scholarly journals Specific Formation of the Bermuda and Dragon Triangles as a Result of a Change in the Axis of the Earth’s Rotation

2020 ◽  
pp. 19-25
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Earth’S Rotation ◽  
Earth's Rotation ◽  
Axis Of Rotation ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Rotation Of The Earth ◽  
North And South America ◽  
North And South

The Bermuda Triangle is located in the area of the archipelago between North and South America and the Dragon Triangle is located in the area of the archipelago in Southeast Asia. There is a great resemblance between these two triangular areas; both were formed following special geological and tectonic conditions. It is herein proposed that their creation stems from the change in location of the axis of rotation of the earth and, accordingly, the change in the location of the equator.

Addendum 2020 to ‘Measurement of the Earth’s rotation: 720 BC to AD 2015’

2021 ◽  
Vol 477 (2246) ◽  
pp. 20200776
Author(s):  
L. V. Morrison ◽  
F. R. Stephenson ◽  
C. Y. Hohenkerk ◽  
M. Zawilski
Keyword(s):  
Angular Momentum ◽  
Earth’S Rotation ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Earth's Rotation ◽  
Moon System ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Solar Eclipses ◽  
Rotation Of The Earth

Historical reports of solar eclipses are added to our previous dataset (Stephenson et al. 2016 Proc. R. Soc. A 472 , 20160404 ( doi:10.1098/rspa.2016.0404 )) in order to refine our determination of centennial and longer-term changes since 720 BC in the rate of rotation of the Earth. The revised observed deceleration is −4.59 ± 0.08 × 10 −22  rad s −2 . By comparison the predicted tidal deceleration based on the conservation of angular momentum in the Sun–Earth–Moon system is −6.39 ± 0.03 × 10 −22  rad s −2 . These signify a mean accelerative component of +1.8 ± 0.1 × 10 −22  rad s −2 . There is also evidence of an oscillatory variation in the rate with a period of about 14 centuries.

scholarly journals Commission 19: Rotation of the Earth

1985 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 193-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya. S. Yatskiv ◽  
W. J. Klepczynski ◽  
F. Barlier ◽  
H. Enslin ◽  
C. Kakuta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Frame ◽  
Laser Ranging ◽  
Earth’S Rotation ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Earth's Rotation ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Terrestrial Reference System ◽  
Rotation Of The Earth

During the period, work on the problem of the Earth’s rotation has continued to expand and increase its scope. The total number of institutions engaged in the determination of the Earth’s rotation parameters (ERP) by different techniques has been increased significantly. The rotation of the Earth is currently measured by classical astrometry, Doppler and laser satellite tracking, laser ranging of the Moon, and radio interferometry. Several long time series of the ERP are available from most of these techniques, in particular, those made during the Main Campaign of the MERIT project. The various series have been intercompared and their stability, in the time frame of years to days, has been estimated for the purposes of establishing a new conventional terrestrial reference system (COTES). On the other hand, the difficulties of maintaining a regular operation for laser ranging to the Moon (LLR) have been recognized. It resulted in the proposal to organize an one-month campaign of observations in 1985 in order to complement the COTES collocation program and to allow additional intercomparisons with other techniques.

scholarly journals Basic Problems in the Kinematics of the Rotation of the Earth

1979 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
pp. 7-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Guinot
Keyword(s):  
Earth Rotation ◽  
Rotation Axis ◽  
Earth’S Rotation ◽  
International Astronomical Union ◽  
Earth's Rotation ◽  
The Earth ◽  
International Astronomical ◽  
Rotation Of The Earth

With the advent of more precise methods for measuring Earth rotation, a number of corrections to the apparent directions in space, to the terrestrial references, and to the rotation axis motion have to be carefully applied. It is the duty of the international Astronomical Union to give recommended or conventional expressions of these corrections in order to avoid inextricable difficulties in discussing the evaluated results. However, this task is not sufficient. The concepts used in the description of the Earth's rotation are somewhat obscured by traditions. They should be purified by removing notions which are not directly relevant.

Long-term changes in the rotation of the Earth : 700 B.C. to A.D. 1980

1984 ◽  
Vol 313 (1524) ◽  
pp. 47-70 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Earth’S Rotation ◽  
Earth's Rotation ◽  
Temporal Behaviour ◽  
Tidal Friction ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Tidal Changes ◽  
Rotation Of The Earth ◽  
Tidal Variations

Occultations of stars by the Moon, and solar and lunar eclipses are analysed for variations in the Earth’s rotation over the past 2700 years. Although tidal braking provides the dominant, long-term torque, it is found that the rate of rotation does not decrease uniformly as would be expected if tidal friction were the only mechanism affecting the Earth’s rotation. There are also non-tidal changes present that vary on timescales ranging from decades to millennia. The magnitudinal and temporal behaviour of these non-tidal variations are evaluated in this paper.

scholarly journals Forced Nutation and Irregularity of the Rotation of the Earth

1980 ◽  
Vol 78 ◽  
pp. 235-237
Author(s):  
G. P. Pilnik
Keyword(s):  
Earth’S Rotation ◽  
Earth's Rotation ◽  
Astronomical Observations ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Rotation Of The Earth ◽  
The Waves

It is possible, in principle, to derive from astronomical observations both the tidal and nutational variations in the rotation of the Earth. However, in practice there are a number of difficulties. To detect the waves with periods of 18.6, 1.0 and 0.5 year one could use UT1-TAI. Unfortunately, this is impossible because of the lack of sufficiently long series of observations and because of significant non-periodic irregularities in the rate of the Earth's rotation. In addition, the annual wave consists of several harmonics of different natures which cannot be separated from one another. Investigation of short-period nutations is more promising, but it is also connected with specific difficulties.

The Effect of the Earth’s Rotation on Channel Flow

1986 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 198-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. G. Speziale
Keyword(s):  
Channel Flow ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Turbulent Channel Flow ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Earth’S Rotation ◽  
Earth's Rotation ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Laminar Channel Flow ◽  
Rotation Of The Earth

The influence that the rotation of the earth has on laminar channel flow is investigated theoretically. The full nonlinear Navier-Stokes equations relative to a reference frame rotating with the earth are solved numerically for laminar flow in a rectangular channel whose axis is aligned east-west: the orientation which yields the most drastic effect. It is demonstrated that for channels of moderate width (less than 1 ft for the flow of most liquids), the rotation of the earth can give rise to a roll instability which has a severe distortional effect on the classical parabolic velocity profile. Consequently, the usual assumption made of neglecting the effect of the earth’s rotation in the calculation of channel flow can lead to serious errors unless the channel is substantially smaller than this size. It is briefly shown that similar effects would be expected for turbulent channel flow when the channel width is approximately an order of magnitude larger.

scholarly journals Earth Rotation Velocity in Relation with Different Reference Frames

1995 ◽  
Vol 166 ◽  
pp. 293-293
Author(s):  
V. A. Brumberg
Keyword(s):  
Rigid Body ◽  
Reference System ◽  
Earth’S Rotation ◽  
Body Rotation ◽  
Dynamical Equations ◽  
Earth's Rotation ◽  
Rigid Body Rotation ◽  
Relativistic Corrections ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Rotation Of The Earth

The high precision of present observations makes it reasonable to clear up a question about GRT (general relativity theory) corrections in the problem of Earth's rotation. The answer is that one may almost forget about GRT corrections when dealing in an adequate reference system (RS). The problem of Earth's rotation may be related to the relativistic hierarchy of RS started in (Brumberg and Kopejkin, 1989) and completed in (Klioner, 1993). Let letters B, G and T be related to barycentric, geocentric and topocentric RS, respectively. Let DRS and KRS be dynamically nonrotating or kinematically nonrotating RS, respectively. From the dynamical equations of rotation it follows that the most adequate system for studying the Earth's rotation is DGRS. Apart from the geophysical factors the rotation of the Earth in this system is fairly well approximated by the rigid-body rotation with some angular velocity . The same rotation of the Earth as considered in BRS and DTRS may be also approximated by the rigid-body rotation but with some additive relativistic corrections and with other angular velocities ωi and , respectively. Substituting these three rotation relations into four-dimensional BRS-DGRS and DGRS-DTRS transformations one may express ωi and in terms of and determine the additive relativistic corrections in BRS and BTRS. These corrections are of importance for treating kinematics problems in various coordinate systems and for obtaining physically meaningful solutions of the dynamical equations of rotation in the barycentric reference system.The complete text will be published in Journal of Geodynamics.

scholarly journals Resonance in the perturbations of a synchronous satellite due to angular rate of the earth-moon system around the sun and the earth’s rotation rate

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Sushil Yadav ◽  
Rajiv Aggarwal ◽  
Bhavneet Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Rotation Rate ◽  
Angular Rate ◽  
Earth’S Rotation ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Earth's Rotation ◽  
Moon System ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Rotation Of The Earth ◽  
Small Change

This paper investigates resonances in the perturbations of a synchronous satellite including its latitude, angular rate of the earth-moon system around the sun and the earth’s rotation rate about its axis. This is found that resonances occur due to the commensurability between (i) angular velocity of the satellite and angular rate of earth’s rotation about its axis and (ii) angular rate of the earth-moon system around the sun and angular rate of the rotation of the earth. Amplitude and time-period of the oscillation at the resonance points are determined using the procedure of Brown and Shook [3]. Effect of  (orbital angle of the mass-centre of the earth-moon system around the sun) on amplitude and time period is also analyzed. It is found that for increasing the values of  from to  amplitude decreases and time period also decreases. Effect of time on the latitude of the satellite including earth oblateness is also studied. It is seen that for increasing the value of , there is a small change in ,  the latitude of the synchronous satellite.

scholarly journals Historic Variations in the Rotation of the Earth

1972 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 160-161
Author(s):  
R. R. Newton
Keyword(s):  
Earth’S Rotation ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Earth's Rotation ◽  
Tidal Friction ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Rotation Of The Earth

The purpose of this work is to investigate changes in the rotation of the Earth in the past few thousand years. Since most available observations involve the Moon, study of the Earth's rotation is inseparable from study of the Moon's motion. Since it is doubtful that present theories of tidal friction account for the present acceleration (Spencer Jones, 1939; Van Flandern, 1970; Pariisky et al., 1972) of the Moon, we cannot safely assume that consequence of the theories which says that tidal friction has been almost constant.

Commission 19: Rotation of the Earth (Rotation De La Terre)

1988 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 179-194
Author(s):  
W. J Klepczynski ◽  
M. Feissel ◽  
B. Kolaczek ◽  
F. E Barlier ◽  
P. Brosche ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rotation Rate ◽  
Earth Rotation ◽  
Earth’S Rotation ◽  
International Earth Rotation Service ◽  
Earth's Rotation ◽  
Core Mantle Boundary ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Rotation Of The Earth ◽  
Observing Techniques

During the period, there have been several major events which have effected the scope and interest of Commission 19. The most significant of these has been the dissolution of the BIH and IPMS and their replacement by the International Earth Rotation Service (IERS). The correlation of higher frequency fluctuations in the Earth’s rotation rate with changes in the Earth’s Atmospheric Angular Momentum is also significant. Many investigators now seem to believe that the “decade variations„ in the Earth’s rotation rate are caused by torques between the core and mantle caused by the uneven motions at the core-mantle boundary. These events and discoveries have made this an exciting period. It seems that the future holds more in the way of discovery due to the utilization of the more accurate and precise Earth rotation data coming from the modern observing techniques.

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