Variational calculation of the free core nutation mode

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 94, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 159-182

  Jiang, Xianhua ^a,b   Smylie, D E ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE (OUTER); EARTH TIDE; EIGENPERIOD; FREE CORE NUTATION MODE; VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLE;

EID: 0041537776     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0031-9201(95)03104-9     Document Type: Article

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