QuestionsCategory: QuestionsWhy does weaker local gravity cause lower sea level?
Clean Harbors Staff asked 11 months ago

The weaker local gravity in the Indian Ocean geoid low (IOGL) causes the sea level to be 106 m below the global mean sea level. Why is that ?

"Because of this lower density, the gravitational pull in the IOGL region is weaker than normal." source

I would have expected the exact opposite: namely that stronger (not weaker) gravitational pull would pull the water down stronger and therefore cause a lower sea level. What is wrong with my logic ?

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