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The rotational splitting of the free oscillations of the Earth, 2
Author(s) -
Gilbert F.,
Backus G.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
reviews of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.087
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1944-9208
pISSN - 8755-1209
DOI - 10.1029/rg003i001p00001
Subject(s) - physics , dissipation , rotation (mathematics) , earth's rotation , rotational dynamics , computational physics , geophysics , classical mechanics , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics , molecule
Rotational splitting parameters for a large number of low‐order spheroidal and torsional free oscillations of the earth are computed. These results show that rotation introduces serious errors in estimates of density, Lamé parameters, and dissipation obtained from the free oscillations. Methods of correcting for these rotational effects are discussed.