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 :
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