A space geodetic target for mantle viscosity discrimination: Horizontal motions induced by glacial isostatic adjustment

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Peltier, WR [1 ]
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[1] Univ Toronto, Dept Phys, Toronto, ON M5S 1A7, Canada
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10.1029/98GL00182
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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07 ;
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A model of mantle viscosity recently obtained on the basis of the inversion of glacial isostatic adjustment data is herein shown to predict a highly characteristic signature in tangential motion due to this cause.
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