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Effective Elastic Thickness

Effective Elastic Thickness is a geophysical parameter that quantifies the flexural rigidity of the lithosphere by representing the thickness of an idealized elastic plate that would deform under applied loads in the same manner as the actual lithosphere.

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The effective elastic thickness (<i>T</i><sub><i>e</i></sub>) of continental lithosphere: What does it really mean?

E. Burov, M. Diament · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1995 · 785 citations · Full text

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Subsurface loading and estimates of the flexural rigidity of continental lithosphere

Donald W. Forsyth · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1985 · 463 citations

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Earthquake focal depths, effective elastic thickness, and the strength of the continental lithosphere

Alessia Maggi, James Jackson, David McKenzie et al. · Geology · 2000 · 462 citations

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Estimates of the effective elastic thickness of the continental lithosphere from Bouguer and free air gravity anomalies

Dan McKenzie, Derek Fairhead · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1997 · 347 citations · Full text

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Lithospheric flexure and thermal anomalies

Marcia McNutt · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1984 · 334 citations

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Authors

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  1. AB
    A. B. Watts

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    13 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. JF
    J. F. Kirby

    Curtin University, Australia

    13 publications · 713 citations

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  3. DM
    Dan McKenzie

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 1K citations

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  4. FN
    F. Nimmo

    University of California, Santa Cruz, United States

    10 publications · 531 citations

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  5. CJ
    Christopher J. Swain

    Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States), United States

    9 publications · 439 citations

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333

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    16 h-index

    45 publications

    1.3K citations

  2. Curtin University

    Perth, Australia

    14 h-index

    25 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    13 h-index

    28 publications

    3.4K citations

  4. GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences

    Potsdam, Germany

    10 h-index

    19 publications

    1.4K citations

  5. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    8 h-index

    21 publications

    511 citations

  6. CRC for Spatial information

    Carlton, Australia

    8 h-index

    12 publications

    534 citations

  7. Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, Spain

    7 h-index

    22 publications

    471 citations

  8. National Geophysical Research Institute

    Hyderabad, India

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    486 citations

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  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 57 publications · 6.4K citations

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  2. Geophysical Journal International

    GJI · 35 publications · 1.8K citations

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  3. Geophysical Research Letters

    27 publications · 1.3K citations

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  4. Earth and Planetary Science Letters

    13 publications · 906 citations

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  5. Tectonophysics

    12 publications · 474 citations

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