Are the free core nutation parameters variable in time?

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 117, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 37-49

  Hinderer, J ^a   Boy, J P ^a   Gegout, P ^a   Defraigne, P ^b   Roosbeek, F ^b   Dehant, V ^b  

^a UMR 7063   (France)

^b ROYAL OBSERVATORY OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Free Core Nutation; Superconducting gravimetry; VLBI

Indexed keywords

CORE (PLANETARY); GRAVIMETRY; GRAVITY;

EID: 0033969605     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(99)00085-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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