A method of calculating lithosphere thickness from observations of deglacial land uplift and tilt
The study proposes an inversion method applicable to observations of deglacial land uplift and tilt near the margin of a major Pleistocene ice-sheet. This information allows the determination of the cross-section of the ice-sheet and the calculation of the thickness of the lithosphere. The method is...
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description | The study proposes an inversion method applicable to observations of deglacial land uplift and tilt near the margin of a major Pleistocene ice-sheet. This information allows the determination of the cross-section of the ice-sheet and the calculation of the thickness of the lithosphere. The method is applied to the Pleistocene glaciations in Fennoscandia and Laurentia and yields similar lithosphere thicknesses of 110 ± 30 km and 130 ± 35 km, respectively. Since the method is based on a static theoretical model, the thicknesses must be interpreted as upper bounds. |
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spelling | ftunivstutt:oai:elib.uni-stuttgart.de:11682/7149 2025-04-13T14:18:32+00:00 A method of calculating lithosphere thickness from observations of deglacial land uplift and tilt Wolf, Detlef 1986 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.18419/opus-7132 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:93-opus-50867 http://elib.uni-stuttgart.de/handle/11682/7149 en eng 321600290 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Lithosphäre Isostasie Fennoskandia Platte <Geologie> 550 article 1986 ftunivstutt https://doi.org/10.18419/opus-7132 2025-03-18T06:41:26Z The study proposes an inversion method applicable to observations of deglacial land uplift and tilt near the margin of a major Pleistocene ice-sheet. This information allows the determination of the cross-section of the ice-sheet and the calculation of the thickness of the lithosphere. The method is applied to the Pleistocene glaciations in Fennoscandia and Laurentia and yields similar lithosphere thicknesses of 110 ± 30 km and 130 ± 35 km, respectively. Since the method is based on a static theoretical model, the thicknesses must be interpreted as upper bounds. Article in Journal/Newspaper Fennoscandia Ice Sheet OPUS - Publication Server of the University of Stuttgart |
spellingShingle | Lithosphäre Isostasie Fennoskandia Platte <Geologie> 550 Wolf, Detlef A method of calculating lithosphere thickness from observations of deglacial land uplift and tilt |
title | A method of calculating lithosphere thickness from observations of deglacial land uplift and tilt |
title_full | A method of calculating lithosphere thickness from observations of deglacial land uplift and tilt |
title_fullStr | A method of calculating lithosphere thickness from observations of deglacial land uplift and tilt |
title_full_unstemmed | A method of calculating lithosphere thickness from observations of deglacial land uplift and tilt |
title_short | A method of calculating lithosphere thickness from observations of deglacial land uplift and tilt |
title_sort | method of calculating lithosphere thickness from observations of deglacial land uplift and tilt |
topic | Lithosphäre Isostasie Fennoskandia Platte <Geologie> 550 |
topic_facet | Lithosphäre Isostasie Fennoskandia Platte <Geologie> 550 |
url | https://doi.org/10.18419/opus-7132 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:93-opus-50867 http://elib.uni-stuttgart.de/handle/11682/7149 |