Terrestrial Reference System

  • Michael Soffel
  • Ralf Langhans
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Abstract

A terrestrial reference system (TRS) is a spatial reference system co-rotating with the Earth in its diurnal motion in space. In such a system, positions of points anchored on the Earth solid surface have coordinates which undergo only small variations with time, due to geophysical effects (tectonic, tidal deformations, loading effects, etc.).

Keywords

Global Navigation Satellite System Global Navigation Satellite System Satellite Laser Range Ring Laser Terrestrial Reference Frame 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Michael Soffel
    • 1
  • Ralf Langhans
    • 1
  1. 1.Institute for Planetary GeodesyDresden Technical University Lohrmann ObservatoryDresdenGermany

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