| The Rotation of the Earth: A Geophysical Discussion Contributor(s): Munk, Walter H. (Author), MacDonald, Gordon J. F. (Author), Walter H., Munk (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521104068 ISBN-13: 9780521104067 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $69.34 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2009 Annotation: This book gives an account of certain observed irregularities on the rotation of the Earth. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Mechanics - Fluids - Science | Astronomy |
| Dewey: 525 |
| Series: Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.97 lbs) 348 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book gives an account of certain observed irregularities on the rotation of the Earth, both in its rate of rotation (giving a variable length of day) and in the position of its axis. These irregularities are caused by events on and within the Earth and provide a means of studying a number of geophysical problems. Seasonal shifts in air masses and variable winds are causes of short-period fluctuations in the rotation. Climatic changes and their attendant sea levels are in part responsible for long-term fluctuations. Modern observations of the Moon and descriptions of ancient elipses both establish a secular increase in the length of day. The interpretation involves atmospheric, oceanic and bodily tides. The book provides a unified treatment of the rotation of the Earth, making this method of studying geophysical phenomena more readily accessible to geophysicists and others. |