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Secular changes of LOD associated with a growth of the inner core
Author(s) -
Denis C.,
Rybicki K. R.,
Varga P.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
astronomische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-3994
pISSN - 0004-6337
DOI - 10.1002/asna.200510531
Subject(s) - inner core , secular variation , core (optical fiber) , outer core , inner mongolia , geology , physics , astrophysics , geophysics , geography , optics , archaeology , china
From recent estimates of the age of the inner core based on the theory of thermal evolution of the core, we estimate that nowadays the growth of the inner core may perhaps contribute to the observed overall secular increase of LOD caused mainly by tidal friction (i.e., 1.72 ms per century) by a relative decrease of 2 to 7 µs per century. Another, albeit much less plausible, hypothesis is that crystallization of the inner core does not produce any change of LOD, but makes the inner core rotate differentially with respect to the outer core and mantle. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)