Constraints on mantle anelasticity from geodetic observations, and implications for the J2 anomaly

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-16

  Benjamin, David ^a   Wahr, John ^a   Ray, Richard D ^b   Egbert, Gary D ^c   Desai, Shailen D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Earth rotation; Earth tides; J2anomaly; Mantle anelasticity

Indexed keywords

ANELASTICITY; EARTH TIDE; GEODESY;

EID: 33645082649     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.02915.x     Document Type: Article

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