Atmospheric excitation of the Chandler wobble, 1983-1998

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B5, 2001, Pages 8941-8954

  Aoyama, Yuichi ^a,c   Naito, Isao ^b  

^a GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; CHANDLER WOBBLE; PLANETARY ROTATION;

EID: 0034962902     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900460     Document Type: Review

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