hamsci_psws.geopack.greatCircleMove

hamsci_psws.geopack.greatCircleMove(origLat, origLon, dist, az, alt=0, Re=6371.0)[source]

Calculates the coordinates of an end point along a great circle path given the original coordinates, distance, azimuth, and altitude.

Parameters

  • origLat (float) – latitude [degree]

  • origLon (float) – longitude [degree]

  • dist (float) – distance [km]

  • az (float) – azimuth [deg]

  • alt (Optional[float]) – altitude [km] (added to default Re = 6378.1 km)

  • Re (Optional[float]) – Earth radius, default 6371.

Returns

list – latitude, longitude in deg

Return type

list