On the tidal effects in the motion of earth satellites and the love parameters of the earth
- Author:
- Musen, P.
- Published:
- Dec 1, 1972.
- Physical Description:
- 1 electronic document
- Additional Creators:
- Estes, R.
- Access Online:
- hdl.handle.net
- Restrictions on Access:
- Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available.
- Summary:
- The tidal effects in the motion of artificial satellites are studied to determine the elastic properties of the earth as they are observed from extraterrestrial space. Considering Love numbers, the disturbing potential is obtained as the analytical continuation of the tidal potential from the surface of the earth into-outer space, with parameters which characterize the earth's elastic response to tidal attraction by the moon and the sun. It is concluded that the tidal effects represent a superposition of a large number of periodic terms, and the rotation of the lunar orbital plane produces a term of 18 years period in tidal perturbations of the ascending node of the satellite's orbit.
- Collection:
- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
- Note:
- Document ID: 19730009131.
Accession ID: 73N17858.
NASA-TM-X-66173.
X-550-72-500. - Terms of Use and Reproduction:
- No Copyright.
- Access Online:
- hdl.handle.net
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