Observations of flexure and the rheology of oceanic lithosphere
The principal evidence for the long-term (i.e. >1 Myr) mechanical behaviour of the oceanic lithosphere has come from studies of how it deforms in response to large loads such as volcanoes and sediments. A model widely used to explain the deformation is an elastic plate in which flexural rigid...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2000
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