Dennis McCarthy (scientist) explained

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

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

Papers

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

Notes and References

1. News: Meet the world's director of time . . 2 December 2008 . 6 December 2008.
2. Web site: Superintendents, Scientific Directors, and Department Directors Of the U.S. Naval Observatory . 6 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081222064028/http://www.usno.navy.mil/pao/History/directors.shtml . 22 December 2008 . . live.
3. Web site: Holloway . Jonathan B. . GPS Pioneer Inducted into Naval Oceanography Hall of Fame . U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. U.S. Navy . 12 April 2023 . 10 April 2023.
4. Jefferts . Steven . Review of Time: From Earth Rotation to Atomic Physics by Dennis D. McCarthy and P. Kenneth Seidelmann . Physics Today . AIP Publishing . 63 . 12 . 2010 . 0031-9228 . 10.1063/1.3529005 . 63–64. free .