pyarts3.arts.geodetic.intersection_latitude

geodetic.intersection_latitude(ecef: Vector3, decef: Vector3, pos: Vector3, los: Vector2, ell: Vector2, lat: float) → float

Finds the distance to the intersection between an ECEF line and a latitude

A negative distance is returned if there is no intersection.

Parameters:

• ecef (Vector3) – Start position (x,y,z)

• decef (Vector3) – Normalised direction vector (dx,dy,dz)

• pos (Vector3) – Geodetic position (h,lat,lon)

• los (Vector2) – Geodetic line-of-sight (za,aa)

• ell (Vector2) – Ellipsoid (a,b)

• lat (Numeric) – Latitude of inteserction

Returns:

l – The intersection distance

Return type:

Numeric