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Hinderer et al. 1991
Hinderer, J., Legros, H. and Crossley, D. (1991). Global earth dynamics and induced gravity changes. Journal of Geophysical Research 96: doi: 10.1029/91JB00423. issn: 0148-0227.

We consider the elastogravitational deformation of an Earth model with a liquid outer core and a surficial fluid layer modeling the oceans or the atmosphere. The surface gravity changes caused by planetary-scale dynamical phenomena can be expressed in terms of generalized gravimetric factors. Each of these factors is related to a specific boundary condition (in normal or transverse traction, in potential and derivative) which has to be considered at the different interfaces (inner core-outer core, outer core-mantle, surface) according to the problem. We apply this formalism to express in a self-consistent and uniform manner the gravity disturbances due to various sources: tides, Earth rotation, loading process, inner and outer core dynamics, with special attention paid to possible resonance effects.

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Tectonophysics, General or miscellaneous
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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