This idea underlies the mechanics of competing theories due to Bullard and Vening Meinesz, which explained data that remained anomalous even after applying the Bouguer correction. This concept explain
This idea underlies the mechanics of competing theories due to Bullard and Vening Meinesz, which explained data that remained anomalous even after applying the Bouguer correction. This concept explains why the Gulf of Bothnia will eventually close. One model for this concept holds that rocks with less density will be topographically higher. Another model for this concept claims that crust thickness will cause altitude changes. The aforementioned models are the Airy and Pratt models for this concept, which is analogous to buoyancy. Post-glacial rebound is one consequence of this concept. For 10 points, name this term for the gravitational equilibrium between the asthenosphere and lithosphere, which describes how tectonic plates "float."
This idea underlies the mechanics of competing theories due to Bullard and Vening Meinesz, which explained data that remained anomalous even after applying the Bouguer correction.
{isostasy} [prompt on {post}-{glacial rebound}]