Vertical displacement
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In tectonics
, vertical displacement is the shifting of land in a vertical direction, resulting in a permanent change in elevation.
Two types of vertical displacement are uplift
, an increase in elevation, and subsidence
, a decrease in elevation.
Tectonics
Tectonics is a field of study within geology concerned generally with the structures within the lithosphere of the Earth and particularly with the forces and movements that have operated in a region to create these structures.Tectonics is concerned with the orogenies and tectonic development of...
, vertical displacement is the shifting of land in a vertical direction, resulting in a permanent change in elevation.
Two types of vertical displacement are uplift
Tectonic uplift
Tectonic uplift is a geological process most often caused by plate tectonics which increases elevation. The opposite of uplift is subsidence, which results in a decrease in elevation. Uplift may be orogenic or isostatic.-Orogenic uplift:...
, an increase in elevation, and subsidence
Subsidence
Subsidence is the motion of a surface as it shifts downward relative to a datum such as sea-level. The opposite of subsidence is uplift, which results in an increase in elevation...
, a decrease in elevation.