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Determination of ‘Decade’ Fluctuations in the Earth’s Rotation 1620-1978

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

L V Morrison  and
F R Stephenson
L V Morrison
Affiliation:
Royal Greenwich Observatory, UK
F R Stephenson
Affiliation:
University of Liverpool, UK

Abstract:

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The ‘decade’ fluctuations in the Earth’s rotation in the period 1620-1978 are derived from astronomical observations. The torques on the mantle which produce these fluctuations attain a magnitude of 1018Nm (1025 dyn cm) around 1900.

Type
Research Article
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 56: Reference Coordinate Systems for Earth Dynamics , August 1980 , pp. 181 - 185
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1981

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