Earth Rotation and Coordinate Reference Frames

1. Front Matter

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2. Earth Rotation: Determination and Prediction

   1. Accuracy of the Determination or Prediction of Earth Orientation Parameters

      • Martine Feissel

      Pages 1-9

   2. Earth Orientation Determinations : Some Tests of Consistency

      • Z. Altamimi, E. F. Arias, C. Boucher, M. Feissel

      Pages 10-14

   3. The ZIPE Solution for the Earth’s Rotation Parameters and Some Accuracy Estimations

      • H. Montag, G. Gendt

      Pages 15-23

   4. Satellite Laser Ranging and Orbit Determination at Nottingham University

      • V Ashkenazi, C J Hill, T Moore

      Pages 24-34

   5. Universal Time Prediction using Both Geodetic and Atmospheric Angular Momentum Data

      • D. Gambis

      Pages 35-39

   6. Prediction of Polar Motion by Least-Squares Collocation

      • Roman Galas, Rudolf Sigl

      Pages 40-49

   7. Polar Motion Prediction by the Least-Squares Collocation Method

      • Hozakowski Włodzimierz

      Pages 50-57

3. Earth Rotation: Interpretation

   1. Atmospheric Excitation of the Earth’s Rotation

      • J. O. Dickey

      Pages 58-66

   2. The Earth-Atmosphere Momentum Budget: Remaining Discrepancies at High and Low Frequencies

      • David A. Salstein, Richard D. Rosen, Tamara M. Wood

      Pages 67-73

   3. Air and Water Contributions to Polar Motion Excitation

      • Clark R. Wilson, John Kuehne

      Pages 74-81

   4. On Polar Motion Equations Applied for Analysis of the Short Term Atmospheric Excitation

      • Aleksander Brzeziński

      Pages 82-89

   5. A 30–60 Day Oscillation in Length-of-Day and Atmospheric Angular Momentum: Extratropical Origin?

      • J. O. Dickey, M. Ghil, S. L. Marcus

      Pages 90-97

   6. Origin of the 30–60 Day Oscillation in the LOD and Atmospheric Angular Momentum: New Findings from the UCLA General Circulation Model

      • S. L. Marcus, M. Ghil, J. O. Dickey, T. M. Eubanks

      Pages 98-105

   7. A 120-Day Oscillation in Solar Activity and Geophysical Phenomena

      • D. Djurovic, P. Pâquet

      Pages 106-106

   8. Numerical Analysis of Earth Rotation and Atmospheric Angular Momentum Parameters

      • Hermann Drewes, Monika Radon

      Pages 107-114

4. Reference Frames

   1. Definition of a Terrestrial Reference Frame using IRIS VLBI Observations; Approaching Millimeter Accuracy

      • W. E. Carter, D. S. Robertson

      Pages 115-122

   2. Contribution of SLR to Earth Rotation and Terrestrial Reference Frames

      • B. E. Schutz, R. J. Eanes, M. M. Watkins, B. D. Tapley

      Pages 123-130

   3. Global Station Coordinates and Earth Rotation Parameters from LAGEOS Laser Ranging

      • H. Hauck, K. Herzberger

      Pages 131-136

   4. The IERS Terrestrial Reference Frame

      • C. Boucher, Z. Altamimi, L. Daniel

      Pages 137-137

Over the past ten years, since the MERIT project began in 1980, great changes have taken place and significant advances made in the area of Earth Rotation and Coordinate Reference Frames. Symposium 105, held at the 125th Anniversary Meeting of the International Association of Geodesy, August 1989, was devoted to this subject. Major improvements in techniques, such as VLBI and laser ranging, have been accompanied by corresponding improvements in data-processing procedures and theories of relevant phenomena. The papers included in this volume provide both a comprehensive record of past discoveries and a sound basis for further advances. Section headings are as follows: - Earth Rotation: Determination and Prediction - Earth Rotation: Interpretation - Reference Frames

• Orbit
• atmosphere
• geodesy
• satellite

• Institut Géographique National, Saint Mandé, France

  Claude Boucher

• Eastbourne East Sussex, UK

  George A. Wilkins

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