The Earth's Variable Rotation by Kurt Lambeck
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. In this book Professor Lambeck discusses the irregular nature of this motion and the geophysical mechanisms responsible for it. A complete analysis of these causes requires a discussion of solid Earth physics, magnetohydrodynamics, oceanography and meteorology. The study of the Earth's rotation is therefore of interest not only to astronomers who wish to explain their observations, but also to many geophysicists who use the astronomers' observations to understand better the Earth's response to a variety of applied forces. The author emphasizes the important contributions made over the last 15 years, this progress being in part a consequence of the overall progress in geophysics and planetary physics and of the developments in space science and technology, which not only require that the Earth's motion be precisely known but which also have provided new and precise methods for monitoring this motion. This book is suitable for geophysicists, astronomers and geodesists who are actively engaged in research as well as for graduate students.-
Theory and Computation in Hydrodynamic Stability
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GravityCapillary Free-Surface Flows
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Vortex Dynamics
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The Theory of Rotating Fluids
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Hydrodynamic Stability
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The Structure of Turbulent Shear Flow
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Match Pointers
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Microstructural Rheology of Complex Fluids
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Theory and Modeling of Rotating Fluids
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Turbulent Combustion
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Plasticity
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The Rotation of the Earth
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Ocean Acoustic Tomography
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The Excitation and Propagation of Elastic Waves
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Elastic Waves at High Frequencies
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The Physics and Mathematics of Adiabatic Shear Bands
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Finite Plastic Deformation of Crystalline Solids
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Colloidal Dispersions
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Theory of Solidification
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Acoustics of Fluid-Structure Interactions
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Sound Transmission through a Fluctuating Ocean
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Inverse Methods in Physical Oceanography
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Principles of Earthquake Source Mechanics
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Topographic Effects in Stratified Flows
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Reciprocity in Elastodynamics
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The Fluid Mechanics of Large Blood Vessels
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Theory of Laminar Flames
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Lagrangian Fluid Dynamics
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The Dynamics of Fluidized Particles
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Dynamic Fracture Mechanics
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An Introduction to Fourier Analysis and Generalised Functions
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Buoyancy Effects in Fluids
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Turbulence, Coherent Structures, Dynamical Systems and Symmetry
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Magnetoconvection
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Benard Cells and Taylor Vortices
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521673303 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521673305 |
| Title | The Earth's Variable Rotation |
| Author | Kurt Lambeck |
| Series | Cambridge Monographs On Mechanics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2005-06-30 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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