Precambrian length of day and the validity of tidal rhythmite paleotidal values

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 421-424

  Williams, George E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; GALLIUM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOPHYSICS;

CELESTIAL MECHANICS; INDEPENDENT VALUES; LENGTH OF DAYS; SELF-CONSISTENCY; SEMIMAJOR AXIS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TIDAL RHYTHMITES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; PRECAMBRIAN DAY LENGTH;

MOON; TIDES;

POPULUS;

EID: 0031070599     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL00234     Document Type: Article

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