Estimating the lithospheric flexure of a plate with non-uniform flexural rigidity: a quantitative modelling approach

Earth, Planets and Space

Table 1 Symbols and employed values for the model constants (revised from Kirby and Swain 2008)

Constant	Symbol	Value	Units
Young’s modulus	E	100	GPa
Newtonian gravitational constant	\(\varsigma\)	6.67259 × 10^–11	m³ kg^–1 s^–2
Poisson’s ratio	\(\sigma\)	0.25
Acceleration due to gravity	g	9.80	m s^–2
Mean Moho depth	z_m	40	km
Mean LAI depth	z_F	120	km
Crustal density	ρ_c	2750	kg m^–3
Mantle density	ρ_m	3200	kg m^–3
Compensation Mantle density	ρ_F	3400	kg m^–3