meridianarc
Ellipsoidal distance along meridian
Syntax
s = meridianarc(phi1,phi2,ellipsoid)
Description
s = meridianarc(phi1,phi2,ellipsoid)
calculates the (signed) distance
s
between latitudes phi1
and
phi2
along a meridian on the ellipsoid defined by
ellipsoid
, which can be a referenceSphere
, referenceEllipsoid
, or oblateSpheroid
object, or a vector of the form [semimajor_axis
eccentricity]
. Latitudes phi1
and
phi2
are in radians. The distance s
has the
same units as the semimajor axis of the ellipsoid. If phi2
is less
than phi1
, s
is negative.
Version History
Introduced in R2007a