The Rotation of the Earth - A Geophysical Discussion (Paperback, New)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics
Release date:	March 2009
First published:	November 2008
Authors:	Walter H. Munk • Gordon J. F. MacDonald
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	348
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-10406-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-10406-8
Barcode:	9780521104067

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