Title :
Time transfer via geostationary satellites
Author :
Costain, Cecil C.
Author_Institution :
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Numerous experiments using geostationary satellites for two-way time transfer have demonstrated that this method can achieve subnanosecond precision and nanosecond accuracy. Efforts are now directed towards establishing operational networks.
Keywords :
Calibration; Counting circuits; Delay effects; Difference equations; Frequency; Laboratories; Modems; Pulse modulation; Satellite ground stations; Time measurement;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1986.13428
