[IGSMAIL-91] Earth orientation bulletin 6

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                    IGS'92 EARTH ORIENTATION BULLETIN   6
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 1 - EARTH ORIENTATION PARAMETERS (IERS/CB evaluation) : EOP(IERS) 90 C 04


    Date      MJD         x       y       UT1-UTC
    1992                    0.0001"       0.00001s
     (0h UTC)



   AUG   1    48835     -903.0  4450.0     40026.1
   AUG   2    48836     -882.0  4474.0     39812.1
   AUG   3    48837     -860.0  4497.0     39602.3
   AUG   4    48838     -840.0  4520.0     39405.3
   AUG   5    48839     -821.0  4541.0     39230.4

   AUG   6    48840     -803.0  4561.0     39075.7
   AUG   7    48841     -785.0  4578.0     38938.4
   AUG   8    48842     -764.0  4598.0     38813.5
   AUG   9    48843     -743.0  4619.0     38694.6
   AUG  10    48844     -723.0  4643.0     38573.7

   AUG  11    48845     -705.0  4669.0     38444.0
   AUG  12    48846     -688.0  4694.0     38301.4
   AUG  13    48847     -670.0  4718.0     38142.4
   AUG  14    48848     -650.0  4741.0     37966.6
   AUG  15    48849     -628.0  4763.0     37781.2

   AUG  16    48850     -603.0  4783.0     37589.1
   AUG  17    48851     -577.0  4801.0     37397.8
   AUG  18    48852     -549.0  4817.0     37211.0
   AUG  19    48853     -521.0  4832.0     37031.6
   AUG  20    48854     -492.0  4846.0     36860.8

   AUG  21    48855     -461.0  4858.0     36699.3
   AUG  22    48856     -431.0  4870.0     36543.7
   AUG  23    48857     -401.0  4881.0     36388.4
   AUG  24    48858     -371.0  4893.0     36225.2
   AUG  25    48859     -341.0  4906.0     36046.1

   AUG  26    48860     -311.0  4920.0     35842.0
   AUG  27    48861     -280.0  4934.0     35610.6
   AUG  28    48862     -248.0  4949.0     35354.8
   AUG  29    48863     -216.0  4963.0     35086.6
   AUG  30    48864     -185.0  4975.0     34820.7


 2 - INDIVIDUAL SERIES OF EARTH ORIENTATION PARAMETERS
     The series listed hereafter,obtained  by the IGS Processing Centres,
   are described in  the IGS'92 Earth Orientation Bulletin number 2 and in
   the IGSMail Messages .

   Note : AS (antispoofing) was activated on several satellites on
          August 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 and 15.

         2 -a - EOP(CODE) 92 P 03
                Units : 0.0001" for x,y, 0.00001s for UT1.

     Date                                                        Uncertainties
     1992      MJD        x       y      UT1-UTC  Passes  Span   x    y
UT1-UTC
                                                          hours

   JUN  19   48792.50  -1504.3  3522.7  -53896.8          72.0   1.4  1.5   1.1
   JUN  20   48793.50  -1523.8  3551.5  -54063.0          72.0   1.1  1.4   0.8
   JUN  21   48794.50  -1485.6  3555.5  -54228.2          72.0   1.8  2.2   1.2
   JUN  22   48795.50  -1510.9  3573.7  -54406.5          72.0   1.6  1.7   1.1
   JUN  23   48796.50  -1489.2  3577.1  -54600.9          72.0   1.6  1.8   1.2

   JUN  24   48797.50  -1497.6  3607.2  -54784.7          72.0   2.5  3.5   1.6
   JUN  25   48798.50  -1468.0  3627.6  -54944.2          72.0   1.8  2.1   1.2
   JUN  26   48799.50  -1487.3  3700.1  -55077.6          72.0   1.5  1.7   1.0
   JUN  27   48800.50  -1471.2  3700.2  -55205.9          72.0   1.4  1.5   0.8
   JUN  28   48801.50  -1443.3  3730.4  -55328.1          72.0   1.6  1.8   0.9

   JUN  29   48802.50  -1433.7  3764.5  -55452.0          72.0   1.5  1.6   0.9
   JUN  30   48803.50  -1420.1  3787.4  -55574.7          72.0   1.1  1.6   0.9
   JUL   1   48804.50  -1409.0  3818.6   44284.6          72.0   1.0  1.4   0.8
   JUL   2   48805.50  -1405.3  3840.3   44137.0          72.0   1.3  1.7   0.7
   JUL   3   48806.50  -1384.0  3855.4   43968.5          72.0   1.0  1.4   0.7

   JUL   4   48807.50  -1369.8  3874.9   43789.5          72.0   1.0  1.0   0.7
   JUL   5   48808.50  -1358.4  3901.8   43616.3          72.0   1.0  0.9   0.6
   JUL   6   48809.50  -1348.4  3916.2   43457.1          72.0   0.9  0.8   0.5
   JUL   7   48810.50  -1340.8  3936.3   43321.1          72.0   1.0  0.9   0.6
   JUL   8   48811.50  -1320.0  3965.0   43205.9          72.0   0.8  0.8   0.6

   JUL   9   48812.50  -1307.0  3997.4   43101.8          72.0   0.9  0.9   0.6
   JUL  10   48813.50  -1283.5  4008.1   43016.5          72.0   1.0  1.2   0.6
   JUL  11   48814.50  -1271.9  4035.6   42935.4          72.0   1.0  1.0   0.7
   JUL  12   48815.50  -1280.3  4060.3   42854.5          72.0   0.9  1.0   0.6
   JUL  13   48816.50  -1266.4  4080.1   42760.9          72.0   1.0  1.1   0.6

   JUL  14   48817.50  -1262.6  4096.8   42656.0          72.0   1.0  1.1   0.6
   JUL  15   48818.50  -1236.1  4109.0   42547.1          72.0   0.9  1.0   0.6
   JUL  16   48819.50  -1225.0  4128.9   42429.3          72.0   1.0  1.1   0.7
   JUL  17   48820.50  -1206.6  4163.2   42298.1          72.0   1.4  1.8   0.7
   JUL  18   48821.50  -1194.0  4176.9   42163.6          72.0   1.8  1.7   0.7

   JUL  19   48822.50  -1165.1  4189.4   42018.8          72.0   1.3  1.6   0.7
   JUL  20   48823.50  -1133.7  4251.7   41872.1          72.0   1.0  1.4   0.7
   JUL  21   48824.50  -1092.2  4269.5   41726.2          72.0   1.1  1.5   0.6
   JUL  22   48825.50  -1083.8  4277.3   41585.9          72.0   1.0  1.6   0.7
   JUL  23   48826.50  -1073.0  4278.2   41454.9          72.0   1.0  1.2   0.7

   JUL  24   48827.50  -1045.4  4300.7   41326.4          72.0   0.9  1.0   0.6
   JUL  25   48828.50  -1031.5  4327.4   41201.9          72.0   1.0  1.2   0.6
   JUL  26   48829.50  -1000.0  4333.9   41081.0          72.0   0.9  1.1   0.7
   JUL  27   48830.50   -981.4  4354.6   40951.1          72.0   0.8  0.9   0.6
   JUL  28   48831.50   -975.3  4390.2   40807.1          72.0   0.9  1.0   0.6

   JUL  29   48832.50   -938.9  4409.8   40652.8          72.0   1.0  1.0   0.6
   JUL  30   48833.50   -941.6  4413.5   40476.7          72.0   1.0  1.1   0.6
   JUL  31   48834.50   -913.4  4433.0   40280.3          72.0   1.0  1.0   0.6
   AUG   1   48835.50   -883.5  4483.1   40072.6          72.0   1.6  1.5   0.9
   AUG   2   48836.50   -875.3  4495.1   39867.9          72.0   1.7  1.5   1.0

   AUG   3   48837.50   -836.3  4515.3   39685.9          72.0   1.1  1.2   1.2
   AUG   4   48838.50   -827.8  4544.1   39525.6          72.0   0.8  0.7   0.8
   AUG   5   48839.50   -805.5  4561.0   39376.5          72.0   0.9  0.8   0.5
   AUG   6   48840.50   -792.8  4570.1   39244.1          72.0   0.9  0.7   0.5
   AUG   7   48841.50   -775.1  4592.8   39121.9          72.0   0.7  0.7   0.5

   AUG   8   48842.50   -746.3  4628.1   39004.6          72.0   1.5  1.6   0.9
   AUG   9   48843.50   -735.1  4627.8   38895.5          72.0   1.5  1.7   1.0
   AUG  10   48844.50   -719.4  4664.0   38780.8          72.0   1.0  1.0   1.0
   AUG  11   48845.50   -686.8  4702.5   38640.6          72.0   0.8  0.7   0.6
   AUG  12   48846.50   -667.9  4708.9   38482.7          72.0   0.8  0.8   0.5

   AUG  13   48847.50   -650.9  4736.5   38304.4          72.0   0.9  0.7   0.5
   AUG  14   48848.50   -640.1  4768.1   38121.2          72.0   0.7  0.6   0.5
   AUG  15   48849.50   -611.7  4785.0   37936.3          72.0   1.4  1.1   0.9
   AUG  16   48850.50   -592.2  4800.8   37757.6          72.0   1.8  1.5   1.3
   AUG  17   48851.50   -546.3  4813.5   37579.5          72.0   1.2  1.1   1.3

   AUG  18   48852.50   -522.5  4834.0   37401.6          72.0   0.9  0.8   0.7
   AUG  19   48853.50   -510.2  4848.2   37231.7          72.0   0.8  0.6   0.5
   AUG  20   48854.50   -479.2  4865.7   37072.9          72.0   0.7  0.6   0.5
   AUG  21   48855.50   -431.3  4876.6   36922.3          72.0   0.7  0.7   0.5
   AUG  22   48856.50   -405.6  4895.1   36769.7          72.0   1.5  1.2   1.0


         2 -b - EOP(CSR)  92 P 01
                Units : 0.0001" for x,y, 0.00001s for UT1.

   A recent description of this analysis can be found in IGSMail 81.

     Date                                                        Uncertainties
     1992      MJD        x       y      UT1-UTC  Passes  Span   x    y
UT1-UTC
                                                          hours

   AUG  11   48845.50   -690.3  4749.2              497          1.4  1.6
   AUG  12   48846.50   -669.9  4763.5              468          1.5  2.0
   AUG  13   48847.50   -645.8  4794.1              514          1.3  1.6
   AUG  14   48848.50   -624.0  4788.1              505          1.4  1.4


         2 -c - EOP(ESOC) 92 P 01
                Units : 0.0001" for x,y, 0.00001s for UT1.

   A recent description of this analysis can be found in IGSMail 85.

     Date                                                        Uncertainties
     1992      MJD        x       y      UT1-UTC  Passes  Span   x    y
UT1-UTC
                                                          hours

   AUG  16   48850.50   -550.5  4785.8                    24.0   3.5  4.2
   AUG  17   48851.50   -523.8  4802.3                    24.0   3.6  3.9
   AUG  18   48852.50   -502.3  4835.6                    30.0   1.8  1.5
   AUG  19   48853.50   -487.2  4841.2                    30.0   1.9  1.7
   AUG  20   48854.50   -455.8  4856.2                    30.0   1.9  1.9

   AUG  21   48855.50   -426.1  4867.9                    30.0   2.6  2.2
   AUG  22   48856.50   -394.5  4892.5                    30.0   1.5  1.7
   AUG  23   48857.50   -328.4  4909.7                    30.0   1.6  1.5
   AUG  24   48858.50   -327.6  4915.6                    30.0   1.4  1.3
   AUG  25   48859.50   -306.5  4935.0                    30.0   2.8  3.1

   AUG  26   48860.50   -251.0  4940.4                    30.0   2.3  2.2
   AUG  27   48861.50   -230.4  4958.1                    30.0   2.0  2.1
   AUG  28   48862.50   -206.8  4967.1                    30.0   2.0  2.0
   AUG  29   48863.50   -172.5  4991.6                    30.0   2.0  1.9


         2 -d - EOP(GFZ)  92 P 02
                Units : 0.0001" for x,y, 0.00001s for UT1.

   A recent description of this analysis can be found in IGSMail 86.

     Date                                                        Uncertainties
     1992      MJD        x       y      UT1-UTC  Passes  Span   x    y
UT1-UTC
                                                          hours

   JUL  19   48822.50  -1142.0  4225.0                           3.0  3.0
   JUL  20   48823.50  -1121.0  4256.0                           3.0  3.0
   JUL  21   48824.50  -1090.0  4273.0                           3.0  3.0
   JUL  22   48825.50  -1070.0  4290.0                           4.0  3.0
   JUL  23   48826.50  -1067.0  4311.0                           4.0  4.0

   JUL  24   48827.50  -1041.0  4329.0                           3.0  3.0
   JUL  25   48828.50  -1004.0  4343.0                           3.0  3.0
   JUL  26   48829.50   -982.0  4363.0                           1.0  2.0
   JUL  27   48830.50   -961.0  4383.0                           3.0  3.0
   JUL  28   48831.50   -943.0  4405.0                           3.0  2.0

   JUL  29   48832.50   -927.0  4429.0                           3.0  2.0
   JUL  30   48833.50   -908.0  4444.0                           3.0  3.0
   JUL  31   48834.50   -876.0  4463.0                           3.0  3.0
   AUG   1   48835.50   -853.0  4482.0                           6.0  7.0
   AUG   2   48836.50   -851.0  4514.0                          10.0 10.0

   AUG   3   48837.50   -843.0  4553.0                          10.0 10.0
   AUG   4   48838.50   -808.0  4568.0                           6.0  7.0
   AUG   5   48839.50   -774.0  4581.0                           3.0  2.0
   AUG   6   48840.50   -755.0  4598.0                           3.0  2.0
   AUG   7   48841.50   -746.0  4620.0                           5.0  4.0

   AUG   8   48842.50   -738.0  4658.0                           8.0  8.0


         2 -e - EOP(JPL)  92 P 02
                Units : 0.0001" for x,y, 0.00001s for UT1.

   A recent description of this analysis can be found in IGSMail 85.

     Date                                                        Uncertainties
     1992      MJD        x       y      UT1-UTC  Passes  Span   x    y
UT1-UTC
                                                          hours

   AUG  10   48844.50   -705.3  4690.3                           1.9  2.2
   AUG  11   48845.50   -688.8  4709.5                           0.9  1.1
   AUG  12   48846.50   -665.1  4731.9                           0.9  1.0
   AUG  13   48847.50   -648.1  4754.1                           0.8  0.9
   AUG  14   48848.50   -627.1  4766.1                           0.9  0.9

   AUG  17   48851.50   -546.2  4822.5                           1.6  1.6
   AUG  18   48852.50   -521.6  4835.1                           0.8  0.9
   AUG  19   48853.50   -493.3  4852.1                           0.8  0.9
   AUG  20   48854.50   -462.4  4862.0                           0.8  0.9
   AUG  21   48855.50   -429.9  4878.4                           0.8  0.9


         2 -f - EOP(SIO)  92 P 03
                Units : 0.0001" for x,y, 0.00001s for UT1.

   A recent description of this analysis can be found in IGSMail 81.

     Date                                                        Uncertainties
     1992      MJD        x       y      UT1-UTC  Passes  Span   x    y
UT1-UTC
                                                          hours

   AUG  15   48849.50   -593.6  4794.7               13          3.2  3.7
   AUG  16   48850.50   -589.7  4809.0                8          3.9  4.2
   AUG  17   48851.50   -552.3  4828.9               18          2.0  2.2
   AUG  18   48852.50   -519.1  4845.7               18          1.4  1.4
   AUG  19   48853.50   -489.6  4864.5               18          1.3  1.4

   AUG  20   48854.50   -462.6  4881.5               15          1.6  1.8
   AUG  21   48855.50   -426.6  4895.2               18          1.5  1.6
   AUG  22   48856.50   -398.0  4898.4                8          7.2  6.5
   AUG  23   48857.50   -352.1  4905.8                8          3.3  3.9
   AUG  24   48858.50   -348.9  4932.6               18          2.6  2.7

   AUG  25   48859.50   -307.7  4935.5               18          1.4  1.5
   AUG  26   48860.50   -273.1  4952.4               18          1.3  1.3
   AUG  27   48861.50   -243.6  4969.2               18          1.2  1.3
   AUG  28   48862.50   -211.1  4986.6               18          1.3  1.3




 3 - COMPARISONS OF GPS, SLR, AND VLBI EARTH ORIENTATION DETERMINATIONS

A paper version of this part, with plots, will be mailed to the IERS Analysis
Centres and to the IGS Processing Centres. Additional copies are available on
request.

 3.1 - GPS: TERRESTRIAL FRAME ORIENTATION FIXING

Various strategies are tested by the GPS Processing Centres for maintaining
the terrestrial frame orientation. The choices concern the nominal orientation
(ITRF90 or ITRF91), the site motion model used to transfer the coordinates at
the reference epoch, the number of fiducial stations that are fixed, and the
source from which the fixed  coordinates are taken. We summarize in Table 1
our understanding of the terrestrial frame definitions according to the Centres
and to the time periods.


 Table 1 - GPS SOLUTIONS: TERRESTRIAL FRAME ORIENTATION
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Series             MJD        GPS    Nominal
   (IERS label)     from  to      weeks   refrnce    Source
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 EOP(CODE) 92 P 03  48792-48856  650-658  ITRF91     IERS       (IGSMail 33)

 EOP(CSR)  92 P 01  48794-48848  650-657             CSR+GSFC   (IGSMail 33)

 EOP(ESOC) 92 P 01  48794-48863  650-659  ITRF91     IERS       (IGSMail 33)

 EOP(GFZ)  92 P 01  48794-48821  650-653  ITRF90     SIO       (01/91-05/92)
 EOP(GFZ)  92 P 02  48822-48842  654-656  ITRF90     SIO        (IGSMail 56)

 EOP(JPL)  92 P 01  48794-48821  650-653  ITRF90     JPL  (GIG'91+VLBI vel.)
 EOP(JPL)  92 P 02  48820-48855  654-658  ITRF91     IERS       (IGSMail 33)

 EOP(SIO)  92 P 03  48780-48862  648-659  ITRF90     SIO    (51 IGS'92 days)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


 3.2 - VLBI, SLR, GPS EOP DETERMINATIONS: AGREEMENT WITH THE IERS SYSTEM

In this section, the GPS, SLR, and VLBI observations available over the time
period of the IGS'92 Campaign (MJD 48779-48862) are compared to the IERS series
EOP(IERS) 90 C 04, which is a combination of the series of Table 2. The
LLR series has only two results during the considered period, so it could not
be included in the comparisons.

  Table 2 - IERS OPERATIONAL SERIES OF EOP
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Techn.      Series           Time       Time          EOP determined
                               span      interv.
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   VLBI  EOP(NOAA)  92 R 01     24 h     3/4 d     x, y,  UT1, dPsi, dEps
   VLBI  EOP(NOAA)  92 R 02      1 h     1/2 d            UT1
   VLBI  EOP(USNO)  92 R 03     24 h      7  d     x, y,  UT1, dPsi, dEps

   LLR   EOP(UTXMO) 92 M 02      1 h                      UT1

   SLR   EOP(CSR)   91 L 01     72 h      3  d     x, y, "UT1"
   SLR   EOP(DUT)   91 L 02    120 h      5  d     x, y, "UT1"
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------

The GPS series are those listed in Table 1. They give the x,y coordinates
of the pole, except CODE, which gives a series of UT1 that is tied at the
beginning of the complete series to an a priori value. The "UT1" determinations
obtained by the SLR Analysis Centre at DUT is left free, whereas in the CSR
SLR solution, it is tied to a VLBI solution for periods longer than about 60
days.

The GPS results are obtained from one-day observations of 16 to 18 satellites
in a network of 11 to 29 stations: 14-19 for CODE, 14-20 for CSR,11-18 for
ESOC,22-27 for JPL, and 17-29 for SIO.

Most of the centres treat independently the successive daily arcs, the
exceptions being CODE (three-day overlapping arcs) and GFZ (two-day
overlapping arcs). The centres estimate the EOP at 12h UT.

Table 3 gives the differences of the VLBI, SLR,and GPS series with
EOP(IERS) 90 C 04 under the form of a constant bias, corrected for the predicted
value of the systematic difference. In the case of the GPS results, which are
referred directly to ITRF, the predicted bias and its uncertainty are derived
from Table I-3, p.II-13 of the 1991 IERS Annual Report. It reflects the slight
misalignment of the IERS EOP relative to the IERS terrestrial frame. In the
case of the SLR and VLBI results, the expected values are derived from
analyses of previous years results. Note:the difference in  UT  for CODE(GPS)
is evaluated with a drift of  0.044 ms/d  taken out.

Table 3 - SYSTEMATIC DIFFERENCES OF EOP RESULTS WITH IERS
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Techn       Series           x (0.001")       y(0.001")       UT1(0.0001s)  Nmes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 VLBI  EOP(NOAA) 92 R 01     0.39 +- 0.11     0.17 +- 0.15     0.03 +- 0.09  21
 VLBI  EOP(NOAA) 92 R 02                                       0.24 +- 0.10  62

 VLBI  EOP(USNO) 92 R 03     0.15 +- 0.17     0.02 +- 0.17     0.03 +- 0.20  12

 SLR   EOP(CSR)  91 L 01     0.42 +- 0.14     0.55 +- 0.18     0.15 +- 0.26  29

 SLR   EOP(DUT)  91 L 02     0.42 +- 0.20    -0.15 +- 0.30                   17

 GPS   EOP(CODE) 92 P 03    -0.04 +- 0.36     0.27 +- 0.45     7.26 +- 0.49  65

 GPS   EOP(CSR)  92 P 01     0.17 +- 0.37     3.05 +- 0.47                   53

 GPS   EOP(ESOC) 92 P 01     1.48 +- 0.39    -0.13 +- 0.49                   70

 GPS   EOP(GFZ)  92 P 01    -2.44 +- 0.44    -2.66 +- 0.57                   27
 GPS   EOP(GFZ)  92 P 02    -2.05 +- 0.38     1.55 +- 0.46                   21

 GPS   EOP(JPL)  92 P 01     0.25 +- 0.37     1.64 +- 0.50                   28
 GPS   EOP(JPL)  92 P 02     0.53 +- 0.35     0.28 +- 0.45                   30

 GPS   EOP(SIO)  92 P 03     0.71 +- 0.35     1.65 +- 0.44                   82
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


 3.3 - GPS: FORMAL AND ESTIMATED UNCERTAINTIES

The correlation of high frequency variations in the GPS polar motion results
was estimated on the basis of the residuals of each series of daily values
relative to its own smoothing (frequency cutoff: 1 cycle/8 days). The common
time intervals between two series cover 17 to 60 days. No significant
correlation was found.

Using the days which are common to pairs of series without change of reference
system, we estimate the true uncertainty of the daily EOP values by the Allan
variance (or pair variance) based on the 15 series of differences two by two
(see the 1991 IERS Annual Report, p.II-52). Table 4 shows the uncertainties
thus estimated for every GPS series, together with the  corresponding rms
formal uncertainty provided by the Processing Centre.

  Table 4 - ESTIMATED AND FORMAL UNCERTAINTY OF DAILY GPS POLAR MOTION VALUES
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Techn       Series             x (0.001")           y(0.001")      Nmes
                                estim.   formal     estim.   formal
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     GPS   EOP(CODE) 92 P 03     0.24     0.12       0.24     0.13       53

     GPS   EOP(CSR)  92 P 01     0.70     0.20       0.60     0.22       53

     GPS   EOP(ESOC) 92 P 01     1.11     0.35       1.35     0.41       53

     GPS   EOP(GFZ)  92 P 01     1.08     0.86       1.16     0.89       26
     GPS   EOP(GFZ)  92 P 02     0.59     0.47       0.46     0.46       20

     GPS   EOP(JPL)  92 P 01     0.37     0.25       0.48     0.30       26
     GPS   EOP(JPL)  92 P 02     0.12     0.11       0.12     0.12       20

     GPS   EOP(SIO)  92 P 03     0.29     0.23       0.30     0.25       53
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 3.4 - VLBI, SLR, GPS EOP DETERMINATIONS: DAY-TO-DAY AGREEMENT WITH IERS

The series of EOP obtained by VLBI, SLR and GPS already considered in Table 3
are considered now under the form of the weighted rms residual to
EOP(IERS) 90 C 04, after the biases of Table 2 are taken out. The statistics
are listed in Table 5. Note that the UT1 rms residual for CODE(GPS) is obtained
after taking out a linear drift of +0.044 ms/day.

   Table 5 - WEIGHTED RMS DIFFERENCES OF EOP RESULTS WITH EOP(IERS) 90 C 04
             The biases of Table 3 are taken out.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Techn       Series           x (0.001")    y(0.001")    UT1(0.0001s)  Nmes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 VLBI  EOP(NOAA) 92 R 01       0.46         0.60          0.38         21
 VLBI  EOP(NOAA) 92 R 02                                  0.46         62

 VLBI  EOP(USNO) 92 R 03       0.36         0.23          0.51         12

 SLR   EOP(CSR)  91 L 01       0.42         0.47          0.72         29

 SLR   EOP(DUT)  91 L 02       0.73         1.11          6.88         17

 GPS   EOP(CODE) 92 P 03       0.81         0.90          2.08         65

 GPS   EOP(CSR)  92 P 01       0.97         1.24                       53

 GPS   EOP(ESOC) 92 P 01       1.51         1.88                       70

 GPS   EOP(GFZ)  92 P 01       1.37         1.86                       27
 GPS   EOP(GFZ)  92 P 01       0.74         0.59                       21

 GPS   EOP(JPL)  92 P 01       0.65         1.22                       28
 GPS   EOP(JPL)  92 P 02       0.25         0.54                       30

 GPS   EOP(SIO)  92 P 03       0.65         0.56                       82
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


==============================================================================

>From:    J. Zumberge
Subject: JPL analysis report
         -------------------


Submitted by

J F Zumberge, G Blewitt, M B Heflin, D C Jefferson, F H Webb

all at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 
Pasadena, CA  91109.

The following files have been posted on BODHI (for access to BODHI contact
starr at logos.jpl.nasa.gov):

______________________________________________________________________________
filename               contents
______________________________________________________________________________
jpl06597.sum           This text file.
jpl06597.erp           Earth rotation parameters for GPS week 659.
jpl06597.sp1           GPS ephemerides for GPS week 659, sp1 format.
jpl06597.sp3            "       "       "   "   "    " , sp3   "   .
______________________________________________________________________________

Because A-S was in effect for Sunday, August 23, we do not include results for
that day. A-S continued to be in effect on Monday, August 24, until 1000 UT.
Results for August 24 exclude data from block-II satellites before 1000.

Beginning sometime on August 26, GPS20 is poorly modeled. We recommend using
the broadcast ephemeris for that satellite in place of the "precise"
ephemerides in the sp1 and sp3 files.

WARNING: GPS20 is poorly modeled beginning sometime on Aug 26.

Beginning this week we include a "GROUND STATION INCLUSION TABLE", which 
indicates which sites were used in the week's analysis. A blank entry means that
no data from the particular station were used on the corresponding day, while 
an X means that data were used. Fiducial sites are denoted by '*'.

JPL UTPM TABLE                               GPS week 659 (1992 Aug 24 - Aug 29)
  MJD       X        Y       UT1R-UTC XSIG    YSIG   UTSIG  RMS  XYC  XUC  YUC STA SAT PASS    
           ''        ''        sec     ''     ''      sec
 48858.5  -.03406   .49175   .00000  .00019  .00021  .00000  .0  .02  .00  .00  23 18  0
 48859.5  -.03120   .49281   .00000  .00008  .00009  .00000  .0  .00  .00  .00  26 18  0
 48860.5  -.02802   .49407   .00000  .00008  .00009  .00000  .0  .02  .00  .00  25 18  0
 48861.5  -.02483   .49535   .00000  .00008  .00009  .00000  .0  .02  .00  .00  26 18  0
 48862.5  -.02172   .49678   .00000  .00008  .00009  .00000  .0  .03  .00  .00  25 18  0
 48863.5  -.01869   .49865   .00000  .00008  .00009  .00000  .0  .03  .00  .00  26 18  0
END UTPM TABLE

The following table indicates the "3-dimensional orbit repeatability", as
defined in IGS Mail Message 37, for GPS week 659 (excluding Aug 23):

JPL ORBIT REPEATABILITY TABLE                GPS week 659 (1992 Aug 24 - Aug 29)
                 92  8 24   92  8 25   92  8 26   92  8 27   92  8 28   92  8 29
prn    rms (m)
  2                  1.3        1.54       1.09       1.08       0.72       0.78
  3                  2.0        1.63       0.38       0.39       0.30       0.34
 11                  2.8        2.02       0.37       0.60       0.72       0.39
 12                  2.3        0.94       0.92       0.89       0.90       0.97
 13                  1.7        1.20       0.23       0.49       0.49       0.23
 14                  2.0        1.47       0.89       0.96       0.80       0.84
 15                  2.3        2.03       0.62       0.99       0.97       1.09
 16                  2.2        0.71       0.80       0.71       0.80       0.71
 17                  1.6        1.69       0.71       0.88       0.59       0.76
 18                  1.9        1.74       0.80       0.67       0.34       0.45
 19                  2.0        1.70       0.79       0.53       0.45       0.48
 20                  1.9      625.84     716.69     893.39     919.25     854.38
 21                  0.8        1.58       1.18       1.41       1.19       1.10
 23                  1.9        1.83       0.55       0.32       0.59       0.49
 24                  1.1        1.03       0.60       0.51       0.49       0.55
 25                  1.1        1.89       0.64       0.63       0.87       0.65
 26                  2.0        1.20       0.72       0.73       0.86       0.93
 28                  2.4        1.14       0.82       0.69       1.03       0.74
END ORBIT REPEATABILITY TABLE

As described in IGS Mail Message 37, the following table compares the JPL
precise ephemerides with those from the broadcast ephemeris:

JPL COMPARISON OF BROADCAST NAVIGATION MESSAGE WITH PRECISE EPHEMERIDES
                 92  8 24   92  8 25   92  8 26   92  8 27   92  8 28   92  8 29
prn    rms (m)
  2                  7.3        5.1        3.9        4.4        5.2        8.9 
  3                 10.5        8.5        9.6        8.6       10.4       12.1 
 11                  8.9        6.8        7.7        8.3        8.9       12.7 
 12                 12.3        6.9       15.8       17.9       14.4        8.5 
 13                  8.4        8.0        8.5        8.2        5.4        8.0 
 14                  6.4        7.6        9.6        8.0        6.4        6.4 
 15                  8.2        6.7        5.3        4.0        4.6        5.1 
 16                  9.0        8.3        7.7        6.9        6.9        8.1 
 17                  5.8        4.3        4.4        3.5        4.4        7.1 
 18                  9.1        9.4        7.0        8.3       10.2        8.9 
 19                  3.7        3.1        3.4        3.4        3.2        3.7 
 20                 11.1        7.9      378.5      370.6      409.9      415.3 
 21                  5.1        5.7        5.8        5.3        5.1        5.6 
 23                 11.6        4.8        7.3        4.9       11.5        9.1 
 24                 12.2       11.0       11.5        8.3        9.8       11.8 
 25                  5.6        6.4        7.0        6.4        5.7        6.1 
 26                  9.0        7.8        4.0        5.0        9.2       12.8 
 28                  2.6        2.7        3.7        3.5        3.8        2.6 
END COMPARISON OF BROADCAST NAVIGATION MESSAGE WITH PRECISE EPHEMERIDES

JPL GROUND STATION INCLUSION TABLE           GPS week 659 (1992 Aug 24 - Aug 29)
                      92  8 24  92  8 25  92  8 26  92  8 27  92  8 28  92  8 29

ALBH                      X         X         X         X         X         X
ALGO*                     X         X         X         X         X         X
CANB                      X         X         X         X         X         X
FAIR*                     X         X         X         X         X         X
GOLD                      X         X         X         X         X         X
HART*                     X         X         X         X         X         X
HERS                      X         X         X         X         X         X
JPLM                      X         X         X         X         X         X
KOKB*                     X         X         X         X         X         X
KOSG                      X         X         X         X         X         X
MADR*                     X         X         X         X         X         X
MATE                      X         X         X         X         X         X
MCMU                      X         X         X         X         X         X
METS                      X         X         X         X                   X
NALL                      X         X         X         X         X
ONSA                      X         X         X         X         X         X
PAMA                                X         X         X         X         X
PENT                      X         X         X         X         X         X
SANT*                     X         X         X         X         X         X
STJO                      X         X         X         X         X         X
TAIS                      X         X         X         X         X         X
TROM*                     X         X         X         X         X         X
USUD                      X         X         X         X         X         X
WETB                                X                   X         X         X
YAR1*                     X         X         X         X         X         X
YELL                      X         X         X         X         X         X
END GROUND STATION INCLUSION TABLE



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