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Table 3 Accuracy statistics of deflections of the vertical from the five altimetry satellites in global marine area (Latitude: − 60°− 60°, Longitude: 0°− 360°) (unit: arcsec)

From: Global marine gravity anomalies from multi-satellite altimeter data

Satellite

The “True” model

ξ component

η component

Mean

STD

Mean

STD

CryoSat-2

EIGEN-6C4

− 0.004

0.507

0.017

3.003

XGM2019e_2159

− 0.004

0.498

0.016

2.996

EGM2008

− 0.004

0.478

0.017

2.999

S&S V31.1

0.004

0.482

0.017

2.990

SRL/DP

EIGEN-6C4

− 0.005

0.641

− 0.004

1.914

XGM2019e_2159

− 0.004

0.637

− 0.004

1.907

EGM2008

− 0.005

0.619

− 0.003

1.906

S&S V31.1

0.004

0.618

− 0.003

1.896

Jason-1/GM

EIGEN-6C4

− 0.004

0.952

− 0.001

1.318

XGM2019e_2159

− 0.004

0.932

− 0.001

1.286

EGM2008

− 0.004

0.938

0.000

1.307

S&S V31.1

0.004

0.933

0.000

1.297

Jason-2/GM

EIGEN-6C4

− 0.004

0.956

0.004

1.329

XGM2019e_2159

− 0.003

0.950

0.003

1.317

EGM2008

− 0.004

0.941

0.004

1.318

S&S V31.1

0.005

0.934

0.004

1.306

HY-2A/GM

EIGEN-6C4

− 0.004

0.635

− 0.003

2.406

XGM2019e_2159

− 0.004

0.633

− 0.003

2.400

EGM2008

− 0.005

0.613

− 0.003

2.400

S&S V31.1

0.004

0.619

− 0.003

2.398