Tag: polarmotion
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A FEW METERS THAT MATTER: POLAR MOTION
Another motion that must be considered in the coordinate transformation from ECI (Earth-Centered Inertial) to ECEF (Earth-Centered Earth-Fixed), besides precession and nutation, is polar motion. Many people often confuse polar motion with precession, even though they describe different phenomena related to Earth’s rotation. Earth’s rotational pole position is described by using two parameters, x and…

