Sentences with phrase «tidal stress on»
I think one of the significant recent findings in geophysics is the influence of lunisolar forcing or tidal stress on the triggering of earthquakes.
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M. M. Hedman et al., «An Observed Correlation between Plume Activity and Tidal Stresses on Enceladus,» Nature, Vol.
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They applied Saturn's tidal stresses to their model on a desktop computer and watched what happened.
One explanation is that the long fractures in the ice crust experience more stress as gravitational tidal forces push and pull on the moon and so open vents at larger distances from Jupiter.
Jupiter's small moon Io is volcanically active due to tidal stresses, and as a result sulfur deposits have accumulated on the surface.
In laying stress on tidal movement, Hepworth hinted at her wider view of sculpture expressing the experience of being within the landscape.