SSTOPO

                                                                                
----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8
SSTOPO                                                                          
----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0----+----0
                                                                                
                                                                                
COLUMNS FORMAT         DESCRIPTION                         DEFAULT VALUE & UNITS
                                                                                
1-6     A6     SSTOPO - Defines the altimetric sea surface                      
               topography model maximum degree and order                        
               and the epoch time for the time dependent                        
               terms.                                                           
                                                                                
8       I1     Sea surface topography model print                 2             
               control switch.                                                  
                                                                                
               = 1  Print entire model.                                         
               = 2  Print only model checksum.                                  
                                                                                
15-17   I3     Maximum degree of coefficient to be                3             
               used in the spherical harmonic expansion                         
               of the sea surface topography model.                             
                                                                                
18-20   I3     Maximum order of coefficient to be                 2             
               used in the spherical harmonic expansion                         
               of the sea surface topography model.                             
                                                                                
25-44   D20.3  Epoch time in YYMMDDHHMMSS.SS for the time                       
               dependent sea surface topography linear                          
               rate and periodic terms.                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
IF CARD OMITTED:  Sea surface topography computations will not be performed.
SEPT 1990

9007.0

GLOBAL SET



Patrick Dahiroc
1998-09-10