Background

Background information on the theoretical concepts used in pyTMD. It is not necessary to read through this information in order to use this library, but it may be helpful for understanding the outputs and assumptions. The information is organized into separate sections, which can be read in any order.

Ocean and Load Tides

./Ocean-Load-Tides.html

Solid Earth Tides

./Solid-Earth-Tides.html

Gravity Tides

./Gravity-Tides.html

Pole Tides

./Pole-Tides.html

Harmonic Analysis

./Harmonic-Analysis.html

Reference Systems

./Reference-Systems.html

Time

./Time.html

Astronomy

./Astronomy.html

Spherical Harmonics

./Spherical-Harmonics.html

Glossary

./Glossary.html

Tip

For a more in-depth understanding of the underlying concepts: refer to the original literature and the project resources.