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Reference Frames

In Astronomy and Geophysics

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  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. Jean Kovalevsky

    1. CERGA, Grasse, France

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  2. Ivan I. Mueller

    1. Ohio StateUniversity, Columbus, USA

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  3. Barbara Kolaczek

    1. Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

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Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library (ASSL, volume 154)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • J. Kovalevsky, Ivan I. Mueller
      Pages 1-12

  3. Celestial Reference Frames

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Stellar Reference Frames

      • J. Kovalevsky
      Pages 15-41

    3. Extragalactic Reference Frames

      • C. Ma
      Pages 43-65

    4. Dynamical Reference Frames in the Planetary and Earth-Moon Systems

      • J. G. Williams, E. M. Standish
      Pages 67-90

    5. Reference Frames for Artificial Satellites of the Earth

      • C. Reigber
      Pages 91-114

    6. Relativistic Theory of Celestial Reference Frames

      • V. A. Brumberg, S. M. Kopejkin
      Pages 115-141

  4. Terrestrial Reference Frames

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143
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    2. Horizontal and Vertical Geodetic Datums

      • Ivan I. Mueller, Richard H. Rapp
      Pages 145-162

    3. Conventional Terrestrial Reference Frames

      • Ivan I. Mueller
      Pages 163-169

  5. Rotation of the Earth and the Terrestrial and Celestial Frames

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 171-171
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    2. Theoretical Aspects of the Earth Rotation

      • Hiroshi Kinoshita, Tetsuo Sasao
      Pages 173-211

    3. Earth Rotation Monitoring

      • B. Kolaczek
      Pages 213-240

    4. The Earth’s Variable Rotation: Some Geophysical Causes

      • Kurt Lambeck
      Pages 241-284

  6. Relationships Between Frames

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 285-285
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    2. Transformations Between Celestial and Terrestrial Reference Frames

      • Ivan I. Mueller
      Pages 287-294

    3. Intercomparison of Celestial Reference Frames-General Principles

      • Ye Shu-Hua
      Pages 295-304

    4. Intercomparisons Between Kinematic and Dynamical Systems

      • J. O. Dickey
      Pages 305-326

    5. Current Intercomparisons Between CTS’s

      • C. Boucher
      Pages 327-348
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About this book

This book on reference systems is the first comprehensive review of the problem of celestial and terrestrial reference systems and frames. Over 20 years, the importance of this problem emerged slowly as the accuracy of new observational techniques improved. The topic has already been approached in several symposia such as Stresa (1967), Morioka (1971), Perth (1973), Columbus (1975, 1978 and 1985), Kiev (1977) and San Fernando (1978). Two IAU colloquia held in Turin (1974) and in Warsaw (1980) were exclusively devoted to discuss reference systems. During this time, the problem of terrestrial and celestial reference systems has been discussed also in many astronomical and geodetic symposia, but always among other topics. Thus, a review devoted solely to the definition and practical realization of such systems was needed. It is hoped that this book, containing modern comprehensive reviews of important facets of this problem will contribute not only to a better and wider understanding of the mathematics and the physics that are behind the concepts and the realizations, but also to future development in a field that can only expand with the rapidly increasing accuracy of geodetic and astronomical observations. We are pleased to thank all the authors of the book who have enthusiastically agreed to contribute to the book in their field of competence and have gracefully accepted guidance from the editors in the definition of the subject and of the interfaces with other chapters. We thank Prof. Y.

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`Recommended for academic and research libraries.'
The New York Public Library 76 (2) March/April 1991

Editors and Affiliations

  • CERGA, Grasse, France

    Jean Kovalevsky

  • Ohio StateUniversity, Columbus, USA

    Ivan I. Mueller

  • Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

    Barbara Kolaczek

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