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Table 2 Tidal constituents used in this study

From: Do ocean tidal signals influence recovery of solar quiet variations?

Constituent	Name	Period
Semidiurnal
Lunisolar	K2	11 h 58 min
Principal solar	S2	12 h
Principal lunar	M2	12 h 25 min
Elliptical to M2	N2	12 h 39 min
Diurnal
Lunisolar	K1	23 h 56 min
Principal solar	P1	24 h 4 min
Principal lunar	O1	25 h 49 min
Elliptical to O1	Q1	26 h 52 min

Tidal constituents and their periods (Parker 2007)

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