POSTGLACIAL REBOUND AND ASTHENOSPHERE VISCOSITY IN ICELAND

被引：109

作者：

SIGMUNDSSON, F ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV COLORADO,DEPT GEOL SCI,BOULDER,CO 80309

来源：

GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS | 1991年 / 18卷 / 06期

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D O I：

10.1029/91GL01342

中图分类号：

P [天文学、地球科学];

学科分类号：

07 ;

摘要：

During the Weichselian glaciation Iceland was covered with an ice cap which caused downward flexure of the Earth's surface. The post-glacial rebound in Iceland was very rapid, being completed in about 1000 years. The length of this time interval constrains the maximum value of asthenosphere viscosity in Iceland to be 1x10(19) Pa s or less. Further clarification of the ice retreat and uplift history may reveal lower viscosity. Current changes in the mass balance of Icelandic glaciers must lead to measureable elevation changes considering this low viscosity. Expected current elevation changes around the Vatnajokull ice cap are of the order of 1 cm per year, due to mass balance change in this century.

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页码：1131 / 1134

页数：4

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