Lessons in Tectonics, Climate and Eustacy from
the Stratigraphic Record in Arc Collision Zones

Date:
11th - 14th October, 2005.

Venue:
Price, Utah, USA.

Organisations:
A GSA Penrose Meeting and IODP Planning Workshop.

Overview:
The sediments deposited at active plate boundaries record tectonic, oceanographic and climatic processes in these dynamic tectonic settings. As such sediments and sedimentary rocks are key to understanding and quantifying the evolution of these processes during arc collisions. In this meeting we solicit presentations that describe the processes that form the stratigraphic record in arc collisional settings and use that record to document the rates at which crust is either accreted to or eroded from plate margins. In doing so we aim to synthesize recent advances in our understanding of these environments and stimulate further research in both active modern settings and in their ancient analogues. We shall also discuss the areas for future research efforts and produce a white paper report presenting these conclusions for application to Integrated Ocean Drilling Program. Limited funds are available to support student participation.

Web site:
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~wpg008/ArcPenroseMeeting.html

Convenors:
Amy E. Draut
US Geological Survey and University of California
400 Natural Bridges Drive
Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA

Peter D. Clift
Department of Geology & Petroleum Geology
University of Aberdeen Meston Building,
Kings College Aberdeen, AB24 3UE
United Kingdom
E-mail: p.clift@abdn.ac.uk