R A. Dahlen
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The Earth's ellipticity of figure directly influences the tide-generating gravitational potential of the Moon by an amount of relative order ±5 × 10-5; the corresponding correction to the gravity tide on an idealized rigid Earth is of order ±3 ngal.
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The Earth's ellipticity of figure directly influences the tide-generating gravitational potential of the Moon by an amount of relative order ±5 × 10-5; the corresponding correction to the gravity tide on an idealized rigid Earth is of order ±3 ngal.
Key concepts: Earth (classical element), Geodesy, Geology, Geophysics, Ocean tide, Tidal force, Earth model, Tidal acceleration