On the rotation of the Earth and the terrestrial reference system. Joint summary report of the IAU/IUGG working groups MERIT and COTES

Computer Science

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

Scientific paper

The Working Group on the Rotation of the Earth was established in 1978 and developed a programme of international collaboration to Monitor Earth-Rotation and Intercompare the Techniques of observation and analysis (MERIT). The MERIT Short Campaign was held in 1980 to test and develop the organisational arrangements required during the MERIT Main Campaign in 1983-4. The Working Group on the Terrestrial Reference System was established in 1980 to prepare a proposal for the establishment and maintenance of a new Conventional Terrestrial Reference System (COTES) that would be based on the new techniques of space geodesy. The Working Groups collaborated closely and organised two intensive campaigns in 1984 and 1985 that were aimed primarily at determining the relationships between the reference systems of the six different techniques that were used to determine earth-rotation parameters. Observational data were obtained from 35 countries; analyses and intercomparisons of the results were carried out in 7 countries. The Working Groups reviewed the results at the Third MERIT Workshop and recommended that a new International Earth Rotation Service be set up in 1988 and that it be based on the use of very-long-baseline radio interferometry and both satellite and lunar laser ranging.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

On the rotation of the Earth and the terrestrial reference system. Joint summary report of the IAU/IUGG working groups MERIT and COTES does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with On the rotation of the Earth and the terrestrial reference system. Joint summary report of the IAU/IUGG working groups MERIT and COTES, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and On the rotation of the Earth and the terrestrial reference system. Joint summary report of the IAU/IUGG working groups MERIT and COTES will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1281474

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.