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Geodetic long baseline interferometry research in CanadaThe objectives and results of several studies using the Canadian long baseline interferometry system (LBI) are presented. The precision of measurements from radio telescopes at the Algonquin Radio Observatory (ARO), Lake Traverse, Ontario; the Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO), Big Pine, California; and the Chilbolton Observatory (CHIL), Chilbolton, England, is discussed. Also, since LBI is insensitive to the uncertainty in the geocentric gravitational constant, it is a very useful technique for determining the scales of the coordinate systems used by other precise techniques. Beginning in May 1977, a number of LBI observing sessions were accompanied by simultaneous satellite Doppler observations. The baseline components obtained from the satellite Doppler observations were compared to the LBI values. The weighted mean scale bias of the NSWC 9Z-2 satellite Doppler coordinate system relative to the LBI system was found to be 0.42 + or - 0.05 PPM. The weighted mean difference in the origin of longitude was found to be 0.87 sec + or - 0.01 while the difference in declination origin was found to be 0.06 sec + or - 0.01.
Document ID
19800020304
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Langley, R. B. (MIT Cambridge, United States)
Petrachenko, W. T. (York Univ. Toronto Ontario, Canada)
Canon, W. H. (York Univ. Toronto Ontario, Canada)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1980
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center Radio Interferometry
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
80N28805
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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