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Time and the Earth’s Rotation

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Editors:
  1. Dennis D. McCarthy

    1. U.S. Naval Observatory, USA

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  2. John D. H. Pilkington

    1. Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux Castle, Hailsham, England

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Part of the book series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (IAUS, volume 82)

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Table of contents (55 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction: The Future of the Researches About the Earth’s Rotation

    1. Introduction: The Future of the Researches About the Earth’s Rotation

      • R. O. Vicente
      Pages 1-6

  3. Time

    1. Basic Problems in the Kinematics of the Rotation of the Earth

      • Bernard Guinot
      Pages 7-18

    2. A New State Time and Frequency Standard of the USSR

      • S. Pushkin
      Pages 19-21

    3. A New Method of Universal Time Computation Used in the State Time and Frequency Service of the USSR

      • D. Yu. Belotserkovskij, M. B. Kaufman
      Pages 23-27

    4. On the Determination of UT1 by the BIH and the U.S.S.R. Time Service

      • Ya. S. Yatskiv, A. A. Korsun’, N. T. Mironov
      Pages 29-39

    5. Etude D’observations Effectuees a L’astrolabe De Paris ET Comparaison AVEC D’autres Resultats Concernant Les Termes Principaux De La Nutation

      • Suzanne Débarbat
      Pages 41-46

    6. A New System of the U.S.S.R. Standard Time for 1955 – 1974 and Its Application in the Study of the Earth’s Rotation

      • V. S. Gubanov, L. I. Yagudin
      Pages 47-51

    7. An Analysis of the Rotational Acceleration of the Earth

      • Dennis D. McCarthy, Donald B. Percival
      Pages 53-54

    8. New Determination of the “Decade” Fluctuations in the Rotation of the Earth 1860–1978

      • L. V. Morrison
      Pages 55-57

    9. On the Long-Period Variations in the Rate of the Earth’S Rotation

      • A. I. Emetz, A. A. Korsun’
      Pages 59-60

    10. Main Results of Studying the Nature of the Irregularity of the Earth’s Rotation

      • N. S. Sidorenkov
      Pages 61-64

    11. Some Advantages and Disadvantages of a Photographic Zenith Tube

      • Dennis D. McCarthy
      Pages 65-66

    12. Tidal Perturbations in Astronomical Observations

      • N. P. J. O’Hora, T. F. Baker
      Pages 67-72

    13. Polar Motion and Earth Rotation Monitoring in Canada

      • J. Popelar
      Pages 73-74

    14. Polar Coordinates and UT1 — UTC from PZT Observations

      • D. Djurovic
      Pages 75-78

    15. (α-2L) Terms as Obtained from PZT Observations

      • Shigetaka Iijima, Shigeru Fujii, Yukio Niimi
      Pages 79-84

    16. Etude Succinte Du Catalogue Fondamental FK4 a Partir Des Observations Faites a L’astrolabe

      • G. Billaud
      Pages 85-87

  4. Polar Motion

    1. On the Coordinate Systems Used in the Study of Polar Motion

      • E. P. Fedorov
      Pages 89-101

    2. Derivation of Pole Coordinates in a Uniform System from the Past ILS Data

      • S. Yumi, K. Yokoyama, H. Ishii
      Pages 103-108
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About this book

IAU Symposium No. 82, "Time and the Earth's Rotation", met to discuss modern research in the field of the rotation of the Earth with particu­ lar emphasis on the role of new observational techniques in this work. The use of these techniques has prompted a new look at the definitions of the traditional reference systems and the concepts of the rotation of the Earth around its center of mass. Specific topics discussed were time, polar motion, reference systems, conventional radio interferometry, very'long baseline interferometry (VLBI), Doppler satellite methods, satellite laser ranging, lunar laser ranging, and geophysical research concerning the Earth's rotation. Improvement in the accuracy of the observations is a key to possible solutions of the many unsolved problems remaining in this field. It appears that such improvement, using both classical and new techniques, is forthcoming in the near future. This will surely contribute to a better understanding of some of the long-standing questions concerning the rotation of the Earth around its center of mass and lead to an improved knowledge of the rotating, deformable Earth. This volume contains the papers presented at IAU Symposium No. 82 as well as the discussions provoked by these papers. It is hoped that it captures the principal points of the meeting and that it will contribute not only to a better understanding of existing problems, but also to future research in time and the Earth's rotation.

Editors and Affiliations

  • U.S. Naval Observatory, USA

    Dennis D. McCarthy

  • Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux Castle, Hailsham, England

    John D. H. Pilkington

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Time and the Earth’s Rotation

  • Editors: Dennis D. McCarthy, John D. H. Pilkington

  • Series Title: International Astronomical Union Symposia

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9368-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: International Astronomical Union 1979

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0892-2Due: 31 July 1979

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0893-9Published: 31 July 1979

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-9368-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1743-9213

  • Series E-ISSN: 2352-2186

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 351

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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