[time-nuts] GPS time, UTC and TAI
Michael Sokolov
msokolov at ivan.Harhan.ORG
Thu Oct 22 16:16:33 UTC 2009
Jean-Louis Oneto <Jean-Louis.Oneto at obs-azur.fr> wrote:
> If you take the leap
> seconds out of UTC (in fact UTC(GPS), steered close to UTC(USNO)), you will
> _not_ get TAI, just UTC(GPS)-34s...!
You will get TAPF = Temps Atomique Pedant-Free! TAPF is identical with
TAI in every respect except for not having the assinine prohibition
against its use.
I love TAPF, it's my favourite time scale.
MS
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