Normal Gravity Online Calculator

This Online Calculator for Normal Gravity uses Markku Heikkinen Formula (Markku Heikkinen. Solving the shape of the Earth by using digital density models. Report 81:2, Finnish Geodetic Institute, Helsinki, 1981.). The formula is available in the book Geodesy: The science underneath by Martin Vermeer, page 431, TABLEAU 16.1

The formula for normal gravity, m/s2:

∂U/∂h = -9.78032677 - 0.05163075*sin2φ - 0.00022761*sin4φ - 0.00000123*sin6φ +
+ (+0.03087798 - 0.00004390*sin2φ - 0.00000020*sin4φ)*10-4*h +
+ (-0.00007265 + 0.00000021*sin2φ)*10-8*h2 + 0.00000015*10-12*h3 + ...

Where

φ - geodetic latitude, degrees;
h - Altitude, m.

The Markku Heikkinen Formula considers the attraction by the Earth’s masses and centrifugal forces caused by the Earth’s rotation.

The Precision of the calculator can be adjusted.

Local Gravity Calculator
Latitude, ° Step
Altitude, m Step
PrecisionRows

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