Comparison of length of day with oceanic and atmospheric angular momentum series

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 79, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 256-268

  Kouba, J ^a   Vondrak J ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b ASTRONOMICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Atmospheric angular momentum; Earth rotation; Earth tides; Length of day; Oceanic angular momentum; Polar motion

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; EARTH ROTATION; EARTH TIDE; GEODESY; POLAR MOTION;

EID: 23744477114     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-005-0467-9     Document Type: Article

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