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Two alternative approaches are available for the global unification of height systems. Either one connects the datum points, usually associated to tide gauges, directly by ocean levelling or indirectly by a combination of space positioning, geodetic levelling and the solution of a modified version of the geodetic boundary value problem (GBVP). In both cases a significant improvement will result from the gravity and geoid model produced by the Gravity and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) mission of ESA. For the direct method the GOCE-geoid will be combined with satellite altimetry to give a global map of dynamic ocean topography, for the indirect method it serves the computation of reference geoid height differences. In both cases the off-sets between height datums will become estimable with a precision of a few centimetres.
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Rummel, R. (2001). Global Unification of Height Systems and GOCE. In: Sideris, M.G. (eds) Gravity, Geoid and Geodynamics 2000. International Association of Geodesy Symposia, vol 123. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04827-6_3
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