Significance of the fundamental mantle rotational relaxation mode in polar wander simulations

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 1996, Pages

  Vermeersen, L L A ^a,b   Sabadini, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chandler wobble; Mantle viscosity; TPW (true polar wander)

Indexed keywords

CHANDLER WOBBLE; MANTLE; PLANETARY ROTATION; TRUE POLAR WANDER; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0030424498     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1996.tb04717.x     Document Type: Article

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