The coupled rotation of the inner core

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 279-297

  Xu, Su ^a   Szeto, A M K ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Euler angles; Free inner core nutation; Inner core torque; Inner core wobble

Indexed keywords

CORE; INNER CORE; ROTATION;

EID: 0031817555     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1998.00495.x     Document Type: Article

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