The Earth's Variable Rotation: Geophysical Causes and Consequences
(Part of the Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics Series)
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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. In this book Professor Lambeck discusses the irregular nature of this motion and the geophysical mechanisms responsible for it. A complete analysis...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521673305
ISBN13:9780521673303
Release Date:June 2005
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:464 Pages
Weight:1.29 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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