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Earth Orientation - The Current and Future Situation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2017

Dennis D. McCarthy
Dennis D. McCarthy*
Affiliation:
U. S. Naval Observatory Washington, DC 20392-5420

Abstract

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Sub-milliarcsecond astrometry often requires an accurate characterization of the orientation of the Earth in a quasi-inertial reference frame. The International Earth Rotation Service (IERS) standards provide the current state of the art in the transformation between celestial and terrestrial reference systems. Improvements in the determination of Earth orientation parameters which describe this transformation continue to be made. Current and future capabilities are given.

Type
2. Current and Future Needs for Very Accurate Astrometry
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 166: Astronomical and Astrophysical Objectives of Sub-Milliarcsecond Optical Astrometry , 1995 , pp. 287 - 291
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1995 

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