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The Contribution of the IERS to Astrophysics and Geodynamics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2017

M. Feissel
Affiliation:
Central Bureau of IERS, Observatoire de Paris 61, Avenue de l'Observatoire, 75014 Paris, France
Yaroslav Yatskiv
Affiliation:
Main Astronomical Observatory, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, 2521267 Kiev 127, Ukraine

Abstract

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The International Earth Rotation Service (IERS) maintains a celestial reference frame and a terrestrial reference frame based on observations in Very Long Baseline radio Interferometry, Lunar and Satellite Laser Ranging, and Global Positioning System, as well as a time series of the Earth Orientation Parameters in a system that is consistent at the level of 0.001″.

Type
Terrestrial Reference Frame
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