Open-source modular solutions for flexural isostasy: gFlex v1.0

Wickert, A. D.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-997-2016

Articles | Volume 9, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-997-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-997-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 3

Model description paper

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08 Mar 2016

Model description paper |

| 08 Mar 2016

Open-source modular solutions for flexural isostasy: gFlex v1.0

A. D. Wickert

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Final revised paper (published on 08 Mar 2016)
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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC C1871: 'Referee comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 03 Sep 2015
- AC C3476: 'Response to Reviewer #1', Andrew Wickert, 25 Dec 2015
RC C2904: 'Review of the article "Open-source modular solutions for flexural isostasy: gFlex v1.0"', Anonymous Referee #2, 13 Nov 2015
- AC C3488: 'Response to Reviewer #2', Andrew Wickert, 25 Dec 2015

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Andy Wickert on behalf of the Authors (25 Dec 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (06 Jan 2016) by Lutz Gross

AR by Andy Wickert on behalf of the Authors (28 Jan 2016) Manuscript

Short summary

Earth's lithosphere bends beneath surface loads, such as ice, sediments, and mountain belts. The pattern of this bending, or flexural isostatic response, is a function of both the loads and the spatially variable strength of the lithosphere. gFlex is an easy-to-use program to calculate flexural isostastic response, and may be used to better understand how ice sheets, glaciers, large lakes, sedimentary basins, volcanoes, and other surface loads interact with the solid Earth.