Determination of oceanic dynamic barometer corrections to atmospheric excitation of Earth rotation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 15127-15143

  Dickman, S R ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EARTH ROTATION; OCEAN TIDE;

EID: 0032503901     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jb00614     Document Type: Article

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