Re: C-SAT

["Paul Camp" <pjcamp@coastal.edu>]

Jim:

Draw the force vectors on surrounding bits of water due to the 
gravitational field of the mountain. Isn't there a lateral component 
toward the mountain?


> > > But why, I wonder, is it a "hump"?  If the local gravitational constant
> > > there is greater, why isn't there a "depression"?
> >
> > Because the extra gravity there attracts more than its normal share of the
> > available fluid water.
>
> Ah, but why is this so??  Another hand-waving argument might be that there
> is a grreater gravitational force "down" therefore there will be a depresion
> there.  An appeal to potentials just adds another layer to the question.
>
> If ocean water runs "up hill", why don't rivers?

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