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Laser ranging contributions to monitoring and interpreting Earth orientation changesThe groundwork for a new field in the geophysical sciences - space geodesy - was laid in the 1960s with the development of satellite and lunar laser ranging systems, along with the development of very long baseline interferometry systems, for the purpose of studying crustal plate motion and deformation, the Earth's gravitational field, and Earth orientation changes. The availability of accurate, routine determinations of the Earth orientation parameters (EOPs) afforded by the launch of the LAser GEOdynamics Satellite (LAGEOS) on May 4, 1976, and the subsequent numerous studies of the LAGEOS observations, has led to a greater understanding of the causes of the observed changes in the Earth's orientation.
Document ID
20060028536
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Gross, R. S.
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
October 7, 2002
Subject Category
Geophysics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Earth rotation lenth-of-day polar motion satellite laser ranging lunar laser
ranging

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