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The VLB array: a new geophysical tool

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

Edward B. Fomalont
Edward B. Fomalont*
Affiliation:
National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, VA 22903-2475

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The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is constructing a Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) consisting of ten antennas across the USA, between Hawaii and the Virgin Islands. The array will be a dedicated instrument for producing milliarcsecond images of radio sources. However, exciting geophysical applications of the array are obvious and, furthermore, detailed geodetic, astrometric and environmental parameters are necessary for the VLBA to achieve its full sensitivity, resolution and positional capabilities.

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