Improved Analytic Nutation Model

C. F. Yoder, E. R. Ivins
1988 Symposium - International astronomical union  
Models describing earth's nutations can be separated into two major components, plus several small perturbations, of which ocean tides and solid friction are the most significant. The primary element of a successful model is an accurate rigid earth nutation theory. The effect of mantle elasticity and differential nutation of the fluid core is then obtained as a correction factor which multiplies the rigid body result. Wahr's (1981) theory is certainly the most sophisticated elastodynamic
more » ... e model. However, we have found that the simple model of Sasao et al., (1980) differs from Wahr's theory term by term by less than 0.3mas if a modern earth structure model (1066B) is used to evaluate the nutation structure constants.
doi:10.1017/s0074180900135077 fatcat:3hv2k6ao35dnlcku26nhymspem