Abstract
The lunar laser range data give information on the rotations of the Earth and the Moon about their centres of mass, as well as on the lunar orbit. A vital question for the proposed EROLD campaign is how well the coordinates of the pole and changes in Earth rotation can be determined. We have simulated the likely outcome of EROLD for this problem using the observatories which are expected to participate. The dependence of the results on station location, lunar declination, averaging interval and, data loss due to weather and other such factors is examined. We find that Universal Time and polar motion are usually obtainable to better than measuring accuracy if the averaging interval is two days. It is very important for the Australian station to be ranging when the Moon is at northern declinations. The effect of plate motion on the results is estimated.
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Stolz, A., Larden, D. (1977). Accuracy Obtainable for Universal Time and Polar Motion During the Erold Campaign. In: Mulholland, J.D., Burk, C.A., Silverberg, E.C. (eds) Scientific Applications of Lunar Laser Ranging. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 62. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1208-9_21
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