Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Nov 1984
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984jgr....8910109m&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 89, Issue B12, p. 10109-10114
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Scientific paper
The zonal response coefficient κ is studied, and some improvements in its determination are made. First, the reprocessing of the Bureau International de l'Heure data with the 1980 International Astronomical Union nutation series is found to result in improved estimates of κ. Second, a time series of the angular momentum of the atmosphere is found to have power in the tidal bands, and it is demonstrated that removing the atmospheric influence from the rotation data leads to better estimates of κ. The frequency dependence of κ due to finite dissipation in the earth is computed, and the observations are subsequently shown to limit the allowable models of dissipation. If Q varies with frequency σ, as Q~σα, then the Mf and Mm terms in UT place an upper bound of about 1/3 on α. Finally, dynamic ocean tide models are studied, and it is concluded that the rotation data cannot distinguish between these and an equilibrium tide.
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