Spectral Methods for the Estimation of the Effective Elastic Thickness of the Lithosphere

Jonathan Kirby (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XXII, 457 Seiten

2023
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-10863-1 (ISBN)

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Although several excellent works exist that describe the effective elastic thickness (Te) of the lithosphere-its theory, significance and relevance to Earth sciences in general-none cover the details of the methods for its estimation. This book brings together the disparate knowledge required to estimate Te in one handy volume: signal processing, harmonic analysis, civil engineering, and foundational mathematics and physics, in addition to the relevant geophysics and, to a lesser extent, geology. Its two principal focus areas are spectral estimation, covering various approaches to estimating the admittance and coherence between gravity and topography using Slepian multitapers and fan wavelets; and algebraic and finite difference solutions of the plate bending partial differential equation in a variety of geological settings. This book would be suitable for postgraduate students beginning their research, up to faculty professors interested in diversifying their skills.

lt;b>Jon Kirby is Associate Professor in the School of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Curtin University, located in Perth, Australia. Jon was born and educated in the UK, receiving a BSc in physics from Durham University, an MSc in exploration geophysics from the University of Leeds, and a PhD in geophysical geodesy from the University of Edinburgh. Although his post-doctoral career began with geoid determination, he soon gravitated towards isostasy and lithospheric flexure, and has been publishing on the topic since 2003, notably developing a wavelet-based method to estimate effective elastic thickness.

Isostasy, Flexure and Strength.- The Fourier Transform.- Multitaper Spectral Estimation.- The Continuous Wavelet Transform.- Admittance, Coherency and Coherence.- Map Projections.- Loading and Flexure of an Elastic Plate.- Gravity and Admittance of a Flexed Plate.- The Load Deconvolution Method.- Synthetic Testing.- Practical Te Estimation.

Erscheinungsdatum	28.11.2023
Reihe/Serie	Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics
Zusatzinfo	XXII, 457 p. 191 illus., 185 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	735 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
Schlagworte	Elastic Thickness • flexural rigidity • Fourier transform • Lithosphere • Multitapers • Plate Flexure • Wavelets
ISBN-10	3-031-10863-9 / 3031108639
ISBN-13	978-3-031-10863-1 / 9783031108631
Zustand	Neuware