Title :
A new weighting procedure for UTC
Author :
Panfilo, Gianna ; Harmegnies, A.
Author_Institution :
Int. Bur. of Weights & Measures (BIPM, Sevres, France
Abstract :
This paper deals with the new weighting procedure studied and developed at the BIPM Time Department for the calculation of the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). After the implementation of the quadratic prediction model in UTC algorithm, no effect has been observed on the clock weight distribution. To optimize the use of atomic clocks in order to improve the stability of UTC, a proposed review of the weighting algorithm is described.
Keywords :
atomic clocks; frequency stability; frequency standards; Coordinated Universal Time; UTC algorithm; UTC stability; atomic clocks; quadratic prediction model; weighting procedure; Atomic clocks; Prediction algorithms; Predictive models; Stability criteria; Time-frequency analysis; TAI; Time scale; UTC; algorithm; frequency drift; weight;
Conference_Titel :
European Frequency and Time Forum & International Frequency Control Symposium (EFTF/IFC), 2013 Joint
Conference_Location :
Prague
DOI :
10.1109/EFTF-IFC.2013.6702122
