Hydrological and oceanic excitations to polar motion and length-of-day variation

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 149-156

  Chen, J L ^a,c   Wilson, C R ^a   Chao, B F ^a,b   Shum, C K ^a,b   Tapley, B D ^a,b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Length of day (LOD); Ocean; Polar motion; TOPEX Poseidon; Water

Indexed keywords

DAY LENGTH; PLANETARY ROTATION; WATER MASS;

EID: 0034053250     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.00069.x     Document Type: Article

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