Pole Position for 1973 Based on Doppler Satellite Observations.

The position of the earth's spin axis with respect to the crust was computed on the basis of Doppler satellite observations in 1973. The standard error of the determinations based on five days of observations was about 20 cm during periods when data from 19 stations on three satellites were use...

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Main Author: Beuglass,Larry K.
Other Authors: NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER DAHLGREN LAB VA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1974
Subjects:
Geodesy
Spacecraft Trajectories and Reentry
*POLAR REGIONS
MOTION
JAPAN
POSITION FINDING
NAVIGATION SATELLITES
NEW MEXICO
DOPPLER SYSTEMS
AUSTRALIA
HEIGHT
SOUTH AFRICA
BRAZIL
LATITUDE
LONGITUDE
BELGIUM
SATELLITE TRACKING SYSTEMS
UNITED KINGDOM
North Pole
South Pole
South pole
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA002435
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Summary:The position of the earth's spin axis with respect to the crust was computed on the basis of Doppler satellite observations in 1973. The standard error of the determinations based on five days of observations was about 20 cm during periods when data from 19 stations on three satellites were used in computations. Latitude residuals, based on five-day data spans, were computed for eight stations for the entire year; the standard deviation of these residuals was about 70 cm.

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