GRK 2018:  SuRfAce processes, TEctonics and Georesources: The Andean foreland basin of Argentina (StRaTEGy)

• Subject Area: Geology and Palaeontology ; Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry
• Term: from 2015 to 2020
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 245049454

We propose a German/Argentine IRTG to conduct an interdisciplinary study of the source-tosink system of the Argentine Andes and adjacent foreland basins. Our study addresses the complex relationships between tectonics, climate, erosion, sediment deposition, and the environmental conditions prone to the generation, migration, and accumulation of hydrocarbon resources and metallogenesis. The foreland and the transition to the Andean orogen interior is characterized by ongoing, yet highly diachronous and spatially disparate tectonism, in addition to pronounced contrasts in relief, rainfall, and erosion. Taken together, these characteristics make this region an outstanding natural laboratory to study surface processes and their tectonic and climatic forcing factors that impact sediment production and mass-transfer on multiple spatiotemporal scales. In light of future predicted impacts of Global Change on patterns and intensity of rainfall, coupled orogen-foreland systems constitute areas with important societal challenges over the next several decades, particularly with respect to the combined effects of seismicity, increasingly common hydro-meteorological extreme events, changes in sediment transport systems and the quest for economic resources. The basis for these activities constitutes a selection of challenging research projects, interdisciplinary training, long-term visits in Argentina, the perspective of mutually recognized degrees, and joint advisorship.

• DFG Programme: International Research Training Groups
• International Connection: Argentina
• Applicant Institution: Universität Potsdam
• IRTG-Partner Institution: El Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Mendoza; El Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales; Universidad Austral; Universidad Nacional de Cuyo; Universidad Nacional de Jujuy; Universidad Nacional de La Plata; Universidad Nacional de Salta; Universidad de Buenos Aires
• Participating Institution: Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam - Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ)
• Partner Organisation: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
• Spokesperson: Professor Dr. Manfred Strecker, Ph.D.
• Participating Researchers: Professor Dr. Uwe Altenberger; Professor Dr. Achim Brauer; Professor Dr. Oliver Korup; Professor Dr. Frank Krüger; Professorin Dr. Maria Mutti; Dr. Dirk Sachse; Professorin Dr. Magdalena Scheck-Wenderoth; Professorin Dr. Taylor F. Schildgen, Ph.D.; Dr. Torsten Schmidt; Professor Edward Sobel, Ph.D.; Professor Dr. Stephan V. Sobolev, Ph.D.
• Cooperation Partners: Dr. Pedro Alexander; Professor Dr. Ricardo Alonso; Professorin Viviana Barreda; Professor Dr. Raul Becchio; Professor Dr. Claudio Brunini; Professor Dr. Pablo Caffe; Professorin Dr. Beatriz Coira; Professor Dr. Alejandro De la Torre; Dr. Claudia Inès Galli; Dr. Laura Beatriz Giambiagi; Dr. Rodrigo Hierro; Professor Dr. Fernando Hongn; Professor Josè Enrique Lazarte; Dr. Pablo Llamedo Soria; Professor Dr. Josè Mescua; Dr. Carolina Montero; Professorin Stella Moreiras; Professorin Maria Julia Orgeira; Dr. Alejandro Daniel Otero; Dr. Luis Palazzesi; Dr. Cecilia del Papa; Professorin Dr. Claudia Prezzi; Professor Dr. Victor Ramos; Professor Dr. Eduardo A. Rossello; Dr. Rubén Somoza; Dr. Claudia Tocho
• IRTG-Partner: Spokesperson: Dr. Mónica Lopez de Luchi