Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4688681 | Journal of Geodynamics | 2008 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Seismic and heat-flux-based models of the Earth's interior are emerging with ever higher levels of sophistication regarding material strength (or viscosity). A basic question raised is: how good are traditional Newtonian and non-Newtonian viscosity models that only allow radial variations of Earth parameters? In other words: under what circumstances must this assumption be abandoned for joint interpretations of new and traditional data sets. In this short review we summarize the issues raised in the papers forming this special issue (SI) dedicated to GIA.
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Authors
Erik R. Ivins, Detlef Wolf,