[iris-bulk] AGU Special Session DI06 on the Earth's core

[IRIS]

Dear colleagues

We are writing to draw your attention to a special session on the  
Earth's core, being convened at the Fall 2008 AGU Meeting under the  
name "DI06: The ins and outs of the Earth's core".


"Recent observational, experimental, and theoretical studies have  
revealed new discoveries on the structure and dynamics of the Earth's  
core, yet its structure, dynamics, and evolution remain unclear and  
based on precious few direct geophysical observations. Accounting for  
more than 30% of the mass of the planet, the dynamics of the Earth's  
core is responsible of our magnetic field, and determining its  
structure is crucial for understanding the formation and evolution of  
the planet.
We propose a session focusing on the Earth's core, integrating results  
across disciplines in the Earth sciences. This SEDI session will  
provide an interdisciplinary forum for discussion of new results on  
the energetics, structure, and dynamics of the inner- and outer core  
of the Earth and other planets. We invite submissions drawing from  
seismology, mineral physics, geodynamics, geomagnetism,  
paleomagnetism, and geochemistry, with a goal of making progress in  
integrating our understanding of the physical properties of the  
deepest and most inaccessible region of the Earth."


We would like to encourage submissions from seismologists, mineral  
physicists, geodynamo modelers, and a wide range of scientists whose  
work is related to the understanding of the Earth's core. Please  
kindly consider submitting your work to this session and you will  
contribute to its success.

The abstract submission deadline is 10 September.

Best wishes

Kanani K. M. Lee - Yale University
Wendy R. Panero - Ohio State University
Arwen Deuss - University of Oxford
Hrvoje Tkalcic - The Australian National University