Title :
The IERS and adjustments to Coordinated Universal Time
Author_Institution :
IERS Directing Board, U.S. Naval Obs., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) plays a critical role in determining the relationship between Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the variable Earth rotation (UT1). Earth orientation parameters (EOPs) that describe the relationship between UT1 and UTC can be determined very accurately with low latency. For real-time users, EOP predictions are provided. The IERS EOP products are available through a variety of methods. The IERS continues to evolve to meet the future needs of its users.
Keywords :
Earth rotation; measurement standards; time measurement; Coordinated Universal Time; Earth orientation parameters; IERS; International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service; UT1; UTC; variable Earth rotation; Accuracy; Clocks; Current measurement; Earth; Real-time systems; Sea measurements;
Conference_Titel :
General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (URSI GASS), 2014 XXXIth URSI
Conference_Location :
Beijing
DOI :
10.1109/URSIGASS.2014.6928984
