mpas_tools.transects.cartesian_to_great_circle_distance

mpas_tools.transects.cartesian_to_great_circle_distance(x, y, z, earth_radius)

Cartesian transect points to great-circle distance

Parameters

• x (numpy.ndarray) – The Cartesian x coordinate of a transect

• y (numpy.ndarray) – The Cartesian y coordinate of the transect

• z (numpy.ndarray) – The Cartesian z coordinate of the transect

• earth_radius (float) – The radius of the earth

Returns

distance (numpy.ndarray) – The distance along the transect