Estimation of period and Q of the Chandler wobble

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 693-702

  Furuya, M ^a   Chao, B F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric angular momentum; Chandler wobble; Period; Polar motion; Q factor

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; CHANDLER WOBBLE; EARTH ROTATION; GEODYNAMICS; POLAR MOTION;

EID: 0030428167     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1996.tb04047.x     Document Type: Article

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