Backstripping Subsidence Calculator
Water-loaded backstripped tectonic subsidence (Steckler & Watts 1978) with a eustatic correction: Y = S(rho_m - rho_s)/(rho_m - rho_w) - Wd + dSL * rho_w/(rho_m - rho_w). Positive sea-level change means past sea level was higher than present.
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Water-loaded backstripped tectonic subsidence (Steckler & Watts 1978) with a eustatic correction: Y = S(rho_m - rho_s)/(rho_m - rho_w) - Wd + dSL * rho_w/(rho_m - rho_w). Positive sea-level change means past sea level was higher than present.