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Nr	Model	Year	Degree	Data	References	Download	DOI
21	EHFM_Earth_7200	2024	7300	Topography	Liu et al., 2024 Liu, Cong; Wang, Zhengtao, 2024: Ellipsoidal Harmonic Forward Model derived from Earth2014 topographies up to d/o 7200: EHFM_Earth_7200. GFZ Data Services. https://doi.org/10.5880/icgem.2024.002	gfc zip	✔
20	ROLI_EllApprox_SphN_3660_plusGRS80	2019	3660	Topography	Abrykosov et al., (2019) Abykosov, O., Ince, E.S., Foerste, C., and Flechtner, F., 2019: ROLI Topographic Gravity Field Model from four-layer Earth decomposition. GFZ Data Services. http://doi.org/10.5880/ICGEM.2019.011	gfc zip	✔
19	ROLI_EllApprox_SphN_3660	2019	3660	Topography	Abrykosov et al., (2019) Abykosov, O., Ince, E.S., Foerste, C., and Flechtner, F., 2019: ROLI Topographic Gravity Field Model from four-layer Earth decomposition. GFZ Data Services. http://doi.org/10.5880/ICGEM.2019.011	gfc zip	✔
18	dV_ELL_Earth2014_5480_plusGRS80	2017	5480	Topography	Rexer et al., (2017), Rexer, M. (2017) Rexer M., Hirt C. and Pail R., 2017: High-resolution global forward modelling - A degree-5480 global ellipsoidal topographic potential model. EGU2017-7725, European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2017, Vienna, 25/04/2017. Rexer, M., 2017: Spectral Solutions to the Topographic Potential in the context of High-Resolution Global Gravity Field Modelling, Dissertation, Technische Universitaet Muenchen. http://mediatum.ub.tum.de?id=1349781.	gfc zip
17	dV_ELL_Earth2014_5480	2017	5480	Topography	Rexer et al., (2017), Rexer, M. (2017) Rexer M., Hirt C. and Pail R., 2017: High-resolution global forward modelling - A degree-5480 global ellipsoidal topographic potential model. EGU2017-7725, European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2017, Vienna, 25/04/2017. Rexer, M., 2017: Spectral Solutions to the Topographic Potential in the context of High-Resolution Global Gravity Field Modelling, Dissertation, Technische Universitaet Muenchen. http://mediatum.ub.tum.de?id=1349781.	gfc zip
16	dV_ELL_Earth2014_plusGRS80	2016	2190	Topography	Rexer et al., (2016) Rexer, M., C. Hirt, S. Claessens, and R. Tenzer, 2016: Layer-Based Modelling of the Earth?s Gravitational Potential up to 10-km Scale in Spherical Harmonics in Spherical and Ellipsoidal Approximation. Surv in Geophy, DOI:10.1007/s10712-016-9382-2.	gfc zip
15	dV_ELL_Earth2014	2016	2190	Topography	Rexer et al., (2016) Rexer, M., C. Hirt, S. Claessens, and R. Tenzer, 2016: Layer-Based Modelling of the Earth’s Gravitational Potential up to 10-km Scale in Spherical Harmonics in Spherical and Ellipsoidal Approximation. Surv in Geophy, DOI:10.1007/s10712-016-9382-2.	gfc zip
14	dV_ELL_RET2014_plusGRS80	2016	2190	Topography	Rexer et al., (2016) Rexer, M., C. Hirt, S. Claessens, and R. Tenzer, 2016: Layer-Based Modelling of the Earth?s Gravitational Potential up to 10-km Scale in Spherical Harmonics in Spherical and Ellipsoidal Approximation. Surv in Geophy, DOI:10.1007/s10712-016-9382-2.	gfc zip
13	dV_ELL_RET2014	2016	2190	Topography	Rexer et al., (2016) Rexer, M., C. Hirt, S. Claessens, and R. Tenzer, 2016: Layer-Based Modelling of the Earth’s Gravitational Potential up to 10-km Scale in Spherical Harmonics in Spherical and Ellipsoidal Approximation. Surv in Geophy, DOI:10.1007/s10712-016-9382-2.	gfc zip
12	REQ_TOPO_2015_plusGRS80	2015	2190	Topography	Grombein et al., (2016) Grombein, T., K. Seitz, and B. Heck, 2016: The Rock-Water-Ice topographic gravity field model RWI_TOPO_2015 and its comparison to a conventional rock-equivalent version. Surv Geophys, 37(5):937-976, doi: 10.1007/s10712-016-9376-0.	gfc zip	✔
11	RWI_TOPO_2015_plusGRS80	2015	2190	Topography	Grombein et al., (2016) Grombein, T., K. Seitz, and B. Heck, 2016: The Rock-Water-Ice topographic gravity field model RWI_TOPO_2015 and its comparison to a conventional rock-equivalent version. Surv Geophys, 37(5):937-976, doi: 10.1007/s10712-016-9376-0.	gfc zip	✔
10	REQ_TOPO_2015	2015	2190	Topography	Grombein et al., (2016) Grombein, T., K. Seitz, and B. Heck, 2016: The Rock-Water-Ice topographic gravity field model RWI_TOPO_2015 and its comparison to a conventional rock-equivalent version. Surv Geophys, 37(5):937-976, doi: 10.1007/s10712-016-9376-0.	gfc zip	✔
9	RWI_TOPO_2015	2015	2190	Topography	Grombein et al., (2016) Grombein, T., K. Seitz, and B. Heck, 2016: The Rock-Water-Ice topographic gravity field model RWI_TOPO_2015 and its comparison to a conventional rock-equivalent version. Surv Geophys, 37(5):937-976, doi: 10.1007/s10712-016-9376-0.	gfc zip	✔
8	RWI_TOIS_2012_plusGRS80	2014	1800	Isostasy, Topography	Grombein et al., (2014) Grombein, T., X. Luo, K. Seitz, and B. Heck Luo, 2014: A wavelet-based assessment of topographic-isostatic reductions for GOCE gravity gradients. Surveys in Geophysics 35(4):959-982, doi: 10.1007/s10712-014-9283-1.	gfc zip	✔
7	RWI_ISOS_2012_plusGRS80	2014	1800	Isostasy	Grombein et al., (2014) Grombein, T., X. Luo, K. Seitz, and B. Heck Luo, 2014: A wavelet-based assessment of topographic-isostatic reductions for GOCE gravity gradients. Surveys in Geophysics 35(4):959-982, doi: 10.1007/s10712-014-9283-1.	gfc zip	✔
6	RWI_TOPO_2012_plusGRS80	2014	1800	Topography	Grombein et al., (2014) Grombein, T., X. Luo, K. Seitz, and B. Heck Luo, 2014: A wavelet-based assessment of topographic-isostatic reductions for GOCE gravity gradients. Surveys in Geophysics 35(4):959-982, doi: 10.1007/s10712-014-9283-1.	gfc zip	✔
5	RWI_TOIS_2012	2014	1800	Isostasy, Topography	Grombein et al., (2014) Grombein, T., X. Luo, K. Seitz, and B. Heck Luo, 2014: A wavelet-based assessment of topographic-isostatic reductions for GOCE gravity gradients. Surveys in Geophysics 35(4):959-982, doi: 10.1007/s10712-014-9283-1.	gfc zip	✔
4	RWI_ISOS_2012	2014	1800	Isostasy	Grombein et al., (2014) Grombein, T., X. Luo, K. Seitz, and B. Heck Luo, 2014: A wavelet-based assessment of topographic-isostatic reductions for GOCE gravity gradients. Surveys in Geophysics 35(4):959-982, doi: 10.1007/s10712-014-9283-1.	gfc zip	✔
3	RWI_TOPO_2012	2014	1800	Topography	Grombein et al., (2014) Grombein, T., X. Luo, K. Seitz, and B. Heck Luo, 2014: A wavelet-based assessment of topographic-isostatic reductions for GOCE gravity gradients. Surveys in Geophysics 35(4):959-982, doi: 10.1007/s10712-014-9283-1.	gfc zip	✔
2	dV_ELL_RET2012_plusGRS80	2014	2190	Topography	Claessens, S.J. and C. Hirt (2013) Claessens, S.J. and C. Hirt, 2013: Ellipsoidal topographic potential – new solutions for spectral forward gravity modelling of topography with respect to a reference ellipsoid. Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, 118(11), 5991-6002, doi: 10.1002/2013JB010457.	gfc zip
1	dV_ELL_RET2012	2014	2190	Topography	Claessens, S.J. and C. Hirt (2013) Claessens, S.J. and C. Hirt, 2013: Ellipsoidal topographic potential – new solutions for spectral forward gravity modelling of topography with respect to a reference ellipsoid. Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, 118(11), 5991-6002, doi: 10.1002/2013JB010457.	gfc zip

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