Long-period tidal variations in the length of day

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1498-1509

  Ray, Richard D ^a   Erofeeva, Svetlana Y ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A new model of LOD tidal oscillations with periods 1 week to 18.6 years; Dynamic ocean and anelastic mantle effects included for all constituents; The model largely eliminates tidal variance in observed earth rotation data

Indexed keywords

ANELASTICITY; ANGULAR MOMENTUM; EARTH ROTATION; GEODESY; MODELING; OCEAN TIDE;

EID: 84899718466     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JB010830     Document Type: Article

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