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Tidal Friction and the Earth’s Rotation

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  • © 1978

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Editors:
  1. Peter Brosche

    1. Observatorium Hoher List, Universitätssternwarte Bonn, Daun/Eifel, Germany

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  2. Jürgen Sündermann

    1. Institut für Meereskunde, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg 13, Germany

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Historical Background and Introduction

    • P. Brosche
    Pages 1-4

  3. Pre-Telescopic Astronomical Observations

    • F. R. Stephenson
    Pages 5-21

  4. Tidal Deceleration of the Earth’s Rotation Deduced from Astronomical Observations in the Period A. D. 1600 to the Present

    • L. V. Morrison
    Pages 22-27

  5. Determination of the Rotation of the Earth (at Present)

    • H. Enslin
    Pages 28-42

  6. Effect of Tidal Friction on the Lunar Orbit and the Rotation of Earth and Its Determination by Laser Ranging

    • O. Calame, J. D. Mulholland
    Pages 43-54

  7. Tides of the Solid Earth from Gravimetric Measurements

    • M. Bonatz
    Pages 55-61

  8. Tidal Friction in the Solid Earth: Loading Tides Versus Body Tides

    • J. Zschau
    Pages 62-94

  9. Tidal Dissipation in the Oceans

    • K. Lambeck
    Pages 95-97

  10. The Influence of Solid Earth Deformations on Semidiurnal and Diurnal Oceanic Tides

    • W. Zahel
    Pages 98-124

  11. Numerical Computation of Tidal Friction for Present and Ancient Oceans

    • J. Sündennann, P. Brosche
    Pages 125-144

  12. The Earth’s Palaeorotation

    • K. Lambeck
    Pages 145-153

  13. Periodic Growth Features in Fossil Organisms and the Length of the Day and Month

    • C. T. Scrutton
    Pages 154-196

  14. Geological and Geophysical Evidence Relating to Continental Growth and Dynamics and the Hydrosphere in Precambrian Times: a Review and Analysis

    • J. D. A. Piper
    Pages 197-241

  15. Concluding Remarks

    • Peter Brosche, Jürgen Sündermann
    Pages 243-243

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 243-248
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Observatorium Hoher List, Universitätssternwarte Bonn, Daun/Eifel, Germany

    Peter Brosche

  • Institut für Meereskunde, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg 13, Germany

    Jürgen Sündermann

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Tidal Friction and the Earth’s Rotation

  • Editors: Peter Brosche, Jürgen Sündermann

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-40203-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1978

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-39200-3Published: 01 January 1978

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-40203-0Published: 01 December 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 246

  • Number of Illustrations: 28 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Geology

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