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rnoaa (version 0.6.0)

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

Run this code

meteo_spherical_distance(lat1 = -27.4667, long1 = 153.0217,
                         lat2 = -27.4710, long2 = 153.0234)

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