Ocean Mass Redistribution and Frequency Offsets - Progress Update

Scott Czopek

Abstract:	The relativistic timing affects of tidally redistributed ocean mass are investigated. The Sun, Moon, and Earth hurl through space, and their gravitational fields cause the tides which is a slight redistribution of ocean mass. This redistributed mass perturbs the Earth’s gravitational potential affecting atomic clocks. The magnitude of this perturbation will be quantified, correcting for this effect. The predicted fractional frequency offset (10^-19) is too small to be detected, but this effect may become visible in the future.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting November 14 - 17, 2011 Hyatt Regency Long Beach Long Beach, California
Pages:	489 - 492
Cite this article:	Czopek, Scott, "Ocean Mass Redistribution and Frequency Offsets - Progress Update," Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting, Long Beach, California, November 2011, pp. 489-492.
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