Publication Date:
2019-07-12
Description:
The 5.5 years of VLBI observations primarily collected under project IRIS are used to search for evidence of the free-core nutation (FCN). The observations are consistent with an irregular excitation process, and a model which assumes a step excitation in the FCN amplitude to about 2.0 milliseconds of arc in late 1985 fits the data well. Theoretical analysis appears to rule out the strong Mexican earthquake of September 19, 1985, as a cause of the excitation.
Keywords:
GEOPHYSICS
Type:
Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276); 13; 949-952
Format:
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