The 2010 Reference Edition Of The Iers Conventions

This paper presents the IERS Conventions (2010) the new reference edition replacing the Conventions (2003) and describes their most significant features: new realizations of the celestial and terrestrial reference systems; a new conventional geopotential model along with updated model and implementation for the ocean tides; updated models for several components of the station displacement; new models for all aspects of atmospheric propagation.