[CIG-LONG] Extension - Compressible Layer in Gale

[Walter Landry]

"atyl0789 at uni.sydney.edu.au" <atyl0789 at uni.sydney.edu.au> wrote:
> In my extension model I would like to divide my brittle crust into a
> number of different layers and assign each a different density in
> order to have an increasing density profile with depth. What would
> be the best approach for getting an accurate result with the
> hydrostatic term in such a case? Would I be best off just taking an
> average of all the density values for the upper crust?

Yes, an average would probably be best, especially if the densities do
not change too much.  If it becomes a problem, you can modify
HydrostaticTerm to handle multiple layers.

Cheers,
Walter Landry
walter at geodynamics.org