Contributions of Space Geodesy to Geodynamics: Earth Dynamics

Title Page
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Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 9
1. Introduction......Page 10
2. Kinematics of Earth Orientation Changes
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3. Dynamics of Earth Orientation Changes
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4. Measurements of the Earth Orientation and Related Quantities
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5. Polar Motions......Page 29
6. Variati Ons in Rotation Rate
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7. Conclusions and Direchons aor the Future
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Appendix I : Rotation Matrices......Page 52
Appemdix3: The AtmosphericX  Excttation Functions
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References......Page 54
I. Introduction......Page 64
II. Enabling Space Geodetic Measurements and Synergistic Atmospheric Data
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III. Progress Via International Cooperation
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IV. Advances in Analysis and Interpretation
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V. Slimmary and Prospects for the Future 
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References......Page 77
Input Data......Page 80
Weighting......Page 81
Predicting Uti-Utc
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References......Page 85
Introduction......Page 86
Excitation from Water Mass Redistribution
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References......Page 90
2. Data Analyses......Page 92
3. Geophysical Results......Page 93
4. Reference Frames......Page 95
References......Page 96
Defination of the Conventional Terrestrial Reference System
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Realization of the Conventional Terrestrial Reference System
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The Iers Terrestrial Reference System ITRS 
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References......Page 105
The Observations and Their Analysis
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Source Structure......Page 110
The Iers Celestial Reference System......Page 111
Accuracy and Stability of Earth Orientation Determinations
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Towards Direct Combination of Earth Orientation Measurements
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References......Page 118
Introduction......Page 120
VLBI Data and Analysis
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SLR Data and Analysis
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Transformation of Frames
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Systematic Errors......Page 125
Conclusion......Page 126
References......Page 127
Data......Page 128
Earth Orientation Parameters......Page 132
The Celestial Reference Frame......Page 136
The Terrestrial Reference Frame......Page 138
References......Page 151
Introduction......Page 153
The SLR Ground Network and Data Set
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Solution Method......Page 157
Dynamical Model Investigations......Page 159
Definition of the Terrestrial Reference Frame
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Conclusions......Page 175
References......Page 178
Introduction......Page 180
Starlette Measurements and Orbit Computation
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Earth Rotation Parameters......Page 182
Temporal Variation in the Earth's Gravity Field
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Satellite-Derived Ocean Tide Solution
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Annual and Semiannual  Variations in J2 and J3
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The Lunar Tidal Deceleration......Page 192
Conclusion......Page 193
References......Page 194
Introduction......Page 196
Contribution of Laser Data to the GEM Models
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Improvements in Geophysical and Geodynamic Models
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Accuracy of the Gem Models
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Summary......Page 214
References......Page 216
Introduction......Page 218
The Unconstrained Least-Squares Solution to GEM-t2 Data
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Eigenvalue Analysis......Page 221
Alternative Solutions......Page 222
References......Page 224