Glacial Isostatic Adjustment

The process of land moving up and down in response to the load of an ice sheet and the transfer of mantle back and forth creating a forebulge.

SLR-01-GlacialIsostaticAdjustment

Credits: Nguyen Thi Nam Phuong / Earth Observatory of Singapore.

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