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- Isostasy and Flexure of the Lithosphere
- Isostasy and Flexure of the Lithosphere
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Notation
- 1 The Development of the Concept of Isostasy
- 2 Isostasy and Flexure of the Lithosphere
- 3 Theory of Elastic Plates
- 4 Geological Examples of the Flexure Model of Isostasy
- 5 Isostatic Response Functions
- 6 Isostasy and the Physical Nature of the Lithosphere
- 7 Isostasy and the Origin of Geological Features in the Continents and Oceans
- 8 Isostasy and the Terrestrial Planets
- References
- Index
Index
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 September 2023
- Isostasy and Flexure of the Lithosphere
- Isostasy and Flexure of the Lithosphere
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Notation
- 1 The Development of the Concept of Isostasy
- 2 Isostasy and Flexure of the Lithosphere
- 3 Theory of Elastic Plates
- 4 Geological Examples of the Flexure Model of Isostasy
- 5 Isostatic Response Functions
- 6 Isostasy and the Physical Nature of the Lithosphere
- 7 Isostasy and the Origin of Geological Features in the Continents and Oceans
- 8 Isostasy and the Terrestrial Planets
- References
- Index
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- Isostasy and Flexure of the Lithosphere , pp. 578 - 584Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023