Rho-Rho Loran-C for Offshore Surveys

• Published in: The Canadian Surveyor
• Main Authors: Eaton, R. M., Grant, S. T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1972
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; General Engineering; General Environmental Science; Lambda; Rho; Loran; Baffin; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/tcs-1972-0032; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/tcs-1972-0032

Using atomic clocks, the United States Coast Guard has recently pioneered a precise distance measuring version of Loran-C, for positioning by two ranges when within about 1,700 km of the transmitters. In May 1971 the authors took advantage of the calibrated Decca Lambda survey chain, being used by t...