missouri.edu, sandvole@missouri.edu
 
10:30
Break
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10:50
THE ROLE OF CONTINENTAL COLLISION IN THE SEPARATION OF ARABIA FROM AFRICA AND THE FORMATION OF THE DEAD SEA FAULT
WORTEL, M.J. Rinus, MEIJER, Paul Th. and VAN YPEREN, Guido C.N., Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80021, Utrecht, 3508 TA, Netherlands, wortel@geo.uu.nl, wortel@geo.uu.nl
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11:10
THE MAKING OF A DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY: THE ARABIA-AFRICA PLATE BOUNDARY WITHIN AFAR, ETHIOPIA
BRIDGES, David1, BENDER, Carrie1, ABDELSALAM, Mohamed2, GAO, Stephen1, MICKUS, Kevin L.3 and THURMOND, Allison4, (1)Geological Sciences and Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 129 McNutt Hall, 1400 North Bishop Avenue, Rolla, MO 65409, (2)Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078-3031, (3)Geography, Geology and Planning, Missouri State University, 901 South National Avenue, Springfield, MO 65897, (4)STATOIL ASA, Bergen, 5020, Norway, mohamed.abdel_salam@okstate.edu, mohamed.abdel_salam@okstate.edu
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11:30
ACTIVE TECTONICS OF THE SOUTH CASPIAN REGION
JACKSON, James, Bullard Laboratories, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0EZ, United Kingdom, jaj2@cam.ac.uk, jaj2@cam.ac.uk
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11:50
THE QUESTION OF LONG-TERM FAULT STRENGTH ACROSS DEFORMING ZONES IN TURKEY
KLEIN, Elliot, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051 and ÖZEREN, M. Sinan, Department of Geology, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, 34469, Turkey, geoid2001@mac.com, geoid2001@mac.com
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12:10
THE NATURE AND LOCATION OF THE PLATE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE ANATOLIAN AND AFRICAN PLATES
ÖZBAKIR, Ali Deger, WORTEL, M.J. Rinus and GOVERS, Rob, Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80021, Utrecht, 3508 TA, Netherlands, ozbakira@geo.uu.nl, ozbakira@geo.uu.nl
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