ATGRAV

                                                                                
----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8
ATGRAV                                                                          
----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0
                                                                                
COLUMNS FORMAT         DESCRIPTION                         DEFAULT VALUE & UNITS
                                                                                
1-6     A6        ATGRAV - Requests application of                              
                  atmospheric effect on the gravity                             
                  field.  The presence of this card                             
                  requests input data on Unit 18 in                             
                  GEODYN IIS. [1]  The data are times and                       
                  coefficients describing the atmospheric                       
                  models.                                                       
                                                                                
7-8     I2        Maximum degree of expansion.  [2]              50             
                                                                                
9-10    I2        Maximum order of expansion.  [2]               50             
                                                                                
11-12   I2        Indicator for linear interpolation              0             
                                                                                
                  =0 Do not perform linear interpolation                        
                     for the atmospheric coefficients. Apply                    
                     the given values if time of observation                    
                     falls six hours before or after the time                   
                     where the coefficients were computed.                      
                  =1 Perform linear interpolation. Use the pair                 
                     of atmospheric coefficient sets that preceed               
                     and follow the observation time. For                       
                     observations that fall before the first                    
                     and after the last set perform linear                      
                     extrapolation                                              
                                                                                
25-44   D20.8     YYMMDDHHMMSS.SS  Start time of                                
                   application                               epoch start        
                                                               time             
45-59   D15.3     YYMDDHHMMSS.SS  End time of                                   
                   application                               epoch stop         
                                                                time
APRIL 1994

9404.0

GLOBAL SET

ATGRAV (cont)

                                                                                
NOTE [1]: GEODYN IIS unit 18 is a binary file which contains in each record.    
                                                                                
          (a)  The time in the middle of the 12 hour period where the           
               following coefficients apply and                                 
          (b)  a stream of 50x50 coefficients in the following sequence         
                                                                                
               C00                                                              
               C10                                                              
               C11                                                              
               S11                                                              
               C20                                                              
               C21                                                              
               S21                                                              
               C22                                                              
               S22                                                              
               C30                                                              
               C31                                                              
               S31                                                              
               C32                                                              
               S32                                                              
               C33                                                              
               S33                                                              
                                                                                
NOTE [2] : The expansion should be less than or equal to the                    
           gravity field expansion.  If not, only the coefficients              
           of degree and order less than the maximum degree and                 
           order of the gravity field will contribute.                          
           GEODYN will accept up to 50x50 expansions for this option            
           given at 12 hour intervals.                                          
                                                                                
IF CARD OMITTED: Atmospheric effect will not contribute to the                  
                 gravity coefficients.
JUL 1998

9808.0

GLOBAL SET



Patrick Dahiroc
1998-09-10