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Earth rotation from lunar laser ranging

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

X. X. Newhall ,
J. G. Williams  and
J. O. Dickey
X. X. Newhall
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 238-332, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA
J. G. Williams
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 238-332, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA
J. O. Dickey
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 238-332, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA

Abstract

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Results from Lunar Laser Ranging data analysis are presented: (a) the values and statistics of UT1 determined by three stations are given; (b) the lunar tidal acceleration n is found to be −24.9 ± 1.0 arc sec/century2; (c) the tidal-effect coefficient k/C for UT1 is shown to be in strong agreement with the theoretical value; and (d) corrections to the IAU values of precession and nutation are estimated.

Type
III. Determination of Earth Rotation Parameters
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 128: Earth's Rotation and Reference Frames for Geodesy and Geodynamics , 1988 , pp. 159 - 164
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1988 

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