Interannual oscillations in length of day: Implications for the structure of the mantle and core

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2003, Pages

  Mound, J E ^a   Buffert, B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Core properties; Core mantle boundary properties; Length of day

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ATMOSPHERE; CORE (PLANETARY); CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; DAY LENGTH; MANTLE STRUCTURE; OSCILLATION;

EID: 0142197660     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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