The interplay between climate and tectonics has shaped Asian monsoons, landscapes and ecosystems. From the mountains in Central Asia to the Tibetan Plateau and SE Asian volcanic arcs, tectonic processes have profoundly impacted atmospheric and ocean circulation patterns, the evolution of biodiversity hotspots and the denudation of land surfaces driving biogeochemical cycles. Multidisciplinary advances in environmental proxies, paleo-altimetry, molecular phylogeny as well as landscape evolution and climate modelling now enable to better constrain and disentangle these complex interactions. The goal of this session is to bring together the latest research efforts constraining Asian monsoons, climate, geodynamics, land-sea distribution, topography, surface processes or biogeographic evolution at various timescales. We welcome contributions from all disciplines working towards this aim including (but not limited to) paleoclimate, tectonics and structural geology, sedimentology, palaeontology and biology, climate modelling, land surface processes, oceanography, geochemistry or petrology.
Jing Liu-Zeng