File:Earth's geoid compared with WGS84.png
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Earth's Geoid compared with WSG84
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English: This diagram illustrates how local differences in gravity affect the orthometric height between land surfaces, the WSG84 ellipsoid and the geoid used to determine sea level throughout the globe. Adjacent formulas show how orthometric height is calculated. Relative sea level |
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| Author | Geologician |
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English: Loosely based on an illustration in https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/GEOID/geoid_def.html
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