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Vol 17, 2026
Pages: 1044 - 1058
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Geodesy Editor: Mladen Amovic
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Published: 01.06.2026. Research paper Geodesy Editor: Mladen Amovic

EFFECTS OF EPOCH HARMONIZATION ON TERRESTRIAL AND GOCO-DERIVED HEIGHT ANOMALIES: CASE STUDY IN SERBIA

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Oleg Odalović Orcid logo ,
Oleg Odalović
Contact Oleg Odalović

University of Belgrade - Faculty of Civil Engineering , Belgrade , Serbia

Stefan Krstić Orcid logo ,
Stefan Krstić

University of Belgrade - Faculty of Civil Engineering , Belgrade , Serbia

Dušan Petković Orcid logo ,
Dušan Petković

Geodesy and Geoinformatics , Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia

Sanja Grekulović Orcid logo ,
Sanja Grekulović

University of Belgrade - Faculty of Civil Engineering , Belgrade , Serbia

Miljana Todorović-Drakul Orcid logo
Miljana Todorović-Drakul

University of Belgrade - Faculty of Civil Engineering , Belgrade , Serbia

Abstract

Terrestrial height anomalies are compared with anomalies derived from Global Geopotential Models (GGMs) developed within the GOCO initiative. The analysis examines the influence of epoch differences on geometric heights. Terrestrial anomalies are determined from ellipsoidal heights obtained by GNSS and from precise levelling data. Ellipsoidal heights from 2005 are adjusted to the reference epoch 2025 using a velocity field derived from the European Permanent Network. The results indicate regional subsidence of about −1 mm per year. After temporal harmonization, root-mean-square of differences between terrestrially determined anomalies and those derived from GGMs is approximately 0.21 m for satellite-only models and 0.11 m for combined GGM.

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