Sources of Instabilities in Two-Way Satellite Time Transfer

T.E. Parker, V. Zhang

Abstract:	Two-Way Satellite Time and Frequency Transfer (TWSTFT) has become an important component in the international system for comparing time and frequency over long distances. In order to make further improvements in the stability of TWSTFT a more complete understanding of the sources of instabilities is required. This paper analyzes several sources of instabilities, including environmental factors, ionospheric delay, satellite motion and the satellite transponder.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 37th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting August 29 - 31, 2005 Vancouver, Canada
Pages:	745 - 751
Cite this article:	Parker, T.E., Zhang, V., "Sources of Instabilities in Two-Way Satellite Time Transfer," Proceedings of the 37th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, August 2005, pp. 745-751.
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