SYMBOLS AND DEFINITIONS 



A arbitrary constant 



Afis amplitude of the n^^^ tide constituent for station s 



An amplitude of the n^'' tide constituents for an unspecified station and year 



B arbitrary constant 



C center of Moon or Sun 



D distance in a Une or surveys 



E mass of the Earth 



F tide-generating force per unit mass 



Fc centrifical force 



Fg force of gravity 



Ffi horizontal component of F per unit mass in the Earth's surface 



Fr centrifugal force 



Foe component of F along line OC (Fig. 8) 



Fpc component of F along Une PC (Fig. 8) 



G universal gravitational constant 



H dynamic height 



M mass of the Moon or Sun 



O center of the Earth 



P an arbitrary point 



P(h > he) tlie cumulative probability that h > he 



Pi 5 P2 ? P3 arbitrary cumulative probability functions 



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