Earth''s Variable Rotation - Geophysical Causes and Consequences

Zusammenfassung Astronomers have long noted that the Earth does not rotate uniformly about an axis fixed in the planet! that both the length-of-day and the direction of the rotation axis vary periodically and irregularly by small amounts. These variations are an immediate consequence of the Earth not being a rigid body. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. A perspective; 2. Some physical properties of the earth; 3. Rotational dynamics; 4. Excitation functions; 5. The astronomical evidence; 6. Tides; 7. Seasonal variations; 8. The Chandler wobble; 9. Decade fluctuations; 10. Tidal dissipation; 11. Paleorotation; Bibliography; Indexes.

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• Autori: Kurt Lambeck
• Con la collaborazione di: M. J. Ablowitz (Editore), C. G. Batchelor (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2005
• EAN: 9780521673303
• ISBN: 978-0-521-67330-3
• Pagine: 464
• Serie: Cambridge Monographs on Mechan
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Fisica, astronomia > Astronomia