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Is Lunar Ranging a Viable Component in a Next-Generation Earth Rotation Service?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

J. Derral Mulholland
J. Derral Mulholland*
Affiliation:
McDonald Observatory & Department of Astronomy, University of Texas at Austin, USA

Abstract

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Several new “space” techniques have been used for episodic determination of Earth rotation parameters, usually the variation in apparent longitude (UT0) and apparent latitude of an observing station. Earth rotation services require more than episodic determinations; they need near-daily determinations. Since 1975, planning has been underway for a demonstration of the viability of lunar laser ranging for such a usage. The observing campaign named Earth Rotation from Lunar Distances (EROLD) was organized with the proposed activity to cover the years 1977–78. Progress has not been so rapid as hoped, but it remains true that lunar ranging has produced more Earth rotation information than other new techniques.

Type
Part VI: Lunar Laser Ranging
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 82: Time and the Earth's Rotation , 1979 , pp. 257 - 260
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1979 

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