- The term
isostatic may
refer to:
Isostatic depression in
geodynamics Isostatic powder compaction in
metallurgy and
ceramic engineering Isostatic press in...
-
Isostasy (Gr**** ísos 'equal', stásis 'standstill') or
isostatic equilibrium is the
state of
gravitational equilibrium between Earth's
crust (or lithosphere)...
-
which had
caused isostatic depression. Post-glacial
rebound and
isostatic depression are
phases of
glacial isostasy (glacial
isostatic adjustment, glacioisostasy)...
- Hot
isostatic pressing (HIP) is a
manufacturing process, used to
reduce the
porosity of
metals and
increase the
density of many
ceramic materials. This...
- glaciation.
Isostatic depression and
isostatic rebound occur at
rates of
centimeters per year.
Greenland is an
example of an
isostatically depressed region...
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dedicated furnace, but can also be done in
tandem with
compression (hot
isostatic compression), or with the use of
electric currents.
Since the
advent of...
-
specified with
reference to a
particular model. The Bouguer, free-air, and
isostatic gravity anomalies are each
based on
different theoretical corrections...
- spheres,
which are
isostatic at the
jamming point. Typically, the
conditions for gl****
formation will be
optimal if the
network is
isostatic,
which is for...
-
uplift of Earth's
surface that is
attributed to
plate tectonics.
While isostatic response is important, an
increase in the mean
elevation of a
region can...
- Earth's surface,
effectively increasing relief through the
mechanisms of
isostatic uplift,
crustal thickening, and
deformation in the form of
faulting and...
