Earth's variable rotation, the: geophysical causes and consequences
Auteur :
Lambeck, Kurt
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521673303
Date de publication :
30 juin 2005
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 2,6 cm
Poids :
590 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Astronomers have long noted that the Earth does not rotate uniformly about an axis fixed in the planet, that both the length-of-day and the direction of the rotation axis vary periodically and irregularly by small amounts. These variations are an immediate consequence of the Earth not being a rigid body.