Ngl.gc_convert
Converts degrees along a great circle to radians, meters, feet, or kilometers.
Prototype
conv_vals = Ngl.gc_convert(angle, type)
Arguments
angleA one-dimensional NumPy array (or scalar value) of angles (in degrees).
typeA string (or integer) indicating the units you want to convert to. Legal values are:
"radians" (or 0) "meters" (or 1) "kilometers" (or 2) "feet" (or 3) "miles" (or 4)
Return value
conv_valsA NumPy array of the same shape as angle containing the converted values.
Description
This function converts distances along a great circle specified in degrees to radians, meters, feet, or kilometers. The argument angle is any angle in degrees (or a 1D NumPy array of such) and type indicates what units you want to convert to. The argument type can be specified with a string, or an integer, as indicated above.
See Also
Ngl.gc_convert, Ngl.gc_dist, Ngl.gc_inout, Ngl.gc_interp, Ngl.gc_qarea, Ngl.gc_tarea
Examples
The following code:
print Ngl.gc_convert(10.,"radians") print Ngl.gc_convert(10.,"meters") print Ngl.gc_convert(10.,"kilometers") print Ngl.gc_convert(10.,"feet") print Ngl.gc_convert(10.,"miles") print Ngl.gc_convert(10.,"kp")
produces:
0.174532952 1111987.83444 1111.98783444 3648209.68724 690.948804401 gc_convert: unrecognized conversion type kp