GLOBAL SET

TIDES

                                                                                
----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8
TIDES 20                 .29                                                    
----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0
                                                                                
                                                                                
COLUMNS FORMAT         DESCRIPTION                         DEFAULT VALUE & UNITS
                                                                                
                                                                                
1-5     A5     TIDES - Modifies Earth tide                    K2 ampl/K2 phase/
               perturbation and requests application          K3 phase
               of pole tide. The default model for standard 
	       tides is the one that applies K2 amplitude,
	       K2 phase and K3 amplitude. An extended model
	       may also be used in GEODYN. The description 
	       follows the default model

                                                                                
7-8     I2     Indicates which tidal coefficient                  0             
               to be modified.                                                  
                                                                                
                   VALUE         COEFFICIENT                                    
                    20          K2 amplitude                                    
                    21          K2 phase                                        
                    30          K3 amplitude                                    
                                                                                
                A value of 0 sets all coefficients                              
                (K2 amplitude, K2 phase  and                                    
                 K3 amplitude) to zero.  [1]                                    
                                                                                
9-10   I2      A value of 1 means that the pole tide is           0             
               applied to correct the station positions.                        
               (stations only)                                                  
                                                                                
25-44   D20.8  Value of tidal parameter being                                   
               modified.  Defaults:                                             
                                                                                
                    COEFFICIENT      VALUE                                      
                    K2 amplitude     0.29                        0.29 [2]       
                    K2 phase         2.5 degrees                 2.5  [2] DEG   
                    K3 amplitude     0.0                         0.             
                                                                                
45-59   D15.3  Standard deviation of tidal                       0.             
               coefficient.  If non-zero value is                               
               specified, tidal parameter will be                               
               adjusted.

EXTENDED TIDE MODEL

----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8
TIDES      2 0       2 00.30190          -0.00000          1.0               1.0
----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0

1-5     A5     TIDES - Description of the extended model

7-8     I2     Must be zero to assume the extended model.

11-12   I2     Forcing degree

13-14   I2     Forcing order

21-22   I2     Receiving degree

23-24   I2     Receiving order

25-44   D20.8  "A" coefficient.                                  0.

45-59   D15.3  "B" coefficient.                                  0.

60-72   D13.1  Sigma "A". [NOTE 3]                               0.

73-80   D8.2   Sigma "B". [NOTE 3]                               0.

                                                                                
NOTE [1]: It is sufficient to turn on the pole tide in one card (even if more   
          TIDES option cards are included in the setup).                        
                                                                                
NOTE [2]: These default values apply only to earth tracking stations.  In case  
          of other planetary stations the default values are zero.              

NOTE [3]: Convention for adjusting standard tides:
1. If there is no sigma on any TIDES card, there will be no adjustment
   of the standard tides.
2. If there is a sigma in one of the TIDES cards, GEODYN applies that sigma
   to the parameter, and all the other parameters will be assigned a sigma=
   1.D-20

                                                                                
                                                                                
UNITS:  KM =Kilometers; M  =Meters    ; S  =Seconds    ; M/S=Meters per second  
        DEG=Degrees   ; RAD=Radians   ; AS =Arc seconds; MAS=Milli-arc seconds  
                                                                                
                                                                                
IF CARD OMITTED:  Default values given above are used, and pole tide will not   
                  be applied.


Despina Pavlis
July 2004