On the nonstationarity of the decadal periodicities of the length of day

The Earth's rotation rate is not constant, but changes on all observable timescales, from subdaily to decadal and longer. These variations are usually discussed in terms of variations in the length of the day (LoD) and are caused by processes acting within the interior, at the surface and outsi...

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Main Authors: P. De Michelis, R. Tozzi, G. Consolini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-12-01
Series:Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Online Access:http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/20/1127/2013/npg-20-1127-2013.pdf