Dunnett, K. Barnes, Thomas J. and Lundmark, A. Mattias 2024. Analogy use in textbook introductions to isostasy: Presentations, perceptions and physics. Journal of Geoscience Education, p. 1. Isostasy ...

This is because of a principle called isostasy. Much like a container ship floating in the ocean, the less material that's ...

Normally, such a massive volcanic feature would cause the surrounding surface to sink under its weight, in a process known as ...

The theory of isostasy is illustrated using the town of Stonehaven in Scotland as an example. During an ice age, the build-up of ice presses down on the land and the sea level drops. When the ice ...

Isostasy is a simple concept, yet it has long perplexed students of geology and geophysics. This fully updated edition provides the tools to better understand this concept using a simplified ...

The theory of isostasy is illustrated using the town of Stonehaven in Scotland as an example. During an ice age, the build-up of ice presses down on the land and the sea level drops. When the ice ...