AltitudeMethod

AltitudeMethod

is an option for SunPosition, MoonPosition, and related functions that determines whether to take atmospheric refraction into account when computing altitude.

Details

  • Typical settings for AltitudeMethod include:
  • "TrueAltitude"assume no atmospheric refraction for altitude computations
    "ApparentAltitude"take atmospheric refraction into account for altitude computations
  • The typical default setting for AltitudeMethod is "TrueAltitude".

Examples

Basic Examples  (1)

Allow for atmospheric refraction when computing the altitude:

The default setting for AltitudeMethod simulates no atmospheric refraction:

Wolfram Research (2014), AltitudeMethod, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AltitudeMethod.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2014), AltitudeMethod, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AltitudeMethod.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2014. "AltitudeMethod." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AltitudeMethod.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2014). AltitudeMethod. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AltitudeMethod.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2024_altitudemethod, author="Wolfram Research", title="{AltitudeMethod}", year="2014", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AltitudeMethod.html}", note=[Accessed: 22-November-2024 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2024_altitudemethod, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={AltitudeMethod}, year={2014}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AltitudeMethod.html}, note=[Accessed: 22-November-2024 ]}