Tidal Corrections to Geodetic Quantities

摘要

The origin of tidal force is explained and mathematically treated. Then the phenomena caused by tidal force are shown, first by viewing the Earth as rigid, and then elastic. This study is devoted mainly to the formulation of corrections arising from these tidal phenomena, and includes the complete range of geodetic observations and corrections. Finally, corrections for sea tide are discussed. Although no original material is presented, all tidal aspects that would be of interest to a geodesist are treated from a geodetic point of view.