Tests on the validity of atmospheric torques on Earth computed from atmospheric model outputs

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  De Viron, O ^a   Dehant, V ^a  

^a ROYAL OBSERVATORY OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

Author keywords

AAM; Atmospheric torque; Earth rotation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; PLANETARY ROTATION; TORQUE;

EID: 17944393405     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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