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Reposted by Frith
July 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Reposted by Frith
These lower density mantle plumes generate less gravitational attraction, which causes the water in this area to be PULLED AWAY to areas with more gravity, producing the "geoid low".

There you go: a hole in the ocean.

Paper is here:
How the Indian Ocean Geoid Low Was Formed
Employing time dependent global mantle convection models since the Cretaceous we simulate the origin of the enigmatic Indian Ocean geoid low Plumes forming along the edges of the African Large Lo...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM