Laser Ranging and Very-Long-Baseline Interferometry for Geodetic Applications
Author | : Irwin I. Shapiro |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 7 |
Release | : 1978 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:227505356 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Laser Ranging and Very-Long-Baseline Interferometry for Geodetic Applications written by Irwin I. Shapiro and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three distinct tasks were undertaken to advance the application of space techniques to the measurement of geodetic parameters: error analyses were performed to estimate the accuracy with which the locations of satellite tracking stations and the motion of the earth's pole may be determined from laser-ranging observations of the LAGEOS satellite; a numerical model of the moon's rotation was developed to support the analysis of lunar laser ranging observations; and a very-long-baseline interferometry (VLBI) system was constructed and installed at the Onsala Space Observatory in Sweden for use in a program to monitor the earth's rotation through observations of extragalactic radio sources. The details of this work have been described in three previously published reports. (Author).