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The role of satellite laser ranging through the 1990's
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Christodoulidis, D. C. Smith, D. E. |
| Copyright Year | 1983 |
| Description | Contributions of Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) in the fields of geodesy, oceanography, geodynamics, and geopotential are reviewed. With the best current systems SLR has successfully defined an absolute vertical datum to 3 cm and a relative horizontal datum with comparable accuracy. In the areas of Earth and space physics SLR has demonstrated its ability to provide information regarding the vertical and horizontal movements of the lithosphere, the rheology of the Earth, improved understanding of the evolution of the Earth-Moon system, the Earth's albedo and upper atmosphere, the polar wander, the frequency structure of the polar motion and in the definition of fundamental constants. Future options are discussed. It is indicated that SLR will continue to provide a unique and powerful tool for the study of space and geosciences. |
| File Size | 1768194 |
| Page Count | 27 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19830028186 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1zd2rm0t |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1983-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lasers And Masers Polar Wandering Geology Geological Faults Earth Crust Global Tracking Network Satellite Tracking Earth Tides Geodesy Earth-moon System Geodynamics Laser Range Finders Celestial Mechanics Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
