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                                      
               perturbation and requests application                            
               of pole tide.                                                    
                                                                                
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.
JAN 1992

9201.0

GLOBAL SET

TIDES (cont)

                                                                                
                                                                                
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.              
                                                                                
                                                                                
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.
OCT 1985

8510.0

GLOBAL SET



Patrick Dahiroc
1998-09-10