GRVTIM

                                                                                
----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8
GRVTIM1                             -2.5D-11                                    
----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0
                                                                                
                                                                                
COLUMNS FORMAT         DESCRIPTION                         DEFAULT VALUE & UNITS
                                                                                
1-6     A6     GRVTIM - Requests application and/or                             
               adjustment of time dependent gravity                             
               coefficients. The geopotential coefficients                      
               may be given a linear rate and/or up to nine
               periodic terms. The epoch time for this
               option is set with the GRVEPO option.                            

7       I1     C or S geopotential coefficient designator.                      
                                                                                
               =1 C coefficient indicator.                                      
               =2 S coefficient indicator.                                      
                                                                                
8       I1     Defines the content of the fields                                
               in columns 25-80 as follows:                                     
                                                                                
                  Columns       Columns     Columns   Columns                   
                  25 - 44       45 - 59     60 - 72   73 - 80                   
                                                                                
               =1 Linear Rate  Rate sigma                        [NOTE 2]      
               =2               A           B         Period                    
               =3               A sigma     B sigma                             
                                                                                
15-17   I3     Degree of C and S coefficients (n index)              0          
                                                                                
18-20   I3     Order of C and S coefficients (m index)               0          
 
21-22   I2     # of period for this coefficient                      1          
                 (a number between 1-9)
                                                                                
25-44   D20.8  This field contains geopotential linear rate      per year       
               or rate sigma information as defined by the 
	       values selected in columns 7 & 8.                                       
               col 8=1    Cdot or Sdot (linear rate).
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GRVTIM (cont)

                                                                                
                                                                                
COLUMNS FORMAT         DESCRIPTION                         DEFAULT VALUE & UNITS
                                                                                
45-59   D15.3  This field contains geopotential rate sigma,                     
               amplitude (A), or amplitude (A) sigma                            
               information as defined by the values selected                    
               in columns 7 & 8.                                                
                                                                                
               col 8=1    Standard deviation for Cdot or                        
                          Sdot. A non zero sigma indicates                      
                          that this parameter will be adjusted.                 
               col 8=2    Amplitude (A) of cosine term.                         
               col 8=3    Standard deviation for amplitude                      
                          (A). A non zero sigma indicates                       
                          that this parameter will be adjusted.                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
60-72   D12.8  This field contains geopotential amplitude                       
               (B), or amplitude (B) sigma information as                       
               defined by the values selected in columns                        
               7 & 8.                                                           
                                                                                
               col 8=2    Amplitude (B) of sine term.                           
               col 8=3    Standard deviation for amplitude                      
                          (B). A non zero sigma indicates                       
                          that this parameter will be adjusted.                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
73-80   D8.3   This field contains the period for the                           
               periodic option. The frequency will be              years        
               computed as frequency=2*pi/period.
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GRVTIM (cont)

                                                                                
                                                                                
NOTE 1:  See next page for the time dependent gravity formulation.              
         The cards specifying the apriori periodic terms MUST precede the       
         cards which carry the accompanying sigma information, as in            
         the following example. In the following example the coefficient
         C21 has two periodic terms.
                                                                                
GRVTIM12         2   0                              0.0            0.0     1.0  
GRVTIM13         2   0                          1.0D-07         1.D-07          
GRVTIM12         2   1 1                            0.0            0.0     1.0  
GRVTIM13         2   1 1                        1.0D-07         1.D-07          
GRVTIM12         2   1 2                            0.0            0.0     1.0  
GRVTIM13         2   1 2                        1.0D-07         1.D-07          
GRVTIM12         2   2                              0.0            0.0     1.0  
GRVTIM13         2   2                          1.0D-07         1.D-07          
GRVTIM22         2   2                              0.0            0.0     1.0  
GRVTIM23         2   2                          1.0D-07         1.D-07          
                                                                                
NOTE 2:  Coefficient rates should be normalized in case of application          
         of time dependent gravity.                                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
IF CARD OMITTED:  Time dependent gravity will not be applied.
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GRVTIM (cont)

                                                                                
                                                                                
    The formulation for the time dependent gravity implementation follows:

1#1
+ Cdot(n,m)*(t-t0) + 2#2*(t-t0))                   
+ 3#3*(t-t0))

4#4 + Sdot(n,m)*(t-t0) + 5#5*(t-t0))
+ 6#6 *(t-t0))

7#7 - Normalized geopotential C and S coefficients.

Cdot, Sdot - Linear rates for the geopotential coefficients.

t0 - Start time for application of time dependent gravity.
(See GRVEPO option for setting the start time.)

t - Current time. Time at which time dependent gravity
will be computed.

Aci ,Asi - Amplitude of the cosine term for the C or S coefficient
for application of a periodic gravity effect.

Bic ,Bsi - Amplitude of the sine term for the C or Scoefficient
for application of a periodic gravity effect.

Omegai(n,m) - Frequency for the periodic gravity effect for the
(n,m) coefficients. (Where Frequency=2*pi/period)

8#8

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Shelley Rowton
1999-11-30