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Contents of Tidal Friction and Earth’s Rotation
- Historical Background and Introduction
- References
- Pre-Telescopic Astronomical Observations
- Introduction
- Historical Development
- Inter-Relation of Parameters
- Recent Investigations
- Remarks on the Selection of Suitable Observations
- Observations of Total and Near-Total Solar Eclipses
- Method of Analysis
- Geophysical Discussion
- Conclusions
- References
- Tidal Deceleration of the Earth’s Rotation Deduced from Astronomical Observations in the Period A D to the Present
- Introduction and Principle of Method
- Moon’s Orbital Angular Deceleration
- Deceleration with Respect to Dynamical Time
- Deceleration with Respect to Atomic Time
- Tidal Deceleration of Earth’s Rotation
- Conclusions
- References
- Determination of the Rotation of the Earth (at Present)
- Introduction
- Preview
- General Features of the Rotation of the Earth
- Variation in the Earth’s Rate of Rotation
- Polar Motion
- Equatorial System
- Astronomic Longitude and Latitude
- Time Scales
- Astronomic Time
- Atomic Time
- Methods and Instruments of Observation
- Optical Instruments
- Doppler Satellite Measurements
- Data Analysis Centers
- Results on the Rotation of the Earth
- References
- Effect of Tidal Friction on the Lunar Orbit and the Rotation of
- Earth and Its Determination by Laser Ranging
- Introduction
- The Physical Problem
- The Laser Technique and Its Application
- Determination of the Lunar Acceleration
- Comparisons and Difficulties of Interpretation
- References
- Appendix A: Comments on the Perturbed Mean Motion
- Appendix B: Reality of the Venus Effect
- Tides of the Solid Earth from Gravimetric Measurements
- Introduction
- Basic Concepts
- The Tidal Potential
- Determination of LOVE numbers from Gravimetric Data
- Instrumentation
- Actual Problems
- Recent Results
- Future Activities
- References
- Tidal Friction in the Solid Earth: Loading Tides Versus Body Tides
- Introduction
- Dissipated Tidal Energy i~ the Solid Earth
- Theory of Dissipation in a Heterogeneous Incompressible
- Earth
- Dissipation of Body Tide Energy
- Dissipation of Loading Tide Energy
- Global Tidal Q and Tidal Phase Shifts
- Loading Tide Q Versus Body Tide Q
- Numerical Results for the Body Tide
- Theoretical Relationship between Tidal Bulge Angles, Body
- Tide Phase Shifts, and the Global Body Tide Q
- Some More Numerical Examples
- Numerical Results for the Loading Tides
- Conclusions
- References
- Tidal Dissipation in the Oceans
- References
- The Influence of Solid Earth Deformations on Semidiurnal and
- Diurnal Oceanic Tides
- Introduction
- Considering Tidal Loading and Ocean Self-Attraction in
- Ocean-Tide Models
- Tidal Integrodifferential Equations and the Energy
- Equation Belonging to Them
- Properties of Different Ocean-Tide Models
- Generalization of the o -Primitive-Equations Model
- The Finite-Difference Scheme
- Oceanic Tides on a Nonrotating Earth
- The Computed Global M -Tide
- The Computed Global Kl -Tide
- Conclusions
- Glossary of Symbols
- References
- The Numerical Computation of Tidal Friction for Present and
- Ancient Oceans
- Introduction
- Computation of Tidal Friction by Hydrodynamic – Numerical
- Models
- Basic Equations
- Analytic Considerations
- Hydrodynamic-Numerical Models
- A Numerical Model for the Present Ocean
- Requiremen ts
- Balance of Angular Momentum
- Numerical Model for Ancient Oceans
- Necessi ty of Such a Model
- Bathymetry
- Application to the Permian Ocean
- Verification
- Further Activities
- References
- The Earth’s Palaeorotation
- H LAMBECK
- The Coral Data
- The Bivalve Data
- Stromatolite Data
- Combined Data
- References
- Periodic Growth Features in Fossil Organisms and the Lenght of the
- Day and Month
- Introduction
- Biological Considerations
- Growth Increments in Corals
- Growth Increments in Bivalves
- Growth Increments in Stromatolites
- Biological Clocks
- The Data
- Recording the Data
- The Published Data
- Implications of the Growth Increment Data
- Conclusions
- References
- Geological and Geophysical Evidence Relating to Continental
- Growth and Dynamics and the Hydrosphere in Precambrian Times: a Review and Analysis
- Introduction
- The Hydrosphere
- The Continental Crust
- Precambrian Dynamics of the Continental Crust
- Palaeomagnetic Analysis of Precambrian Crustal Movements
- Gondwanaland – Late Precambrian and Lower Palaeozoic
- Laurentian Shield – Upper Proterozoic
- African Shield – Upper Proterozoic
- Laurentian Shield – Middle-Lower Proterozoic
- Africa – Middle-Lower Proterozoic
- Palaeomagnetic Correlations Between the Proterozoic Shields
- Proterozoic Supercontinent
- Age of the Earth-Moon System
- Stromatolite Evidence for Precambrian Tidal Parameters
- Sedimentologic Evidence for Precambrian Tidal Parameters
- The Tidal Couple and Changes in the Earth’s Rotation in Precambrian Times
