In support of the environmental data collection by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES), a time code has been incorporated into an interrogation message from these satellites by the National Bureau of Standards (NBS). This message is directed to data-collection platforms engaged in seismic, tsunami, hydromet and other related monitoring activities. The NBS has developed this time-code system to serve environmental data users who require only a few tenths of a second accuracy as well as those who need a more accurate time reference. The time code is available continuously from two geostationary satellites and provides a coverage of the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean Basins as well as the North and South American Continents. The time code includes the necessary information to compensate for free-space propagation delays between the master clock located at Wallops Island, Virginia, and the user. Preliminary results indicate a timing resolution of 10 microseconds.
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Chicago
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Commerce Department. "Automatic Path Delay Corrections to Goes Satellite Time Broadcasts". Government. Commerce Department, January 1, 1978. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GOVPUB-C13-5e43bbc24515a419c50630e3d1d9f108
APA
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Commerce Department. (1978, January 1). Automatic Path Delay Corrections to Goes Satellite Time Broadcasts. [Government]. Commerce Department. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GOVPUB-C13-5e43bbc24515a419c50630e3d1d9f108
MLA
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Commerce Department. Automatic Path Delay Corrections to Goes Satellite Time Broadcasts. Commerce Department, (1 Jan 1978), https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GOVPUB-C13-5e43bbc24515a419c50630e3d1d9f108
Bluebook
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Commerce Department, Automatic Path Delay Corrections to Goes Satellite Time Broadcasts, GovInfo, (January 1, 1978), https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GOVPUB-C13-5e43bbc24515a419c50630e3d1d9f108
