Royal Astronomical Society / British Geophysical Association
Discussion Meeting -
11th November 2011
UKSEDI : Study of the Earth's Deep Interior
Royal Astronomical Society Lecture Theatre
Burlington House
London, UK
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SEDI is the Study of the Earth's Deep Interior (the mantle and core),
with links into comparative planetology. The SEDI community includes
people within all areas of deep Earth study, particularly seismology,
geochemistry, geodynamics, mineral physics and geomagnetism, and its
science is strongly characterised by its interdisciplinary links.
Internationally, it includes a focus group organising sessions at the
AGU meeting, and a committee of IUGG that organises an international
meeting every two years.
Particular aims were to search for possible collaborations
that will lead to a strong UK participation at the next international
SEDI meeting, to take place in Leeds in 2012, and
to consider developments in
the recently announced NERC initiative
"The Controlling Influence of the Core and Mantle on a Habitable Planet"
in the Earth System Strategic Research Theme.
An advertising poster from the event
can be downloaded here.
Invited Speakers
Dr. Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni (UCL) - What is a plume?
An experimental perspective.
Dr. Julien Aubert (IPGP) - Imaging flow within the Earth's core.
Dr. Jeroen van Hunen (Durham) - The dynamics of subduction throughout
the Earth's history.
Prof. George Helffrich (Bristol) - Outer core structure and its
implications.
The meeting was followed at 4pm by the monthly ordinary meeting of
the Royal Astronomical Society, which included:
Dr. James Wookey (Bristol) - Between a rock and a hot place:
the core mantle boundary.
Schedule and Talk Abstracts
The list of presentations made is available
here.
The abstract booklet
can be seen
here, with poster abstracts
here.
Organisers
Richard Holme
(holme@liv.ac.uk)
James Wookey
(j.wookey@bristol.ac.uk)
Kathy Whaler
(kathy.whaler@ed.ac.uk)
