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

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2024_toauthalicradius, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ToAuthalicRadius}", year="2008", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Geodesy/ref/ToAuthalicRadius.html}", note=[Accessed: 22-November-2024 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2024_toauthalicradius, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ToAuthalicRadius}, year={2008}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/Geodesy/ref/ToAuthalicRadius.html}, note=[Accessed: 22-November-2024 ]}