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Science 4 October 1974:
Vol. 186. no. 4158, pp. 49 - 50
DOI: 10.1126/science.186.4158.49
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Earthquakes and the Rotation of the Earth

Don L. Anderson 1

1 Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 91109

A correlation exists between long-term variations in the length of the day, Chandler wobble amplitudes, and global seismic activity. These variations may be partially due to climatic changes and ultimately to explosive volcanic activity.


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