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Table 1 Parameters used in the flexure analysis

From: Gravity anomalies and lithospheric flexure around the Longmen Shan deduced from combinations of in situ observations and EGM2008 data

Parameter

Value

Units

Upper crust density (\(\rho_{\text{u}}\))

2640

kg/m3

Upper crust thickness (\(t_{\text{u}}\))

15

km

Lower crust density (\(\rho_{\text{l}}\))

2900

kg/m3

Lower crust thickness (\(t_{\text{l}}\))

20

km

Mantle density (\(\rho_{\text{m}}\))

3300

kg/m3

Young modulus (E)

0.95 × 1011

Pa

Poisson’s ratio (σ)

0.295

 
  1. \(\rho_{\text{u}}\), \(\rho_{1}\) and \(\rho_{\text{m}}\) denote the densities of the upper crust, lower crust, and mantle respectively; \(t_{\text{u}}\) and \(t_{\text{l}}\) denote the thickness of the upper and lower crust, respectively; and E and σ denote Young modulus and Poisson’s ratio, respectively
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