Spectral-finite element approach to viscoelastic relaxation in a spherical compressible Earth: Application to GIA modelling

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 220-234

  Tanaka, Y ^a   Klemann, V ^b   Martinec, Z ^c,d   Riva, R E M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c DUBLIN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Ireland)

^d CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^e DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dynamics of lithosphere and mantle; Glaciology; Global change from geodesy; Rheology: mantle; Tectonics and climatic interactions; Transient deformation

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBLE MATERIAL; COMPRESSIBLE MODELS; EARTH'S MANTLE; ELASTIC RIGIDITY; FENNOSCANDIA; FINITE-ELEMENT APPROACH; FLEXURAL RIGIDITIES; GLACIAL ISOSTATIC ADJUSTMENT; GLACIOLOGY; GLOBAL CHANGE FROM GEODESY; HORIZONTAL MOTION; INCOMPRESSIBLE MODEL; MANTLE RHEOLOGY; OBSERVED DATA; PELTIER; PHYSICAL MODEL; SEISMIC OBSERVATION; TRANSIENT DEFORMATION; VELOCITY FIELD; VERTICAL DISPLACEMENTS; VISCOELASTIC RELAXATION;

COMPRESSIBILITY; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; GEODESY; GLACIERS; RHEOLOGY; RIGIDITY; SEA LEVEL; SURVEYING; TECTONICS; VISCOSITY;

INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW;

COMPRESSIBILITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEODESY; GLACIOISOSTASY; GLACIOLOGY; GLACIOTECTONICS; GLOBAL CHANGE; MANTLE PROCESS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POSTGLACIAL REBOUND; RHEOLOGY; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 78650090907     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04854.x     Document Type: Article

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