ToAuthalicRadius
Geodesy`
Geodesy`
ToAuthalicRadius
As of Version 7.0, ToAuthalicRadius has been renamed to "AuthalicRadius" and has become a property of GeodesyData.
ToAuthalicRadius[semimajor,eccentricity]
gives the radius of the authalic sphere based on the spheroid with semimajor axis semimajor and eccentricity eccentricity.
Details and Options
- To use ToAuthalicRadius, you first need to load the Geodesy Package using Needs["Geodesy`"].
- The simplest way to convert from a spheroid to a sphere is to use the authalic sphere.
- The authalic sphere has the same surface area as the reference spheroid.
Wolfram Research (2008), ToAuthalicRadius, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Geodesy/ref/ToAuthalicRadius.html.
Text
Wolfram Research (2008), ToAuthalicRadius, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Geodesy/ref/ToAuthalicRadius.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2008. "ToAuthalicRadius." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Geodesy/ref/ToAuthalicRadius.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2008). ToAuthalicRadius. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Geodesy/ref/ToAuthalicRadius.html