Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

ROA

English translation:

Real Observatorio de la Armada

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Spanish term

ROA

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Ok I know UTC is actually UT (universal time) in English, but I'm lost as to what ROA is and could be in English, help much appreciated, pls see below thanks.

Los servidores de la DGOJ tienen ajustados sus relojes internos mediante un servidor NTP sincronizado con el Real Observatorio de la Armada, organismo español responsable del mantenimiento y difusión oficial de la escala "Tiempo Universal Coordinado" (UTC(ROA).

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Real Observatorio de la Armada

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The ROA Time is established by The Royal Institute and Observatory of the Spanish Navy in San Fernando, Cádiz, and is the official time of Spain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROA_Time



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http://kcdb.bipm.org/appendixc/TF/ES/TF_ES.pdf
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agree James A. Walsh : As far as I can see "ROA" is used in English too.
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Cheers, James - yes, the Spanish acronym seems to be maintained.
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Royal Naval Observatory

I think the clue's in your question!

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