wradlib.georef.projection.get_earth_radius

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wradlib.georef.projection.get_earth_radius#

wradlib.georef.projection.get_earth_radius(latitude, *, sr=None)[source]#
wradlib.georef.projection.get_earth_radius(obj: DataArray, *, sr=None)
wradlib.georef.projection.get_earth_radius(obj: Dataset, *, 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