ISSN:
1573-0581
Keywords:
Geoid
;
bathymetry
;
admittance
;
lithosphere
;
convection
;
isostasy
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Geosciences
,
Physics
Notes:
Abstract Cross-spectral analysis has been used to study the relationship between geoid and bathymetry in 16°×16° blocks in the oceans. The admittances resulting from this analysis have been compared with thermomechanical models of the lithosphere and sublithosphere in order to determine modes of topographic compensation in different parts of the oceans. Peak admittances at short wavelengths (λ〈800 km) indicate that loads are supported by the mechanical strength of the lithosphere, while peak admittances at long wavelengths (λ〉800 km) are indicative of lithospheric cooling or dynamic sublithospheric processes. Models of upper mantle convection predict higher admittances at long wavelengths than do models of lithospheric cooling. In most areas the observed admittances can be explained by models of the thermomechanical properties of the lithosphere, but in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the northern Indian Ocean, and over the Cape Verde Rise high long-wavelength admittances are evidence for the existence of upper mantle convection.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00310062
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