Influence of liquid core dynamics on rotational modes

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 368-388

  Rogister, Yves ^a   Valette, Bernard ^b  

^a UMR 7063   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Earth rotation variations; Surface waves and free oscilations; Theoretical seismology

Indexed keywords

CHANDLER WOBBLE; CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; EIGENVALUE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GRAVITY FIELD; INERTIA; NUTATION; OUTER CORE; PARAMETERIZATION; SURFACE WAVE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 58649109833     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03996.x     Document Type: Article

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