The terrestrial reference frame and the dynamic Earth

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dc.contributor.authorAltamimi, Zuheir
dc.contributor.authorAngermann, Detlef
dc.contributor.authorArgus, Don
dc.contributor.authorBlewitt, Geoff
dc.contributor.authorBoucher, Claude
dc.contributor.authorChao, Ben
dc.contributor.authorDrewes, Hermann
dc.contributor.authorEanes, Richards
dc.contributor.authorFeissel, Martine
dc.contributor.authorFerland, Remi
dc.contributor.authorHerring, Tom
dc.contributor.authorHolt, Bill
dc.contributor.authorJohannson, Jan
dc.contributor.authorLarson, Kristine
dc.contributor.authorMa, Chopo
dc.contributor.authorManning, John
dc.contributor.authorMeertens, Chuck
dc.contributor.authorNothnagel, Axel
dc.contributor.authorPavlis, Erricos C.
dc.contributor.authorPetit, Gerard
dc.contributor.authorRay, Jim
dc.contributor.authorRies, John
dc.contributor.authorScherneck, Hans‐Georg
dc.contributor.authorSillard, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorWatkins, Mike
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-14T17:14:42Z
dc.date.available2020-10-14T17:14:42Z
dc.date.issued2012-12-29
dc.description.abstractAs early as the 15th century Swedes noticed that rocks in their harbors were slowly rising out of the sea [Ekman, 1991]. These local observations were not sufficient to distinguish whether the rocks were rising or the sea level falling. Later, it was realized that Fennoscandia was still rebounding from the last Ice Age. This historical observation is still relevant today. How can you know whether a point on the Earth's surface is slowly moving up, down, or horizontally? One must relate local measurements to a stable and accurate reference frame, one whose scale is much larger than the problem at hand. We remain concerned with sea‐level variations, but present‐day studies recognize that change must be measured from a global point of view and with respect to a globally well‐defined reference frame. Thus, the regional and national geodetic datums developed over the past 200 years are inappropriate for studying global‐level problems.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe ITRF Working Group thanks the many institutions and individuals that contributed to ITRF2000 (http://lareg.ensg.ign.fr/ITRF/ ITRF2000/submissions.html).We also thank Wolfgang Schluter for providing Figure 1 and Duncan Agnew for reviewing the article.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/EO082i025p00273-01en_US
dc.format.extent4 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2rerp-j3ea
dc.identifier.citationZuheir Altamimi et al., The terrestrial reference frame and the dynamic Earth, Eos, Vol. 82, No. 25, June 19,2001, doi: https://doi.org/10.1029/EO082i025p00273-01en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1029/EO082i025p00273-01
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/19852
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAGU Pubicationen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
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dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Physics Department
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dc.rightsAn edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Copyright 2001 American Geophysical Union.
dc.titleThe terrestrial reference frame and the dynamic Earthen_US
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