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From: Bob Batten (no email)
Date: Wed Aug 04 2004 - 10:34:45 EDT
Here is a link to an article in the New York Times regarding actual satellite measurements of where water relocates on the earth and it's effect on gravity:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/03/science/03grav.html
This doesn't directly address the angular momentum of the earth, but might throw more light on the tangential subject of movement of water on the earth... Their discussion is of seasonal variations of water migration, whereas George was obviously referring to long-term effects.
The New York Times doesn't usually keep articles available online for more than a day or two. They then move them to their archives where they have a charge for a copy of the article.
They also require registering on their site, then logging-in to read articles. Quite a pain -- but gives them ultimate control and they collect your email address etc.
If someone wants info about the article and doesn't want to go through this rigamarole, let me know off-list. Maybe I can "help"
George H wrote
"We keep getting told that the polar ice caps in Antarctica and Greenland are melting..."
Frank Reed wrote:
> Well it's true that 'we keep getting told' but it's largely based on
> circumstantial evidence at this time, so it's worth "entertaining"
> alternative hypotheses.
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