Experimental Isostasy. Part I. The Theory of the Determination of the Earth's Isostatic Response to a Concentrated Load,

Abstract

In previous isostatic computations, the isostatic reduction of gravity data is made using an isostatic response function (the response of the earth's gravity field to a concentrated load on the earth's surface) derived for an assumed mechanism of compensation. In this report a method is given for the computation of this function directly from observational data, eliminating the need for assuming a compensation mechanism. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0729935

Entities

People

  • Brian T. R. Lewis
  • Leroy M. Dorman

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Compensation
  • Computations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Structural Dynamics.