Earthscope Speaker Series

Sponsored by

Earthscope  (http://www.earthscope.org)

EarthScope explores the depths of western North America

Dr. Matt Fouch
Arizona State University

 

EarthScope’s USArray and other geophysical studies reveal the structure of the crust and mantle of the western United States. Several big-picture questions for the region, including the role of the mantle in crustal deformation, the structure of the lithosphere, and the coupling/decoupling of lithosphere and sublithospheric mantle, will be discussed in the presentation. Case studies focusing on the convergent margin of the Pacific Northwest, the Columbia Plateau and High Lava Plains, Basin and Range Province, and Colorado Plateau will be shown to highlight recent work investigating the structure and deformation of the western edge of the North American continent.

Speaker Bio at http://www.earthscope.org/speakers/biographies