Gravimetry for watt balance measurements

Metrologia

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Liard, J O ^a   Sanchez, C A ^a   Wood, B M ^a   Inglis, A D ^a   Silliker, R J ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

gravimetry; gravity uncertainty; watt balance

Indexed keywords

GRAVIMETERS; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS; NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA; PLANCK CONSTANTS; REFERENCE STATIONS; RELATIVE UNCERTAINTY; SEASONAL VARIATION; THREE DIMENSIONS; WATT BALANCE;

GRAVITATION;

EID: 84897436590     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/51/2/S32     Document Type: Article

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