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IUGG XXIV General Assembly July 2-13, 2007 Perugia, Italy<br />

(S) - <strong>IASPEI</strong> - International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's<br />

Interior<br />

JSS012 2187 - 2215<br />

Symposium<br />

Earth Structure and Geodynamics - Dynamics of Deep Mantle Slabs<br />

Convener : Prof. Hitoshi Kawakatsu<br />

Co-Convener : Dr. Andrea Morelli, Dr. Shoichi Yoshioka, Prof. Tetsuo Irifune<br />

Seismic tomography has revealed the presence of fast seismic velocity anomalies, which are likely to be<br />

associated with the subducted oceanic lithospheres, in and around the mantle transition zone of the<br />

current and past subduction zones. Although the existence of such "stagnant slabs" is now well<br />

established, their cause, fate and impact on the tectonics, dynamics and evolution of the earth system<br />

are not well understood. We solicit contributions from a wide variety disciplines of earth science to<br />

eventually answer questions like "Why do slabs stagnate, and why/where do they disappear, "What<br />

occurs when they fall into the deep mantle". Contributions may include: detailed geophysical mapping<br />

of subducted slab (including oceanic crust) signatures in the deep mantle, dynamic modeling and highpressure<br />

experiments to delineate the fate of subducted slabs, possible connection between stagnant<br />

slabs and surface tectonics and volcanisms, etc...

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