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Excitation of the Chandler Wobble by Large Earthquakes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2016

Kunihiko Shimazaki  and
Hitoshi Takeuchi
Kunihiko Shimazaki
Affiliation:
Earthquake Research Institute, Tokyo University, Japan
Hitoshi Takeuchi
Affiliation:
Geophysical Institute, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University, Japan

Abstract

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The direction of anomalous polar motion is compared with that of the motion expected from the source mechanism generating the earthquakes associated with the motion. The result supports the hypothesis that major earthquakes excite the Chandler wobble.

Type
Research Article
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 48: Rotation of the Earth , 1972 , pp. 224 - 228
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1972 

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