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Fix orders of rho_mantle and rho_crust in gmt|grdflexure. #8871

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion doc/rst/source/supplements/potential/gmtflexure.rst
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Expand Up @@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ for a 10 km thick plate with typical densities, try

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gmt flexure -Qttopo.txt -E10k -D2700/3300/1035 > flex.txt
gmt flexure -Qttopo.txt -E10k -D3300/2700/1035 > flex.txt

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10 changes: 5 additions & 5 deletions doc/rst/source/supplements/potential/grdflexure.rst
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To compute elastic plate flexure from the load *smt.nc*,
for a 10 km thick plate with typical densities, try::

gmt grdflexure smt.nc -Gflex.nc -E10k -D2700/3300/1035
gmt grdflexure smt.nc -Gflex.nc -E10k -D3300/2700/1035

To see how in-plane stresses affect the result, we use |-A|. Remember that we need to depth-
integrated forces, not pressures, hence we try::

gmt grdflexure smt.nc -Gflex.nc -E10k -D2700/3300/1035 -A-4e11/2e11/-1e12
gmt grdflexure smt.nc -Gflex.nc -E10k -D3300/2700/1035 -A-4e11/2e11/-1e12

To compute viscoelastic plate flexure from the load *smt.nc*,
for a 20 km thick plate with typical densities and a Maxwell time of 40kyr, try::

gmt grdflexure smt.nc -Gflex.nc -E20k -D2700/3300/1035 -M40k
gmt grdflexure smt.nc -Gflex.nc -E20k -D3300/2700/1035 -M40k

To compute firmoviscous plate flexure from the load *smt.nc*,
for a 15 km thick plate with typical densities overlying a viscous mantle with viscosity 2e21, try::

gmt grdflexure smt.nc -Gflex.nc -E15k -D2700/3300/1035 -F2e21
gmt grdflexure smt.nc -Gflex.nc -E15k -D3300/2700/1035 -F2e21

To compute the general linear viscoelastic plate flexure from the load *smt.nc*,
for an initial Te of 40 km and a final Te of 15 km with typical densities and a Maxwell time of 100 kyr, try::

gmt grdflexure smt.nc -Gflex.nc -E40k/15k -D2700/3300/1035 -M100k
gmt grdflexure smt.nc -Gflex.nc -E40k/15k -D3300/2700/1035 -M100k

To just compute the firmoviscous response functions using the specified rheological values, try::

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