AT1-6: Antarctic Geology.

Conveners: Rodrigo Fernández, Universidad de Chile. Joaquín Bastías, Trinity College, Dublin. Fernando Poblete, Universidad de Chile. Paula Castillo, University of Muenster. rodfernandez@uchile.cl

Description: This session welcomes scientific research on the geology of Antarctica, and the interaction of geological processes with the cryosphere, the ocean and climate. Topics of special interests include geological evolution, tectonics, volcanism, palaeogeography, sedimentological paleontological record, interaction of continental and oceanic/marine processes, climate and ocean changes, glaciations, paleoceanography, and seismicity.