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minus-squareNotSteve_@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 months agoDo you know what the impact of that is?
minus-squarecassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 months agoI’m sure it’s fine; wasn’t doing anything important
minus-squarethen_three_more@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 months ago The implications of this change in the inner core’s movement for Earth’s surface can only be speculated. Vidale said the backtracking of the inner core may alter the length of a day by fractions of a second: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240613161147.htm
minus-squareu/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoIs that enough to be problematic for GNSS?
minus-squarethen_three_more@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoArticle says it’s so small it’s likely lost in other variations, so it doesn’t seem like it would be.
minus-squareinfinitesunrise@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoNo, the Earth’s spin rate is always changing in very tiny ways and global positioning systems update regularly to account for this.
minus-squareVegafjord eo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoIf the days last longer, thats a plus in my book.
Do you know what the impact of that is?
I’m sure it’s fine; wasn’t doing anything important
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240613161147.htm
Is that enough to be problematic for GNSS?
Article says it’s so small it’s likely lost in other variations, so it doesn’t seem like it would be.
No, the Earth’s spin rate is always changing in very tiny ways and global positioning systems update regularly to account for this.
If the days last longer, thats a plus in my book.