pyart.graph.common.ax_radius

pyart.graph.common.ax_radius(lat, units='radians')

Return the radius of a constant latitude circle for a given latitude.

Parameters :

lat : float

Latitude at which to calculate constant latitude circle (parallel) radius.

units : ‘radians’ or ‘degrees’

Units of lat, either ‘radians’ or ‘degrees’.

Returns :

R : float

Radius in meters of a constant latitude circle (parallel).