How thick a column of rock is needed to exert a pressure of 1 bar (or 10

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How thick a column of rock is needed to exert a pressure of 1 bar (or 105 Pa) at the Earth’s surface. How thick a column of water is needed? How thick a column of air, given its density is that of air at the Earth’s surface, 1.22 kg/m3?

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Geomorphology The Mechanics And Chemistry Of Landscapes

ISBN: 9780521519786

1st Edition

Authors: Robert S. Anderson, Suzanne P. Anderson

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