The Nature of Earth's Rotation Rate Variability and Its Correlation with Atmospheric Circulation and Climate Change
A note on methodology. The author deliberately distinguishes between two levels of knowledge: established facts (results of measurements and observations) and explanations (theoretical interpretations of those facts). The former is beyond doubt. The latter is a matter of scientific debate. The reader is invited to evaluate the arguments independently. Introduction The Earth rotates on its axis unevenly. This is not a hypothesis — it is a measurable and repeatedly confirmed fact. Modern geodesy records changes in the length of day (parameter LOD — Length of Day) with microsecond precision. Even deviations of a few milliseconds indicate powerful redistributions of mass and angular momentum within the Earth–atmosphere–ocean system. ...