VLBI
Noun
Meaning
VLBI (uncountable)
(astronomy) Initialism of very-long-baseline interferometry.
Examples
For Planet-wide geodetic surveys, previously impossible, we can still mention Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) and Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR) and Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) techniques.
While negligible for most human activities, terrestrial tides' semi-diurnal amplitude can reach about convert at the equator—convert due to the sun—which is important in GPS calibration and VLBI measurements.
Geodetic measurements main Project manager Stephen Merkowitz talks about his work with NASA's Space Geodesy Project, including a brief overview of the four fundamental techniques of space geodesy: GPS, VLBI, SLR, and DORIS.
Because they are so distant, they are apparently stationary to our current technology, yet their positions can be measured with the utmost accuracy by Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI).
VLBI systems using post-observation processing have been constructed with antennas thousands of miles apart.