| We know from isostasy that the crust responds to changing load distributions on its surface by vertical movements. |
| What we know in the past, the principal use for gravity data in midocean ridge studies has been for characterizing the state of isostasy of topographic features at various scales. |
| Ice Ages Global patterns of continental icesheet expansion and recession, isostasy, sea-level changes, and associated biogeographic records. |
| The thick portions of crust will attain a higher elevation because of isostasy. |
| Changes in relative sea level driven by glacial isostasy may have provided an additional mechanism for deglaciation. |
| This approach is based on assumptions of local isostasy, thermal steady state, and constant density beneath the level of compensation. |
