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    Polar motion of the Earth is the motion of the Earth's rotational axis relative to its crust.: 1  This is measured with respect to a reference frame in...
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  • The Polar Express is a 2004 American animated adventure film directed by Robert Zemeckis, who co-wrote the screenplay with William Broyles Jr., based...
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    introduction of the polar system was the study of circular and orbital motion. Polar coordinates are most appropriate in any context where the phenomenon...
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    also induce small changes. These subjects are covered in the article Polar motion. The mass distribution of the Earth is not spherically symmetric, and...
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    Geodetic Association in 1899 to study variations in latitude caused by polar motion, precession, or "wobble" of the Earth's axis. In 1891, at the meeting...
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    to the science. Geodynamical phenomena, including crustal motion, tides, and polar motion, can be studied by designing global and national control networks...
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  • (UT as formerly computed), UT1 (UT0 corrected for polar motion) and UT2 (UT0 corrected for polar motion and seasonal variation). UT1 was the version sufficient...
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  • Polar wander is the motion of a pole in relation to some reference frame. It can be used, for example, to measure the degree to which Earth's magnetic...
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    Measurement of geodynamical phenomena, such as crustal dynamics and polar motion: 4 : 1  Satellite geodetic data and methods can be applied to diverse...
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  • years, so that the total polar motion varies with a period of about 7 years. The Chandler wobble is an example of the kind of motion that can occur for a...
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