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geosphere (version 1.3-13)

gcLon: Longitude on a Great Circle

Description

Longitudes at which a great circle crosses a latitude (parallel)

Usage

gcLon(p1, p2, lat)

Arguments

p1
longitude/latitude of point(s). Can be a vector of two numbers, a matrix of 2 columns (first one is longitude, second is latitude) or a SpatialPoints* object
p2
as above
lat
a latitude

Value

  • vector of two numbers (longitudes)

References

http://williams.best.vwh.net/avform.htm#Intersection

See Also

gcLat, gcMaxLat

Examples

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gcLon(c(5,52), c(-120,37), 40)

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