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<A. B. Watts> studies how <gravity>, topography and mechanical support reveal planetary structure. His analysis of <gravity and topography near Hawaii> separated short-wavelength volcanic loading from the broad <Hawaiian swell>.<Gravity and bathymetry in the central Pacific Ocean by A. B. Watts>[Abstract: ship/submarine gravity observations and wavelength-dependent interpretation]{ref}
The distinction matters because similar surface relief can have different support at depth. <Lithospheric flexure> and a deeper <mass density> distribution contribute differently to the measured <gravity anomaly>, so combined observations are more informative than elevation alone.
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