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The Rotation of the Earth - A Geophysical Discussion (Paperback, New)
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The Rotation of the Earth - A Geophysical Discussion (Paperback, New)
Series: Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics
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This book gives an account of certain observed irregularities on
the rotation of the Earth, both in its rate of rotation (giving a
variable length of day) and in the position of its axis. These
irregularities are caused by events on and within the Earth and
provide a means of studying a number of geophysical problems.
Seasonal shifts in air masses and variable winds are causes of
short-period fluctuations in the rotation. Climatic changes and
their attendant sea levels are in part responsible for long-term
fluctuations. Modern observations of the Moon and descriptions of
ancient elipses both establish a secular increase in the length of
day. The interpretation involves atmospheric, oceanic and bodily
tides. The book provides a unified treatment of the rotation of the
Earth, making this method of studying geophysical phenomena more
readily accessible to geophysicists and others.
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