A Gravitational Potential for Atmospheric Earth Tides Caused by the Moon.

Abstract

A potential function is presented for the force by which the atmospheric tide bulge acts on orbits of artificial earth satellites. The tidal bulge is assumed to result from the fact that the earth rotates within the field of lunar mass attraction, the latter being inhomogeneous across the terrestrial globe. Only the main term of the semidiurnal tide is considered in this report. The perturbing acceleration associated with the tide potential is also specified. The latter is intended for use with computer programs for satellite geodesy. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA038155

Entities

People

  • R. Manrique
  • W. Groeger

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Pressure
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Astronautics
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Earth Tides
  • Equations
  • Geodetic Satellites
  • Grids
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Longitude
  • Orbits
  • Satellite Orbits
  • Space Flight
  • Space Surveillance

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris