Role of ocean currents and bottom pressure variability on seasonal polar motion

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C10, 1999, Pages 23393-23409

  Ponte, Rui M ^a   Stammer, Detlef ^b,c  

^a ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; BOTTOM PRESSURE; CHANDLER WOBBLE; CURRENT; EARTH ROTATION; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; POLAR MOTION;

EID: 0012413144     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900222     Document Type: Article

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