[Ads-l] If you flattened out West Virginia, it would be bigger than Texas

[Mark Mandel]

The analysis of the pancake in that article includes the sudden drop-offs
at the edges (the ends of the cross-section), as shown in Figure 4 (
http://www.usu.edu/geo/geomorph/kansas_files/kansas-4.gif). This
invalidates the entire comparison, as the influence of the thickness of the
pancake greatly outweighs the texture of the surface.

Mark

On Sat, Apr 14, 2018, 1:52 PM David Wilton <dave at wilton.net> wrote:

> "In this report, we apply basic scientific techniques to answer the
> question 'Is Kansas as flat as a pancake?'":
>
> http://www.usu.edu/geo/geomorph/kansas.html
>
>

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