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Diurnal and semidiurnal polar motion induced by the ocean tides
OCEAN-TIDAL DIURNAL AND SEMIDIURNAL POLAR MOTION

Oceanic tides cause diurnal and semidiurnal components in the polar motion. Table here below comes from the IERS 2010 conventions, Chapter 8, Table 8.2a/b. It includes 71 periodic components (41 diurnal terms, 30 semidiurnal terms) under the form :
Δx = Σi Fi sin ξi + Gi cos ξi
Δy = Σi Hi sin ξi + Ki cos ξi

where ξi is integer linear combination of Delaunay arguments, GMST + π and constant phase :
xi = a1 (GMST + π) + a2 l + a3 l' + a4 D + a5 F + a6 Ω. Unit for Fi, Gi, Hi, Ki is microarsecond.

                  
      GMST+π l  l' F  D  Ω   Doodson   PERIOD       Fi      Gi       Hi     Ki   
                                       (days)      (sin)   (cos)    (sin)  (cos)               
          1 -1  0 -2 -2 -2   117.655  1.2113611     0.0     0.9     -0.9   -0.1
          1 -2  0 -2  0 -1   125.745  1.1671262     0.1     0.6     -0.6    0.1
2Q1       1 -2  0 -2  0 -2   125.755  1.1669259     0.3     3.4     -3.4    0.3
          1  0  0 -2 -2 -1   127.545  1.1605476     0.1     0.8     -0.8    0.1
σ1        1  0  0 -2 -2 -2   127.555  1.1603495     0.5     4.2     -4.1    0.5
          1 -1  0 -2  0 -1   135.645  1.1196993     1.2     5.0     -5.0    1.2
Q1        1 -1  0 -2  0 -2   135.655  1.1195148     6.2    26.3    -26.3    6.2
          1  1  0 -2 -2 -1   137.445  1.1136429     0.2     0.9     -0.9    0.2
RO1       1  1  0 -2 -2 -2   137.455  1.1134606     1.3     5.0     -5.0    1.3
          1  0  0 -2  0  0   145.535  1.0761465    -0.3    -0.8      0.8   -0.3
          1  0  0 -2  0 -1   145.545  1.0759762     9.2    25.1    -25.1    9.2
O1        1  0  0 -2  0 -2   145.555  1.0758059    48.8   132.9   -132.9   48.8
          1 -2  0  0  0  0   145.755  1.0750901    -0.3    -0.9      0.9   -0.3
T01       1  0  0  0 -2  0   147.555  1.0695055    -0.7    -1.7      1.7   -0.7
          1 -1  0 -2  2 -2   153.655  1.0406147    -0.4    -0.9      0.9   -0.4
          1  1  0 -2  0 -1   155.445  1.0355395    -0.3    -0.6      0.6   -0.3
          1  1  0 -2  0 -2   155.455  1.0353817    -1.6    -3.5      3.5   -1.6
M1        1 -1  0  0  0  0   155.655  1.0347187    -4.5    -9.6      9.6   -4.5
          1 -1  0  0  0 -1   155.665  1.0345612    -0.9    -1.9      1.9   -0.9
χ1        1  1  0  0 -2  0   157.455  1.0295447    -0.9    -1.8      1.8   -0.9
π1        1  0 -1 -2  2 -2   162.556  1.0055058     1.5     3.0     -3.0    1.5
          1  0  0 -2  2 -1   163.545  1.0028933    -0.3    -0.6      0.6   -0.3
P1        1  0  0 -2  2 -2   163.555  1.0027454    26.1    51.2    -51.2   26.1
          1  0  1 -2  2 -2   164.554  1.0000001    -0.2    -0.4      0.4   -0.2
S1        1  0 -1  0  0  0   164.556  0.9999999    -0.6    -1.2      1.2   -0.6
          1  0  0  0  0  1   165.545  0.9974159     1.5     3.0     -3.0    1.5
K1        1  0  0  0  0  0   165.555  0.9972695   -77.5  -151.7    151.7  -77.5
          1  0  0  0  0 -1   165.565  0.9971233   -10.5   -20.6     20.6  -10.5
          1  0  0  0  0 -2   165.575  0.9969771     0.2     0.4     -0.4    0.2
Ψ1        1  0  1  0  0  0   166.554  0.9945541    -0.6    -1.2      1.2   -0.6
Φ1        1  0  0  2 -2  2   167.555  0.9918532    -1.1    -2.1      2.1   -1.1
TT1       1 -1  0  0  2  0   173.655  0.9669565    -0.7    -1.4      1.4   -0.7
J1        1  1  0  0  0  0   175.455  0.9624365    -3.5    -7.3      7.3   -3.5
          1  1  0  0  0 -1   175.465  0.9623003    -0.7    -1.4      1.4   -0.7
SO1       1  0  0  0  2  0   183.555  0.9341741    -0.4    -1.1      1.1   -0.4
          1  2  0  0  0  0   185.355  0.9299547    -0.2    -0.5      0.5   -0.2
OO1       1  0  0  2  0  2   185.555  0.9294198    -1.1    -3.4      3.4   -1.1
          1  0  0  2  0  1   185.565  0.9292927    -0.7    -2.2      2.2   -0.7
          1  0  0  2  0  0   185.575  0.9291657    -0.1    -0.5      0.5   -0.1
ν1        1  1  0  2  0  2   195.455  0.8990932     0.0    -0.6      0.6    0.0
          1  1  0  2  0  1   195.465  0.8989743     0.0    -0.4      0.4    0.0
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------
          2 -3  0 -2  0 -2   225.855  0.5484264    -0.5     0.0      0.6    0.2
          2 -1  0 -2 -2 -2   227.655  0.5469695    -1.3    -0.2      1.5    0.7
2N2       2 -2  0 -2  0 -2   235.755  0.5377239    -6.1    -1.6      3.1    3.4
μ2        2  0  0 -2 -2 -2   237.555  0.5363232    -7.6    -2.0      3.4    4.2
          2  0  1 -2 -2 -2   238.554  0.5355369    -0.5    -0.1      0.2    0.3
          2 -1 -1 -2  0 -2   244.656  0.5281939     0.5     0.1     -0.1   -0.3
          2 -1  0 -2  0 -1   245.645  0.5274721     2.1     0.5     -0.4   -1.2
N2        2 -1  0 -2  0 -2   245.655  0.5274312   -56.9   -12.9     11.1   32.9
          2 -1  1 -2  0 -2   246.654  0.5266707    -0.5    -0.1      0.1    0.3
ν2        2  1  0 -2 -2 -2   247.455  0.5260835   -11.0    -2.4      1.9    6.4
          2  1  1 -2 -2 -2   248.454  0.5253269    -0.5    -0.1      0.1    0.3
          2 -2  0 -2  2 -2   253.755  0.5188292     1.0     0.1     -0.1   -0.6
          2  0 -1 -2  0 -2   254.556  0.5182593     1.1     0.1     -0.1   -0.7
          2  0  0 -2  0 -1   255.545  0.5175645    12.3     1.0     -1.4   -7.3
M2        2  0  0 -2  0 -2   255.555  0.5175251  -330.2   -27.0     37.6  195.9
          2  0  1 -2  0 -2   256.554  0.5167928    -1.0    -0.1      0.1    0.6
λ2        2 -1  0 -2  2 -2   263.655  0.5092406     2.5    -0.3     -0.4   -1.5
L2        2  1  0 -2  0 -2   265.455  0.5079842     9.4    -1.4     -1.9   -5.6
          2 -1  0  0  0  0   265.655  0.5078245    -2.4     0.4      0.5    1.4
          2 -1  0  0  0 -1   265.665  0.5077866    -1.0     0.2      0.2    0.6
T2        2  0 -1 -2  2 -2   272.556  0.5006854    -8.5     3.5      3.3    5.1
S2        2  0  0 -2  2 -2   273.555  0.5000000  -144.1    63.6     59.2   86.6
R2        2  0  1 -2  2 -2   274.554  0.4993165     1.2    -0.6     -0.5   -0.7
          2  0  0  0  0  1   275.545  0.4986714     0.5    -0.2     -0.2   -0.3
K2        2  0  0  0  0  0   275.555  0.4986348   -38.5    19.1     17.7   23.1
          2  0  0  0  0 -1   275.565  0.4985982   -11.4     5.8      5.3    6.9
          2  0  0  0  0 -2   275.575  0.4985616    -1.2     0.6      0.6    0.7
          2  1  0  0  0  0   285.455  0.4897717    -1.8     1.8      1.7    1.0
          2  1  0  0  0 -1   285.465  0.4897365    -0.8     0.8      0.8    0.5
          2  0  0  2  0  2   295.555  0.4810750    -0.3     0.6      0.7    0.2

Delaunay arguments 
(IERS Conventions 2000, from Simon et al., 1994, Astron. Astrophys. 282, 663-683):
     
 Mean anomaly of the Moon :
   l = 134°.963 402 51 + 1 717 915 923.2178" t + 31".879 2 t2 + 0".051 635 t3 - 0".000 244 70  t4
 
 Mean anomaly of the Sun  : 
   l'= 357°.529 109 18 +   129 596 581.0481" t - 0".553 2 t2 -  0".000 136 t3 - 0".000 011 49 t4
 
 F = L -Ω  with L mean longitude of the Moon  
   F =  93°.272 090 62 + 1 739 527 262.8478" t - 12".751 2 t2 - 0".001 037 t3 + 0".000 004 17 t4
 
 Mean elongation of the Moon from the Sun :
   D = 297°.850 195 47 + 1 602 961 601.2090" t -  6".370 6 t2 + 0".006 593 t3 - 0".000 031 69 t4

 Mean longitude of the ascending node of the Moon :
   Ω = 125°.044 555 01  - 6 962 890.543 1" t + 7".472 2 t2 + 0".007 702 t3 - 0".000 059 39 t4

where t is measured un Julian Centuries of 36525 days of 86400 seconds of Dynamical Time since J2000.0.          

Rotation angle in arcseconds : Greenwich Mean Sidereal Time + 180°
   GMST + π = (67310.54841 + (876600 * 3600 + 8640184.812866) t 
             + 0.093104 t2 - 6.2 10-6  t3 )15  + 648000.0

where t is measured un Julian Centuries of 36525 days of 86400 seconds of Dynamical Time since J2000.0.