Recent content by xosteve

Agreed. I should have avoided the term molten. But the observed solid earthtide is approx. .25m. Since the asthenosphere is several orders of magnitude less viscous than the litho, then with the lithosphere removed, would one expect the asthenosphere solid tide to be greater than .25m?

If the lithosphere were suddenly removed, would the earthtide amplitude of the mantle be larger than the .25m or so now measured for the lithosphere?