[margins-list] Session 6e at the Goldschmitt Meeting

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Session 6e   Seismic, Geodynamic, and Mineralogical Constraints on Arc 
and Backarc Processes

Convenors: Doug Wiens, Carmen Sanchez-Valle, Peter Ulmer
Keynote: Peter van Keken (University of Michigan)

Geodynamic models allow study of many important processes in subduction 
zones, including mantle flow patterns, magma production processes, and 
the cycling of material including volatiles through the system. Seismic 
observations provide important constraints on these models, but require 
experimental and computational results relating seismic observations to 
physical properties. In this interdisciplinary session, topics will 
include seismic studies of arc seismic structure and anisotropy, 
geodynamic models of arc processes, and theoretical and laboratory 
constraints on the relationship of seismic velocities, attenuation, and 
anisotropy to mantle temperature, mineralogy, deformation, and melt and 
volatile content.

Goldschmitt meeting  web page is http://www.goldschmidt2009.org
Goldschmitt abstract deadline is Feb 22
the meeting is June 21-26 in Davos, Switzerland