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Effects of dynamic long-period ocean tides on changes in earth's rotation rateAs a generalization of the zonal response coefficient first introduced by Agnew and Farrell (1978), the zonal response function kappa of the solid earth-ocean system is defined as the ratio, in the frequency domain, of the tidal change in earth's rotation rate to the tide-generating potential. Amplitudes and phases of kappa for the monthly, fortnightly, and nine-day lunar tides are estimated from 2 1/2 years of VLBI UT1 observations, corrected for atmospheric angular momentum effects using NMC wind and pressure series. Using the dynamic ocean tide model of Dickman (1988, 1989), amplitudes and phases of kappa for an elastic earth-ocean system are predicted. The predictions confirm earlier results which found that dynamic effects of the longer-period ocean tides reduce the amplitude of kappa by about 1 percent.
Document ID
19900048388
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Nam, Young
(State Univ. of New York Binghamton, NY, United States)
Dickman, S. R.
(New York, State University Binghamton, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
May 10, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 95
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
90A35443
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG5-145
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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