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.TH LIBTELLURIAN_TRANSVERSE_RADIUS 3 libtellurian
.SH NAME
libtellurian_transverse_radius \- Calculate a transverse radius of curvature
.SH SYNPOSIS
.nf
#include <libtellurian.h>
double libtellurian_transverse_radius(double \fIlatitude\fP);
double libtellurian_transverse_radius_radians(double \fIlatitude\fP);
.fi
.PP
Link with
.I -ltellurian
.IR -lm .
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR libtellurian_transverse_radius ()
function calculates the Earth's transverse radius of
curvature (prime-vertial radius of curvature; the
curvature in the east–west direction), at a given
.IR latitude .
.PP
The
.I latitude
shall be specified according to GPS and in degrees.
.PP
The
.BR libtellurian_transverse_radius_radians ()
function is identical to the
.BR libtellurian_transverse_radius ()
function except that
.I latitude
shall be specified in radians.
.SH RETURN VALUE
The
.BR libtellurian_transverse_radius ()
and
.BR libtellurian_transverse_radius_radians ()
functions return the radius of curvature
measured in meters.
.SH ERRORS
None.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR libtellurian (7)
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