Dr. Jacques MALAVIEILLE (Université Montpellier II, CNRS UMR 5243 Géosciences Montpellier, França).SEMINARIS DE LA FACULTAT DE GEOLOGIA I L'INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DE LA TERRA 'JAUME ALMERA'. En motiu de la inauguració del Laboratori de Modelització Analògica GEOMODELS.
Experimental modeling applied to the study of orogenic wedge dynamics has been a subject of fruitful research for more than 30 years, although the technique dates back as far as the early XIXth century. On one hand, several first order parameters controlling the structural evolution of mountain belts have been intensively investigated using the classic tectonic "sandbox" models. The main parameters are the properties of the basal décollement, the deforming material, the backstop, and fluxes, kinematics and surface processes. On the other hand, the morphological evolution of a mountain relief subjected to changing tectonic or climatic forcing has been addressed using another kind of approach called "geomorphic" models. Nowadays, the literature is extremely rich, particularly for the sandbox technique, so that it becomes difficult to have an exhaustive view of the effects of the above parameters on mountain evolution. In this talk, I will show you the state-of-the-art in.


Dia:04/05/2012
Hora: 11:00
Lloc: Aula Magna de la Facultat de Geologia