Dennis McCarthy (scientist)

Dennis D. McCarthy is a former director of time at the United States Naval Observatory. McCarthy also works for the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service. ^{[1] [2]} In recognition of his work on Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite navigation, McCarthy was inducted into the Naval Oceanography Hall of Fame on 6 April 2023 at a ceremony hosted by the U.S. Naval Observatory. ^[3]

Selected publications

Books

• McCarthy, Dennis D.; Pilkington, John D.H. (1979). Time and the Earth's Rotation. Springer Netherlands. ISBN   978-90-277-0892-2.
• McCarthy, Dennis D.; Carter, William E., eds. (1990). Variations in Earth Rotation. American Geophysical Union. ISBN   978-0-87590-459-7.
• McCarthy, Dennis D.; Seidelmann, P. Kenneth (2009). Time: From Earth Rotation to Atomic Physics. Wiley. ISBN   978-3-527-62795-0. ^[4]
  • 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press. 2018. ISBN   978-1107197282.

Papers

• McCarthy, Dennis D.; Babcock, Alice K. (November 1986). "The length of day since 1656". Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors. 44 (3): 281–292. Bibcode:1986PEPI...44..281M. doi:10.1016/0031-9201(86)90077-4. ISSN   0031-9201.
• McCarthy, Dennis D.; Luzum, Brian J. (March 1991). "Prediction of Earth orientation". Bulletin Géodésique. 65 (1): 18–21. Bibcode:1991BGeod..65...18M. doi:10.1007/BF00806338. ISSN   0007-4632.
• McCarthy, Dennis D.; Luzum, Brian J. (May 1996). "Path of the Mean Rotational Pole From 1899 to 1994". Geophysical Journal International. 125 (2): 623–629. Bibcode:1996GeoJI.125..623M. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1996.tb00024.x . eISSN   1365-246X. ISSN   0956-540X.
• McCarthy, Dennis D.; Hackman, Christine; Nelson, Robert A. (7 October 2008). "The Physical Basis of the Leap Second". The Astronomical Journal. 136 (5): 1906–1908. Bibcode:2008AJ....136.1906M. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/136/5/1906. eISSN   1538-3881. ISSN   0004-6256.

References

1. "Meet the world's director of time". BBC News . 2 December 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
2. "Superintendents, Scientific Directors, and Department Directors Of the U.S. Naval Observatory". U.S. Naval Observatory . Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
3. Holloway, Jonathan B. (10 April 2023). "GPS Pioneer Inducted into Naval Oceanography Hall of Fame". U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. U.S. Navy. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
4. Jefferts, Steven (2010). "Review of Time: From Earth Rotation to Atomic Physics by Dennis D. McCarthy and P. Kenneth Seidelmann". Physics Today. 63 (12). AIP Publishing: 63–64. doi: 10.1063/1.3529005 . ISSN   0031-9228.