Continental drift and the rotation of the earth-a new and critical evaluation |
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| Authors: | Victor J Slabinski |
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| Institution: | (1) Astrodynamics Dept., Communications Satellite Corp., 20024 Washington, D.C., U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Sconzo has proposed that the continental drift of a land mass like Greenland can make a detect-able change in the Earth's rotation rate through a change in the Earth's moment of inertia. The correction of theoretical and numerical errors in his paper results in a change in the length of the day of only 3.5×10–8 s cy–1, a rate which is 6 orders of magnitude less than the value he gives. Continental drift does not appear to cause an important change in the length of the day. |
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