Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Dec 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981natur.294..730l&link_type=abstract
Nature, vol. 294, Dec. 24-31, 1981, p. 730-732.
Mathematics
Logic
74
Angular Momentum, Diurnal Variations, Earth Rotation, Periodic Variations, Wind Velocity, Earth Atmosphere, Meteorology, Tropical Regions, Wind Effects
Scientific paper
Four astronomical measures of changes in the length of day obtained in 1979 have been shown to exhibit the same, approximately 50-day fluctuation. To find whether this fluctuation was persistent, and of meteorological origin, lunar laser ranging observations and wind data deduced from sources distributed over the globe were analyzed. A high degree of correlation was found between the two sets of data. It is implied that the 50-day period fluctuations in length of day are real and related to meteorological effects. Observed changes in length of day can provide a constraint for models for atmospheric flow, and a partial check for global analyses of such motions.
King Robert W.
Langley R. B.
Rosen Richard D.
Salstein David A.
Shapiro Irwin I.
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