Geodesy`
Geodesy`

SemimajorAxis

As of Version 7.0, SemimajorAxis has become a property of GeodesyData.

SemimajorAxis

is an option for SpheroidalDistance which specifies the length of the semimajor axis in the spheroidal model.

Details and Options

  • To use SemimajorAxis, you first need to load the Geodesy Package using Needs["Geodesy`"].
  • SemimajorAxis->length specifies that the length of the semimajor axis of the spheroid is length kilometers.
  • The default setting, representing Earth, is 6378.14, from the WGS–84 standard.
Wolfram Research (2008), SemimajorAxis, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Geodesy/ref/SemimajorAxis.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2008), SemimajorAxis, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Geodesy/ref/SemimajorAxis.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2008. "SemimajorAxis." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Geodesy/ref/SemimajorAxis.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2008). SemimajorAxis. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Geodesy/ref/SemimajorAxis.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2024_semimajoraxis, author="Wolfram Research", title="{SemimajorAxis}", year="2008", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Geodesy/ref/SemimajorAxis.html}", note=[Accessed: 24-April-2024 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2024_semimajoraxis, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={SemimajorAxis}, year={2008}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Geodesy/ref/SemimajorAxis.html}, note=[Accessed: 24-April-2024 ]}