org.orekit.frames.configuration.tides
Interface TidalCorrectionModel

All Known Implementing Classes:

IERS2003TidalCorrection, IERS2010TidalCorrection, NoTidalCorrection, TidalCorrectionPerThread

public interface TidalCorrectionModel

This interface provides the pole corrections as well as the ut1-utc corrections due to tidal effects.

Since:

1.2

Version:

$Id: TidalCorrectionModel.java 16603 2016-09-16 08:26:54Z bignon $

Author:

Julie Anton

Method Summary

double	getLODCorrection(AbsoluteDate date) Get length of day correction.
FrameConvention	getOrigin() Get IERS model origin.
PoleCorrection	getPoleCorrection(AbsoluteDate date) Compute the pole corrections at a given date.
double	getUT1Correction(AbsoluteDate date) Compute the UT1-TAI corrections at a given date.
boolean	isDirect() Returns true if model uses direct computation, false if interpolated computation.

Method Detail

getPoleCorrection

PoleCorrection getPoleCorrection(AbsoluteDate date)

Compute the pole corrections at a given date.

Parameters:

date - date

Returns:

pole correction

getUT1Correction

double getUT1Correction(AbsoluteDate date)

Compute the UT1-TAI corrections at a given date.

Parameters:

date - date

Returns:

ut1-tai corrections

getLODCorrection

double getLODCorrection(AbsoluteDate date)

Get length of day correction.

Parameters:

date - date

Returns:

length of day correction (in secs)

getOrigin

FrameConvention getOrigin()

Get IERS model origin.

Returns:

IERS model origin

isDirect

boolean isDirect()

Returns true if model uses direct computation, false if interpolated computation.

Returns:

true if model uses direct computation, false if interpolated computation