Title :
Contribution of Helwan´s laser ranging station in the international laser ranging services
Author_Institution :
Solar & Space Res. Dept., Nat. Res. Inst. of Astron. & Geophys. (NRIAG), Cairo, Egypt
Abstract :
This paper introduces the main features of Helwan SLR and analysis date recorded by the station about tectonic motion and Earth sensing by monitoring the satellites Lageos-1 and Topex. The ranging precision of Helwan SLR station has been continually improved from the original value of several meters (when constructed in 1974) down to a centimeters.
Keywords :
geophysical techniques; remote sensing by laser beam; Earth sensing; Helwan SLR station; Helwan laser ranging station; International Laser Ranging Services; Lageos-l satellite; Topex satellite; tectonic motion; Extraterrestrial measurements; Germanium; Measurement by laser beam; Mobile communication; Orbits; Yag laser; earth sensing measurement; laser ranging; satellite Lageos; satellite laser; satellite laser ranging station; short arc; tectonic motion;
Conference_Titel :
High-capacity Optical Networks and Emerging/Enabling Technologies (HONET), 2014 11th Annual
Conference_Location :
Charlotte, NC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-6939-5
DOI :
10.1109/HONET.2014.7029384
