wradlib.georef.GeorefMethods.get_earth_radius#

GeorefMethods.get_earth_radius(*, sr=None)#

Get the radius of the Earth (in km) for a given Spheroid model (sr) at a given position.

\[R^2 = \frac{a^4 \cos(f)^2 + b^4 \sin(f)^2} {a^2 \cos(f)^2 + b^2 \sin(f)^2}\]
Parameters
Returns

radius (float) – earth radius in meter