Refined correlations between atmospheric and rapid polar motion excitations

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 115-122

  Stieglitz, T C ^a,b   Dickman, S R ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric angular momentum; Earth's rotation; Monte Carlo techniques; Polar motion; Statistical methods

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; EARTH ROTATION; POLAR MOTION;

EID: 0033384649     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1999.00929.x     Document Type: Article

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