Sphere – To – Spheroid Comparison – Numerical Analysis

Andrzej S. Lenart

doi:10.1515/pomr-2017-0129

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Sphere – To – Spheroid Comparison – Numerical Analysis

Polish Maritime Research

Volume 24 (2017): Issue 4 (December 2017)

By: Andrzej S. Lenart

Open Access

|Jan 2018

Abstract

Differences of orthodromic distances calculated on the sphere in comparison to the spheroid are numerically analyzed in the full range of departure point latitudes, courses over the ground and orthodromic distances for the global and limited range of latitudes. Optimum solutions for the radii of the sphere are provided.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2017-0129 | Journal eISSN: 2083-7429 | Journal ISSN: 1233-2585

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Language: English

Page range: 4 - 9

Published on: Jan 13, 2018

Published by: Gdansk University of Technology

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

Keywords:

sphere in navigation,

great circle distance,

geodesics,

direct and inverse geodesic solutions,

numerical simulations

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Volume 24 (2017): Issue 4 (December 2017)