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Determination of earth rotation and station coordinates from Lageos data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

A. T. Sinclair ,
G. M. Appleby  and
J. Y. Xia
A. T. Sinclair
Affiliation:
Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux Castle, Hailsham, East Sussex. BN27 1RP. England
G. M. Appleby
Affiliation:
Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux Castle, Hailsham, East Sussex. BN27 1RP. England
J. Y. Xia
Affiliation:
Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux Castle, Hailsham, East Sussex. BN27 1RP. England

Abstract

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A package of computer programs for the analysis of satellite laser ranging data has been written at the Royal Greenwich Observatory. The methods used are described, and the Earth rotation parameters and station coordinates derived from the MERIT Lageos data are given, with comparisons with other determinations. The uncertainty of the absolute value of the z-coordinate of the stations is discussed, and a method of short-arc analysis for determining baselines is described.

Type
II. Terrestrial Reference Systems
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 128: Earth's Rotation and Reference Frames for Geodesy and Geodynamics , 1988 , pp. 141 - 146
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1988 

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