Lithospheric Momenta and the Deceleration of the Earth

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May 1972

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Nature, Volume 237, Issue 5350, pp. 93-95 (1972).

Physics

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PROCESSES originating in the interior of the Earth, such as thermal convection and gravitational instability, are not the only ones whereby energy is dissipated at a rate greater than that required to move lithospheric plates. The rate of loss of kinetic energy resulting from the deceleration of the Earth's rotation has been estimated at 7 × 1026 erg yr-1 (ref. 1); this is probably larger than the drag power on the plates.

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