dist_sphere (pyleoclim.utils.mapping.dist_sphere)
- pyleoclim.utils.mapping.dist_sphere(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2)[source]
Uses the harversine formula to calculate distance on a sphere
- Parameters
lat1 (float) – Latitude of the first point, in radians
lon1 (float) – Longitude of the first point, in radians
lat2 (float) – Latitude of the second point, in radians
lon2 (float) – Longitude of the second point, in radians
- Returns
dist – The distance between the two point in km
- Return type
float