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Coupled surface to deep Earth processes: Perspectives from TOPO-EUROPE with an emphasis on climate- and energy-related societal challenges

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Cloetingh,  Sierd
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Sternai,  Pietro
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Koptev,  Alexander
4.1 Lithosphere Dynamics, 4.0 Geosystems, Departments, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

Ehlers,  Todd A.
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Gerya,  Taras
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Kovács,  István
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Oerlemans,  Johannes
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Beekman,  Fred
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Lavallée,  Yan
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Dingwell,  Donald
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Békési,  Eszter
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Porkolàb,  Kristóf
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Tesauro,  Magdala
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Lavecchia,  Alessio
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Botsyun,  Svetlana
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Muller,  Veleda
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Roure,  François
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Serpelloni,  Enrico
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Matenco,  Liviu
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Castelltort,  Sébastien
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Giovannelli,  Donato
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Brovarone,  Alberto Vitale
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Malaspina,  Nadia
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Coletti,  Giovanni
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Valla,  Pierre
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Limberger,  Jon
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Cloetingh, S., Sternai, P., Koptev, A., Ehlers, T. A., Gerya, T., Kovács, I., Oerlemans, J., Beekman, F., Lavallée, Y., Dingwell, D., Békési, E., Porkolàb, K., Tesauro, M., Lavecchia, A., Botsyun, S., Muller, V., Roure, F., Serpelloni, E., Matenco, L., Castelltort, S., Giovannelli, D., Brovarone, A. V., Malaspina, N., Coletti, G., Valla, P., Limberger, J. (2023): Coupled surface to deep Earth processes: Perspectives from TOPO-EUROPE with an emphasis on climate- and energy-related societal challenges. - Global and Planetary Change, 226, 104140.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2023.104140


Cite as: https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_5022217
Abstract
Understanding the interactions between surface and deep Earth processes is important for research in many diverse scientific areas including climate, environment, energy, georesources and biosphere. The TOPO-EUROPE initiative of the International Lithosphere Program serves as a pan-European platform for integrated surface and deep Earth sciences, synergizing observational studies of the Earth structure and fluxes on all spatial and temporal scales with modelling of Earth processes. This review provides a survey of scientific developments in our quantitative understanding of coupled surface-deep Earth processes achieved through TOPO-EUROPE. The most notable innovations include (1) a process-based understanding of the connection of upper mantle dynamics and absolute plate motion frames; (2) integrated models for sediment source-to-sink dynamics, demonstrating the importance of mass transfer from mountains to basins and from basin to basin; (3) demonstration of the key role of polyphase evolution of sedimentary basins, the impact of pre-rift and pre-orogenic structures, and the evolution of subsequent lithosphere and landscape dynamics; (4) improved conceptual understanding of the temporal evolution from back-arc extension to tectonic inversion and onset of subduction; (5) models to explain the integrated strength of Europe's lithosphere; (6) concepts governing the interplay between thermal upper mantle processes and stress-induced intraplate deformation; (7) constraints on the record of vertical motions from high-resolution data sets obtained from geo-thermochronology for Europe's topographic evolution; (8) recognition and quantifications of the forcing by erosional and/or glacial-interglacial surface mass transfer on the regional magmatism, with major implications for our understanding of the carbon cycle on geological timescales and the emerging field of biogeodynamics; and (9) the transfer of insights obtained on the coupling of deep Earth and surface processes to the domain of geothermal energy exploration. Concerning the future research agenda of TOPO-EUROPE, we also discuss the rich potential for further advances, multidisciplinary research and community building across many scientific frontiers, including research on the biosphere, climate and energy. These will focus on obtaining a better insight into the initiation and evolution of subduction systems, the role of mantle plumes in continental rifting and (super)continent break-up, and the deformation and tectonic reactivation of cratons; the interaction between geodynamic, surface and climate processes, such as interactions between glaciation, sea level change and deep Earth processes; the sensitivity, tipping points, and spatio-temporal evolution of the interactions between climate and tectonics as well as the role of rock melting and outgassing in affecting such interactions; the emerging field of biogeodynamics, that is the impact of coupled deep Earth – surface processes on the evolution of life on Earth; and tightening the connection between societal challenges regarding renewable georesources, climate change, natural geohazards, and novel process-understanding of the Earth system.