INTERACTIVE CROSS-SECTION (TAP / DRAG PEAT MAT TO STEP)60 FPS
Presets
Hydrodynamic StateFLOATING
Mat Buoyancy Force:12.4 kN
Total Dead+Live Mass:11.8 kN
Net Buoyant Balance:+0.6 kN
Max Surface Displacement:18.4 cm
Transverse Wave Velocity:2.1 m/s
Submerged peat trapped with methane gas produces upwards buoyant force. When gas saturation exceeds critical threshhold, trapped pockets lift peat mats off the blackwater substrate, creating floating "trembling earth" islands.
Trial Capture & Export
Run a step or gas pulse experiment, then click export to save structured data summary.
Okefenokee Trembling Earth: Peat Mat Physics Simulator