The geoid (/ ˈ dʒ iː. ɔɪ d / JEE-oyd) is the shape that the ocean surface would take under the influence of the gravity of Earth, including gravitational attraction and Earth's rotation, if other …

Aug 2, 2024 · GEOIDs are numeric codes that uniquely identify all administrative/legal and statistical geographic areas for which the Census Bureau tabulates data. From Alaska, the …

A geoid is the irregular-shaped “ball” that scientists use to more accurately calculate depths of earthquakes, or any other deep object beneath the earth’s surface. Currently, we use the …

Geoid, model of Earth’s size and shape that coincides with mean sea level over the oceans and continues in continental areas as an imaginary sea-level surface. It is everywhere …

The geoid is a model of global mean sea level that is used to measure precise surface elevations. A depiction of the United States geoid. Areas in yellow and orange have a slightly stronger …

Jan 30, 2001 · geoid: The equipotential surface of the Earth’s gravity field which best fits, in a least squares sense, global mean sea level. Even though we adopt a definition, that does not …

This irregular shape is called "the geoid," a surface which defines zero elevation. Using complex math and gravity readings on land, surveyors extend this imaginary line through the …

The geoid is the shape that the surface of the oceans would take under the influence of Earth's gravitation and rotation alone, in the absence of other influences such as winds and tides. It …

The particular equipotential surface that coincides over the oceans with unperturbed mean sea level constitutes the geoid. Under the continents the geoid is not directly accessible but is …

The simplest model of the Earth is a sphere. A much more complex model of the Earth is the geoid, used to approximate mean sea level. Even the geoid is a simplified model, however, …