Deciphering orogenic evolution

Yan Rolland (1) , Jean-Marc Lardeaux (1) , Laurent Jolivet (2)

1 GEOAZUR 6526 - Géoazur
2 ISTO - Institut des Sciences de la Terre d'Orléans

Deciphering orogenic evolution requires the integration of a growing number of geological and geophysical techniques on various spatial and temporal scales. Contrasting visions of mountain building and lithospheric deformation have been proposed in recent years. These models depend on the respective roles assigned to the mantle, the crust or the sediments. This article summarizes the contents of the Special Issue dedicated to 'Geodynamics and Orogenesis' following the 'Réunion previous termdesnext termprevious termSciencesnext termprevious termdenext termprevious termlaprevious termTerre' 2010 conference held in Bordeaux, France. Further, based on the example of the Western Alps-Mediterranean domain we emphasize the possibility to integrate long and short term, plate- to sample-scale, datasets in order to constrain orogenic evolution.

Keywords: Orogeny; orogenic evolution; mountain belts; reconstruction; geodynamics

Domains: Tectonics; Global Changes

Yan Rolland, Jean-Marc Lardeaux, Laurent Jolivet. Deciphering orogenic evolution. Journal of Geodynamics, 2012, 56-57, pp.1-6. ⟨10.1016/j.jog.2011.09.004⟩. ⟨insu-00628960⟩