Global Dynamics of the Earth
Subtitle: Applications of Normal Mode Relaxation Theory to Solid-Earth Geophysics (Modern Approaches in Geophysics)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: April 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9781402012686
Subjects: Geology & the lithosphere; Science/Mathematics; Science; Geophysics; Science / Geophysics
First sentence: In modeling a particular geophysical phenomenon, the choice of the rheology used depends on 1) mathematical difficulty, 2) the quality of the geophysical data which the calculations of the model are required to match and 3) our knowledge of the rheological behavior of the medium at hand.