Atmospheric contribution to earth nutation: geodetic constraints and limitations of the torque approach

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 352-356

  Marcus, Steven L ^a   De Viron, Olivier ^b   Dickey, Jean O ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ROYAL OBSERVATORY OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); GEODESY; TORQUE;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; EARTH DYNAMICS;

ATMOSPHERICS;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; DIURNAL VARIATION; FRICTION; GEODESY; MOUNTAIN; NUTATION; TORQUE;

EID: 1642311406     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<0352:ACTENG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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