UNAVCO IDV: The Geoid Earth Geoid Models in the UNAVCO IDV

GOCE

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GOCE geoid height of Asia
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GOCE geoid height of India-Tibet
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GOCE geoid height in western U.S.
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GOCE geoid height in western U.S., 3D oblique from south
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Data:

GOCE data is easily obtained from ESA's GOCE Uers Toolbox (GUT), which makes netCDF format files right for the IDV.

NetCDF files made by UNAVCO using the GUT:

GOCE_geoid_height_above_reference_ellipsoid_global_1deg_grid.nc 1 degree grid

GOCE grid 6 minute grid



GEOID09:

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The IDV can contour this data as well.

Data source:

NGS's GEOID 09.
The NGS GEOID09 is a hybrid geoid to converts heights from NAD 83 to regional Vertical datums (e.g., NAVD 88 , GUVD04, ASVD02, NMVD03 and the future vertical datums PRVD02 and VIVD09). These geoid heights are only reliable within CONUS due to the limited extents of the data used to compute it. See also Geophysics of the Geoid.

24 to 58 North; 230 to 300 East longitude.

Download original data from:
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/PC_PROD/GEOID09/

Original data reformatted to NetCDF format file for IDV use:
GEOID09.nc .