• DocumentCode
    1904265
  • Title

    Status of UTC/TAI

  • Author

    Arias, E. Felicitas ; Panfilo, Gianna ; Petit, Gérard

  • Author_Institution
    Int. Bur. of Weights & Measures (BIPM), Pavillon de Breteuil, Sèvres, France
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    13-20 Aug. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    This article presents how timescales are established and maintained at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), on the basis of international cooperation. We describe the characteristics of International Atomic Time (TAI) and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the main features of the methods used for their calculation.
  • Keywords
    atomic clocks; time measurement; BIPM; Coordinated Universal Time; International Atomic Time; International Bureau of Weights and Measures; TAI; UTC; timescale; Accuracy; Clocks; Global Positioning System; Laboratories; Receivers; Satellites; Uncertainty;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, 2011 XXXth URSI
  • Conference_Location
    Istanbul
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5117-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/URSIGASS.2011.6050277
  • Filename
    6050277
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1904265