Determination of the Quasi-Geoid of Xinjiang and Tibet Areas and the Normal Height of Mt. Everest Based on EGM2008

The normal height H* is the height above the quasi-geoid, which coincides with the geoid in the ocean but slightly deviates from the geoid in terrestrial areas. In Mainland China, the height datum system is based on the quasi-geoid. The GPS technique provides the geodetic coordinates of an arbitrary...

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Main Authors: WenBin Shen, Jin Li, Bin Tian, Jiancheng Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Chinese Geoscience Union 2011-01-01
Series:Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
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Online Access: http://tao.cgu.org.tw/images/attachments/v222p109.pdf