The impact of errors in polar motion and nutation on UT1 determinations from VLBI Intensive observations

Journal of Geodesy

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 863-869

  Nothnagel, Axel ^a   Schnell, Dorothee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geodetic VLBI; Intensive observations; Polar motion and nutation; Universal Time UT1

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BASELINE SURVEY; ERROR ANALYSIS; GEODESY; GEODETIC NETWORK; NUTATION; POLAR MOTION; TRANSFER FUNCTION; VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 57049175130     PISSN: 09497714     EISSN: 14321394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00190-008-0212-2     Document Type: Article

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