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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEODETICS > ELLIPSOID CHARACTERISTICS

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ELLIPSOID CHARACTERISTICS  

Definition

  • Describes the elliptic or circular components of a ellipsoid. Many different ellipsoids have been developed for continents or individual countries to minimize local deviations from the geoid. The standard global ellipsoid is the World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS 84). (en)

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  • 2013-02-18 08:56:26.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add broader relation (ELLIPSOID CHARACTERISTICS [bc640e63-70c1-4228-b2dc-6aa1ac6edfa6,82375] - GEODETICS [5498572c-aaed-4c08-8aad-8b297057e9c9,82369]);
  • 2013-03-11 14:14:38.0 [tbs1979] insert Definition (id: null text: Describes the elliptic or circular components of a ellipsoid. Many different ellipsoids have been developed for continents or individual countries to minimize local deviations from the geoid. The standard global ellipsoid is the World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS 84). language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/bc640e63-70c1-4228-b2dc-6aa1ac6edfa6

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