%% CALCULATING C-FACTORS % For testing a sticky-air approach % as described in % Crameri et al. (GJI,2012) % Fabio Crameri, 01.02.2013 clear %% INPUT OF MODEL VALUES eta_st = 1e18; % sticky air viscosity [Pa·s] h_st = 300e3; % sticky air thickness [m] h_model = 600e3; % depth of the model [m] L_model = 2800e3; % width of the model [m] eta_ch = 1e21; % viscosity controlling the relaxation [Pa·s] drho = 100; % density difference [kg/m3] rho_ch = 3300; % crustal density [kg/m3] %% CRITERION 1: isostatic C_isost = 3/(16*pi^3) * ( L_model/h_st )^3 * (eta_st / eta_ch) ; %% CRITERION 2: Stokes C_Stokes = 1/16 * drho/rho_ch * (h_model./h_st)^3 * (eta_st / eta_ch) ; %% OUTPUT OF C-VALUES display('**************') display(['Using eta_st = ',num2str(eta_st,3),' Pa·s and h_st = ',num2str(h_st/1e3,3),' km']) display(' gives:') if C_isost<1 display([' C_isost = ',num2str(C_isost,3),' ok!']) else display([' C_isost = ',num2str(C_isost,3),' bad!']) end if C_Stokes<1 display([' C_Stokes = ',num2str(C_Stokes,3),' ok!']) else display([' C_Stokes = ',num2str(C_Stokes,3),' bad!']) end display('**************')