Chandler period

Chandler period

[′chand·lər ‚pir·ē·əd]
(geophysics)
The period of the Chandler wobble.
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For comparison, the total displacement of the pole during the corresponding 14-month Chandler period was about 500 msec of arc, or about 15 meters.
Pinning down a pole's position

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