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...c unit dictates mechanical stratigraphy. Both layer thickness and rigidity contrast drives variations in mechanical stratigraphy and therefore result in distin ...y thrust belts deformational scenarios across the world. The high strength contrast in mechanical stratigraphy between different rock units strongly impacts th

...are entirely acoustic—that is, the measured response is more than a simple contrast in Poisson's ratio. ...onse may produce high AVO and may not be associated with a Poisson's ratio contrast.

...plate sinks because it is denser than the surrounding mantle. This density contrast is partly due to the fact that sinking lithosphere is cold. The subduction ...e wavelength of flexure is a function of flexural rigidity alone. Flexural rigidity is in itself, a function of the lithospheric mineral composition, thermal r