Publication Date:
2016-06-07
Description:
The accuracy of geodetic and astrometric information obtained from very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations is dependent upon the stability of the frequency standard, or clock, used at each site of VLBI array. The sensitivities of two hydrogen maser frequency standards of different design to pressure, temperature, and magnetic field variations were measured; and, for one of the standards, sensitivity was found to be severe enough to degrade the information content of VLBI measurements. However, the effect on the geometric and astrometric information of such clock instabilities, with time scales of hours or greater, can be sharply reduced through the use of differencing techniques.
Keywords:
EARTH RESOURCES AND REMOTE SENSING
Type:
Its Proc. of the Sixth Ann. Precise Time and Time Interval (PTTI) Planning Meeting; p 349-359
Format:
application/pdf
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