Dear Colleagues,
We would like to bring to your attention a new special volume in Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems titled “Frontiers in lithospheric dynamics: bridging scales through observations, experiments, and computations”
The idea for the special issue arose from the 2020 CIG Tectonics Community Workshop, where participants identified a need for forward-looking contributions that identify the current state-of-the-art and future directions in interdisciplinary lithospheric dynamics investigations.
Here, we seek such contributions and particularly welcome submissions that present a long-term vision for integrated computational and observational lithospheric dynamics investigations, which cross traditional community boundaries to resolve unanswered questions regarding specific domains, boundaries, and processes within the lithosphere.
The full description of the special issue is located at the end of the message and can also be found on the CIG website or G3 special issue page website.
Given the cross-disciplinary nature of the special issue, G3 provided an ideal platform and we are grateful to the editorial team for their support and guidance in developing the special issue.
To provide a broad platform for contributions to the special issue, we are excited to announce that both review and frontier-style articles will be accepted (requires initial editorial approval), in addition to research and methods-style publications.
We have also secured a 15% discount from Wiley for all submissions to the special issue, and we note that in January G3 will transition to a fully open-access journal with a flat fee for all publications.
To submit your manuscript to this special issue, use the GEMS site for Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems and select the collection’s title from the drop down menu in the Special Section field of the submission form.
If you have any questions about the special issue, would like to propose a specific review or frontiers article, please do not hesitate to contact any of the guest editors:
John Naliboff, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (john.naliboff@nmt.edu)
Eric Mittelstaedt, University of Idaho (emittelstaedt@uidaho.edu)
Sarah Roeske, University of California Davis (smroeske@ucdavis.edu)
Sandra Piazolo, Leeds University (s.piazolo@leeds.ac.uk)
Jolante van Wijk, Los Alamos National Laboratory (jolante.vanwijk@nmt.edu)
Best regards,
John Naliboff on behalf of the guest editors
Special Issue Description
Future advances in our understanding of the complex nature of lithospheric dynamics will require cross-disciplinary investigations that address multi-physics processes across a wide range of temporal and spatial scales. To provide a broad platform for contributions to the theme, we will accept both review and frontier (i.e., proposals for new directions) in addition to research and methods-style publications.
In detail, the theme will cover
- New methods and application in computational lithospheric dynamics
- New regional or global observational data sets (e.g., structural, seismic, stratigraphic, geochemical, petrologic, surficial) and inferred processes
- Advances in analogue modeling, experimental petrology, mineral physics, and rock deformation
- Coupled landscape evolution processes
- Machine-learning, AI, and data analysis techniques
- Proposals for new cross-disciplinary investigations that leverage recent advances in multiple communities.
We particularly welcome contributions that present a long-term vision for integrated computational and observational lithospheric dynamics investigations, which cross traditional community boundaries to resolve unanswered questions regarding specific domains, boundaries, and processes within the lithosphere.