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The parameters of the normal gravity field were deduced from the harmonic coefficients[3, 4] upto n=6 and compared with the parameters used hitherto. The symbols used are the same as in papers[5, 6, 8] with which this paper connects up.
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Burša, M. Parameters of the normal gravity field deduced from satellite observations. Stud Geophys Geod 15, 124–131 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01623909
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