OBSERVATIONS OF FLEXURE AND THE RHEOLOGY OF THE OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE
Observations of flexure indicate that the effective flexural rigidity of oceanic lithosphere is a function of the age of the lithosphere at the time of loading, and hence temperature. We have used a yield stress envelope model constrained by data from experimental rock mechanics to determine how the...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1981
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