Group geodetic_const
Earth geometry and geodetic constants.
Public Attributes
Type | Name |
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real(rk) | canopy_const_mod::dg2m Latitude degrees to meters conversion factor [m/deg]. |
real(rk), parameter | canopy_const_mod::grav = 9.80622\_rk Mean gravitational acceleration [m/sec²]. |
real(rk), parameter | canopy_const_mod::rearth = 6371008.8\_rk Radius of Earth [m]. |
real(rk), parameter | canopy_const_mod::siday = 86164.09\_rk Length of a sidereal day sec __ |
real(rk), parameter | canopy_const_mod::solcnst = 1373.0 Solar Constant W/m² __ |
Public Attributes Documentation
variable dg2m
Latitude degrees to meters conversion factor [m/deg].
variable grav
Mean gravitational acceleration [m/sec²].
Mean of polar and equatorial values (Source: CRC76, pp. 14-6)
variable rearth
Radius of Earth [m].
Radius of sphere having same surface area as Clarke ellipsoid of 1866 WGS84 arithmetic mean radius (Source: Snyder, 1987)
variable siday
Length of a sidereal day sec __
variable solcnst
Solar Constant W/m² __