Flexural Isostasy: Constraints From Gravity and Topography Power Spectra

Publication type

Journal Article

Abstract

We have used spherical harmonic coefficients that describe Earth's gravity anomaly and topography fields to quantify the role of isostasy in contributing to crustal and upper mantle structure. Power spectra reveal that the gravity effect of topography and its flexural compensation contribute significantly to the observed free-air gravity anomaly spectra for spherical harmonic degree 33 <>

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Journal

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volume

122

Issue

10

Pagination

8417-8430

Date Published

10/2017

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