Lithospheric flexure
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title:
Lithospheric flexure
text:
In geology, lithospheric flexure is the process by which the lithosphere bends under the action of forces such as the weight of a growing orogeny or changes in ice thickness related to glaciation. The lithosphere rests on the asthenosphere, a viscous layer that in geological time scales behaves like a fluid. Thus, when loaded, the lithosphere progressively reaches an isostatic equilibrium, which represents Archimedes' principle applied to geological settings. This phenomenon was first described
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description:
Bending of the earth's rigid outer layer due to geological forces
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithospheric_flexure
date created:
2012-03-21T23:26:30Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T21:41:03Z
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