Primary Convener:
Shuwen Dong, Nanjing University

Convener:
Larry Brown, Cornell University
Hans Thybo, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences
Lijun Liu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Chair:
Larry Brown, Cornell University
Xiaodong Song, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University

Deep Earth processes control the geological evolution, including the formation of mineral system, natural disasters, and large-scale environmental changes at the surface of the Earth. In the past decades, there have been many deep Earth exploration programs conducted globally. They bring rich geological records detailing the formation, reworking, and potential destruction of continental crust and lithosphere. This session will focus on deep exploration within the lithosphere, covering the structure, composition, processes, and deep material cycling in deep Earth. It aims to advance our understanding of the Earth's interior and its dynamic interactions, through the integrative techniques, including deep seismic reflection and refraction profiling, broadband and dense seismic array observations, MT, scientific drilling, deep material detecting, isotopic mapping, geodynamic modelling and etc. This session will provide valuable insights into the deep time evolution of continental lithosphere, from the formation of core continents, to the controlling of shallow crust and mineral systems.

Index Terms
8110 Continental tectonics: general
8120 Dynamics of lithosphere and mantle: general
8123 Dynamics: seismotectonics
8124 Earth's interior: composition and state

Suggested Itineraries:
Disasters‚ Calamities and Extreme Events
Career and Professional Development
Science Communications
Community and People-Powered Science
Critical Minerals and Renewable Energy
Open Science and Open Data

Cross-Listed:
DI - Study of the Earth´s Deep Interior
S - Seismology

Neighborhoods:
2. Earth Interior