[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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