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fold faq What are the caracteristics of the reference ellipsoid you are using?

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fold faq What are the caracteristics of the reference ellipsoid you are using?

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The Reference ellipsoid is the first-order definition of the non-spherical shape of the Earth. Concerning Jason-1 and Topex/’), ”)” class=”glossary”>Poseidon, we are using the following ellipsoid: – radius : 6378136.3 – inverse Earth flattening coefficient : 298.257 For Envisat: – radius : 6378137 – inverse Earth flattening coefficient : 298.