# FES2014bv1 Ocean Tide Model # # UPDATED 10 Oct 2021 # # This ocean tide model incorporates the FES2014 ocean tide model that # uses spherical harmonics to model tidal heights. Those heights are modeled # as producing an induced and load response (representing deformation of the Earth). # The deformation model uses Love numbers from elasticity to model the effect on # the gravitational field from the height. There is a short explanation of this # in IERS Conventions 2010 (Tech Note 36) Rev1.3, where section 6 # on the Geopotential is dated 01 Feb 2018. # # The ocean tide model from the IERS 2010 document is from FES2004. Since that time, # a FES2012 and FES2014 model have been produced, but the IERS conventions only # mentions the FES2004 model. # # The FES2004 model involves: # - a set of Cnm and Snm gravity coefficients (50x50 for long period, # 100x100 for diurnal and semi-dirurnal) for the main waves; # - a set of wave heights (and an interpolation scheme in eq.(6.16)) for computing # Cnm and Snm gravity coefficients for secondary waves; # - Table 6.7 in the IERS document identifies for each secondary wave two pivot # waves that are to be used in the interpolation (where a pivot wave is a main wave). # - Note: the table incorrectly shows T2 as being a main wave. # - an equilibrium wave model for the Om1 and Om2 waves; # - and a set of 100x00 spherical harmonic coefficients for tidal heights for the S1 wave, # which was not modeled as part of FES2004. # - The intent is to use eq.(6.21) to compute the Cnm and Snm gravity coeficients. # - However, only 5 of the 98 Love numbers that are required to use the formula are # provided by the document. # - And the formulae to apply ellipsoidal corrections to the the result of eq.(6.21) # are not provided in the document, though the text mentions that these corrections # have been applied for the data provided for the main waves. # # CNES (http://grace.obs-mip.fr) manages information derived using the GRACE satellite, # including the FES2014bv1 ocean tide model expressed in gravity coefficients # (see http://grace.obs-mip.fr/dealiasing_and_tides/ocean-tides/). The FES2014bv1 # model follows the same ideas as for the FES2004 model described above, with several # corrections and improvements as noted on the website and explained therein. # # The FES2014bv1 model (as described at CNES and created by the GRACE Team) made the following updates: # - For Om1 and Om2: # - The original amplitude and phase angle chi are used, not the updated values. # - The GRACE team believes the original values are actually correct, not the updated ones # which remain marked in the document as disputed. # - The GRACE team has provided a 100x100 set of Cnm and Snm gravity coefficients for Om1 # wave so that the equilibrium formula in section 6.3.2 need not be used. # - The GRACE team believes that the use of just C20 to model Om2 is sufficiently accurate, # and its value has been provided so that the equilibrium formula in section 6.3.2 need not be used. # - For S1: # - The GRACE Team has provided a 100x100 set of Cnm and Snm gravity coefficients for S1, # alleviating the need to use eq.(6.21), obtain additional Love numbers and find formulae for the # ellipsoidal corrections. # - The CNES website additionally provides a link to a page containing the first 250 Love numbers. # - The GRACE Team believes the correct phase angle chi is 180 deg, and not the 0 value reported # by the FES team (nor the value of pi/2 that would be computed using Table 6.6). # - The GRACE team uses an updated value for the Doodson number (164.555 vs the IERS Table 6.7 # value of 164.556). # - For Sa: # - The GRACE team uses an updated value for the Doodson number (056.555 vs the IERS Table 6.7 # value of 056.554). # - For Msq (Msq is labeled as Msqm in Table 6.7.): # - The original software created by the GRACE team used an incorrect phase angle phi for this wave. # - It's not clear whether the values provided by IERS in its fes2004_Cnm-Snm.dat file has this value # reported correctly or not. # - For long period waves (waves whose first Doodson number is a 0): # - The GRACE team has provided a 100x100 set of Cnm and Snm gravity coefficients, # an improvement over the 50x50 set given for FES2004. # - A 100x100 set of Cnm and Snm gravity coefficients have been created by the GRACE team for certain # secondary waves listed in Table 6.7: MSf, J1, E2 (eps2), Mu2, Nu2, LA2 (lam2), L2, and R2. # - These no longer require using interpolation based upon pivot waves for their computation. # - A 100x100 set of Cnm and Snm gravity coefficients have been created by the GRACE team for # additional waves not modeled by FES2004: MKS, M3, N4, MN4, MS4, S4, M6, and M8. # # NOTE: AGI's model of the ocean pole tide discussed in section 6.5 is modeled using only # the C21-S21 coefs, using the equations in section 6.5 of the IERS document. # # Wave Constituent listing # # From Table 6.7 IERS Conventions 2010 Rev1.3, with updates for FES2014bv1. # # The table lists constituents and values for FES2004. Much of the table applies # to FES2014bv1 as well. Updates for FES2014bv1 described above have been made. # # NOTE: Entries 117.655, 245.555 and 245.645 identify a first pivot wave (135.455, 237.755, # and 237.755 respectively) that are not found in the table. In below, we have # assumed that these are typos and that the first pivot waves should be 135.655, # 235.755, and 235.755 respectively. # # NOTE: first Doodson integer (n1) below is {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8} # 0 - long period, 1 - diurnal, 2 = semi-dirurnal, 4 - quarter-diurnal, etc. #