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Observations of Luni-Solar Precession

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

D.D. McCarthy  and
B.J. Luzum
D.D. McCarthy
Affiliation:
U.S. Naval Observatory Washington, DC 20392U.S.A.
B.J. Luzum
Affiliation:
U.S. Naval Observatory Washington, DC 20392U.S.A.

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The observations of dψ and dε used in this analysis were taken from the combination solution of the IERS Sub-Bureau for Rapid Service and Precition (McCarthy and Luzum 1991a). Besides corrections to the coefficients determined from VLBI, additional estimates can be derived from lunar laser ranging (LLR) observations (Williams et al. 1991; Whipple 1993). Table ?? shows a comparison of the estimates of the change in longitude and obliquity derived in this analysis with corresponding terms from analyses by other authors using different observations. The theoretical value of obliquity by Williams (1994) is also included for comparison. There are significant unexplained discrepancies among the rate estimates. Difference in the methods of the analyses such as the procesure for the estimation of the nutation coefficients and correlations within the solutions probably account for the greater part of these discrepancies. In considering the adoption of changes in the IAU model for nutation, it is important to recall that changes must also be made in the precession constant. Introduction of changes in nutation without corresponding changes in precession will not improve the agreement between observations and theory.

Type
II. Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 10: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XXIInd General Assembly of the IAU, 1994 , 1995 , pp. 198
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1995

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