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Thermoelastic strains and tilts revisited
Author(s) -
Harrison J. C.,
Herbst Klaus
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl004i011p00535
Subject(s) - thermoelastic damping , boundary (topology) , coupling (piping) , geology , simple (philosophy) , thermal , mechanics , surface (topology) , geophysics , physics , geometry , materials science , mathematical analysis , thermodynamics , mathematics , philosophy , epistemology , metallurgy
Coupling between the thermal boundary layer and surface topography is an important source of thermoelastic tilts and strains. Simple formulas are given to compute these effects on uniform slopes. In contradiction to inferences derived from analyses for a semi‐infinite half space, these effects can be considerably reduced by burying instruments at practical depths.