Measuring the Deflection of the Vertical via Local Reference Point Surveying and Pointing Calibration of a VLBI Telescope: A Case Study at the Urumqi Station

Abstract According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, the movement of matter and the change in density cause a gravitational variation. Due to the anisotropic distribution of matter, the vertical and the normal directions at a point on the ground are probably inconsistent, which is refer...

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Main Authors: Zhibin Zhang, Xiaohui Ma, Zhongmiao Sun, Ali Zhang, Ye Yuan, Zhengxiong Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2021-10-01
Series:Earth and Space Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EA001781