Isostasy and Flexure of the Lithosphere

Abstract

When I first began graduate work in geophysics nearly 30 years ago, there was, thankfully only a small body of written material I needed to read and comprehend prior to diving into my own research. Much has happened since then, and I often wonder how new graduate students today come up to speed in their areas of specialization. The answer is now obvious for any students undertaking research in broadly‐defined areas involving lithospheric flexure and isostasy: they simply read Tony Watts' new book.