DocumentCode
2993109
Title
Sources of instabilities in two-way satellite time transfer
Author
Parker, T.E. ; Zhang, V.
Author_Institution
Time & Frequency Div., National Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO
fYear
2005
fDate
29-31 Aug. 2005
Firstpage
745
Lastpage
751
Abstract
Two-way satellite time and frequency transfer (TWSTFT) has become an important component in the international system for comparing time and frequency over long distances. In order to make further improvements in the stability of TWSTFT a more complete understanding of the sources of instabilities is required. This paper analyzes several sources of instabilities, including environmental factors, ionospheric delay, satellite motion and the satellite transponder
Keywords
frequency measurement; ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; satellite links; stability; time measurement; transponders; frequency comparison; instability sources; ionospheric delay; satellite motion; satellite transponder; time comparison; two-way satellite time and frequency transfer; Delay; Frequency conversion; Humidity; NIST; Satellites; Stability; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Time measurement; Transponders;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition, 2005. Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9053-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/FREQ.2005.1574028
Filename
1574028
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