Concept information
Preferred term
isostatic rebound
Definition
- Post-glacial rebound (also called isostatic rebound or crustal rebound) is the rise of land masses after the removal of the huge weight of ice sheets during the last glacial period, which had caused isostatic depression. Post-glacial rebound and isostatic depression are phases of glacial isostasy (glacial isostatic adjustment, glacioisostasy), the deformation of the Earth's crust in response to changes in ice mass distribution. The direct raising effects of post-glacial rebound are readily apparent in parts of Northern Eurasia, Northern America, Patagonia, and Antarctica. However, through the processes of ocean siphoning and continental levering, the effects of post-glacial rebound on sea level are felt globally far from the locations of current and former ice sheets. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-glacial_rebound)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- crustal rebound
- glacial isostasy
- glacial isostatic adjustment
- glacioisostasy
- post-glacial rebound
In other languages
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French
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ajustement isostatique
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glacio-isostasie
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rebond post-glaciaire
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/QX8-JDQSWL3N-Q
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