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The authors analyze the effect of Helmert transformation parameters and weight matrices, as well as the additional draconic signals on seasonal signals, in the GNSS coordinate time series. Moreover, the contribution of environmental loading models to the GNSS position series is assessed. Position time series of 647 global stations, with spans of 2\u201321 years are collected to generate six cumulative solutions using different parameters estimated in a deterministic model, as well as weight matrices. Comparison among the different solutions indicates that Helmert transformation parameters and weight matrices can result in a root mean square of 0.1 mm and 0.3 mm for seasonal signals, respectively. Compared to the displacements obtained from environmental loading models, seasonal signals estimated with the Helmert parameters and full weight matrices considered seems to have the best agreement with the results of the loading model. Meanwhile, the additional draconic signals are not effective to be parameterized in the deterministic model with an observation time span less than 15 years, marginally. There are 62%, 72% and 90% of 647 stations with weight root mean squares (WRMS) reduced by removing the loading-model-induced changes from the GNSS residual series for the east, north and vertical components, respectively. 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