The periodic variations of the core drift rate: global and zonal motions (Mitteilung des Zentralinstituts für Physik der Erde, Nr. 1746)

Toroidal zonal motions at the top of the Earth's core were computed from the observed secular variation and investigated with regard to their time dependence. Previously derived results for a pure westward drifting core could be re-examined. Additionally, the well-known 66.7 years period was found to be an oscillation of the zonal velocity field of third degree. With respect to periodic constituents, the total magnetic core-mantle coupling torque according to the zonal motions is comparable with that derived for a pure westward drifting core. Some differences in period lengthes and amplitudes do not remove previously stated differences between the spectra of the magnetic and mechanical torques on principle. Aus der beobachteten Sakularvariation des geomagnetischen Feldes wurden toroidale zonale Bewegungen an der Erdkernoberflache berechnet und auf ihr Zeitverhalten hin untersucht. Fruher abgeleitete Resultate fur einen rein westdriftenden Erdkern konnten bestatigt werden. Zusatzlich wurde die bekannte 66,7a-Periode als Schwingung des zonalen Geschwindigkeitsfeldes dritten Grades gefunden. In Bezug auf die periodischen Anteile ist das aus den zonalen Bewegungen ermittelte magnetische Kopplungsdrehmoment vergleichbar mit jenen fur die reine Westdrift abgeleiten. Die sich ergebenden Differenzen in Periodenlange und Amplitude beheben die fruher festgestellten Diskrepanzen zwischen den Spektren der magnetischen und der mechanischen Drehmomente nicht wesentlich.

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