This is the 2007-2008 Annual Report of the International Laser Ranging Services (ILRS). The International Laser Ranging Service (ILRS) organizes and coordinates Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) and Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR) to support programs in geodetic, geophysical, and lunar research activities and provides the International Earth Rotation Service (IERS) with products important to the maintenance of an accurate International Terrestrial Reference Frame (ITRF). This reference frame provides the stability through which systematic measurements of the Earth can be made over thousands of kilometers, decades of time, and evolution of measurement technology. The ILRS is one of the technique services of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG). This 2007/2008 volume is the fifth published report for the International Laser Ranging Service (ILRS). With this report, we have chosen to use a format similar to the one used in previous years, concentrating on achievements and work in progress rather than ILRS organizational elements.
International Laser Ranging Services (ILRS) 2007-2008 Annual Report
2009
272 pages
Report
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English
Aeronomy , Space Technology , Laser ranging , Geophysics , Geodynamics , Geodesy , Research facilities , Project management , Data management , Lunar rangefinding , Information dissemination , Data processing , Mission planning , Communication networks , Refraction , Retroreflection , Retroreflectors , Lunar Laser Ranging(LLR) , Satellite Laser Ranging(SLR) , International Terrestrial Reference Frame(ITRF) , International Earth Rotation Service(IERS) , International Association of Geodesy(IAG) , International Laser Ranging Services(ILRS)