An optimal complex AR.MA model of the Chandler wobble |
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| Authors: | Masatsugu Ooe |
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| Institution: | The University of British Columbia, 2075 Wesbrook Place, Vancouver V6T 1W5, Canada |
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| Abstract: | summary . The character of the Chandler wobble suggests that the optimal representation of the observed polar motion is a complex AR.MA model. This paper develops the theory of such a model and presents a modification of the scalar AR.MA computer program of Akaike, Arahata & Ozaki. The complex AR.MA model is applied to the ILS data covering the period 1900–1975. An optimal AR.MA (1,4) model is obtained. The model parameters are interpreted to give a Chandler frequency of 0.8400 ± 0.0039 cpy a Q value of 50 < Q < 300, with the most probable value of 96 and the power density of the excitation to be about 0.51 × (0".01)2/cpy. This result leads to the conclusion that the contribution of meteorological sources to the excitation of the Chandler wobble is about 11 to 19 per cent. |
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