Global and regional axial ocean angular momentum signals and length-of-day variations (1985-1996)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C7, 2000, Pages 17161-17171

  Ponte, Rui M ^a   Stammer, Detlef ^b  

^a ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; DIURNAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY;

EID: 9244232049     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc000157     Document Type: Review

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