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. 2021 Dec 1;126(12):e2021JE006875. doi: 10.1029/2021JE006875

Table 5.

Present‐Day Values of Earth Tide ksinχ, Ocean Tide ksinχ, and Dissipation (Earth + Ocean Tides) for the 14 Tidal Constituents Used in Our Orbital Dynamics Model

Constituent Earth tide ksinχ Ocean tide ksinχ Dissipation (W)
Long‐period tides
Mf
0.0021 0.0098 5.05e+08
Mm
0.0024 0.0066 5.58e+07
Diurnal tides
K1
−0.0012 0.0162 2.69e+11
O1
0.0014 0.0220 1.96e+11
P1
0.0007 0.0161 3.26e+10
Q1
0.0014 0.0226 7.14e+09
Ω (K1 nodal) −0.0015 0.0162 4.92e+09
L+F (O1 nodal) 0.0014 0.0220 7.11e+09
Semi‐diurnal tides
K2
0.0013 0.0175 3.11e+10
M2
0.0013 0.0237 2.57e+12
S2
0.0013 0.0171 4.22e+11
N2
0.0013 0.0308 1.20e+11
Ω (K2 nodal) 0.0013 0.0175 2.80e+09
L+F (M2 nodal) 0.0013 0.0237 3.52e+09