Atmospheric torque on the Earth and comparison with atmospheric angular momentum variations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B3, 1999, Pages 4861-4875

  De Viron, O ^a   Bizouard, C ^b   Salstein, D ^c   Dehant, V ^a  

^a ROYAL OBSERVATORY OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

^b OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^c ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH ROTATION; EARTH TIDE; TORQUE;

EID: 0033541002     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jb900063     Document Type: Review

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