rnoaa (version 0.8.4)

meteo_spherical_distance: Calculate the distance between two locations

Description

This function uses the haversine formula to calculate the great circle distance between two locations, identified by their latitudes and longitudes.

Usage

meteo_spherical_distance(lat1, long1, lat2, long2, units = "deg")

Arguments

lat1

Latitude of the first location.

long1

Longitude of the first location.

lat2

Latitude of the second location.

long2

Longitude of the second location.

units

Units of the latitude and longitude values. Possible values are:

• deg: Degrees (default);

• rad: Radians.

Value

A numeric value giving the distance (in kilometers) between the pair of locations.

Examples

# NOT RUN {
meteo_spherical_distance(lat1 = -27.4667, long1 = 153.0217,
                         lat2 = -27.4710, long2 = 153.0234)
# }