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Subdaily Earth rotation during the Epoch ‘92 campaign
Author(s) -
Freedman A. P.,
IbañezMeier R.,
Herring T. A.,
Lichten S. M.,
Dickey J. O.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/94gl00420
Subject(s) - very long baseline interferometry , earth's rotation , geodesy , geodetic datum , universal time , global positioning system , epoch (astronomy) , polar motion , geology , rotation (mathematics) , physics , astronomy , mathematics , telecommunications , stars , geometry , computer science
Global Positioning System (GPS) data were used to estimate Earth rotation variations over an 11‐day period during the Epoch ‘92 campaign in the summer of 1992. Earth orientation was measured simultaneously by several very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) networks. GPS and VLBI estimates of UT1 with 3‐hour time resolution were then compared and analyzed. The high frequency behavior of both data sets is similar, although drifts between the two series of ∼0.1 ms over 2‐5 days are evident. The geodetic results were also compared with models for UT1 fluctuations at tidal periods and with estimates of atmospheric angular momentum made at 6‐hour intervals. Most of the geodetic signal in the diurnal and semidiurnal frequency bands can be attributed to tidal processes, whereas UT1 variations over a few days are mostly atmospheric in origin.