The Rotation of the Earth: A Geophysical Discussion - Couverture rigide

Munk, Walter H.; MacDonald, Gordon J. F.

 
9780521207782: The Rotation of the Earth: A Geophysical Discussion
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0521207789 ISBN 13 : 9780521207782
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1975

Synopsis

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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Présentation de l'éditeur

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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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1975
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521207789
ISBN 13 
9780521207782
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
342
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Personne responsable
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9780521104067: The Rotation of the Earth: A Geophysical Discussion

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521104068 ISBN 13 :  9780521104067
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2009
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