Why the 18.6 year tide cannot explain the change of sign observed in <i>j<sub>2</sub></i>

Recent studies show a change, starting in 1998, in the behavior of the variation of the dynamical flattening of the Earth (J2), supposed to be constant (secular), and mainly due to the post glacial rebound effect. In this paper, we study to what extent this behavior can be correlated or not with the...

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Main Authors: F. Deleflie, P. Exertier, G. Metris, P. Berio, O. Laurain, J.-M. Lemoine, R. Biancale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2003-01-01
Series:Advances in Geosciences
Online Access:http://www.adv-geosci.net/1/103/2003/adgeo-1-103-2003.pdf