How to Calculate Geopotential altitude?
Geopotential altitude calculator uses Geopotential altitude = [Earth-R]*Geometric Altitude/([Earth-R]+Geometric Altitude) to calculate the Geopotential altitude, Geopotential Altitude is a measure of the altitude of an object or point on the Earth's surface, adjusted for the Earth's slightly ellipsoidal shape, providing a more accurate representation of the altitude above the Earth's geoid, which is the hypothetical surface that coincides with the Earth's mean sea level. Geopotential altitude is denoted by h symbol.
How to calculate Geopotential altitude using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Geopotential altitude, enter Geometric Altitude (hG) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Geopotential altitude calculation can be explained with given input values -> 28859.68 = [Earth-R]*28991/([Earth-R]+28991).