Re: [LEAPSECS] Introduction of long term scheduling

From: Tony Finch <dot_at_dotat.at>
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 20:18:57 +0000

On Tue, 2 Jan 2007, Warner Losh wrote:
>
> Curiously, BIH is currently, at least in the document I have, expected
> to predict what the value of DUT1 is to .1 second at least a month in
> advance so that frequency standard broadcasts can prepare for changes
> of this value a month in advance. There's an exception for IERS to
> step in two weeks in advance if the earth's rotation rate hickups.

I was amused by the dates in
http://hpiers.obspm.fr/eoppc/bul/buld/bulletind.94

Tony.
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