longitude derivations

  1. longitude from polygon

    See latitude from polygon


  1. longitude from range

    symbol description unit variable name
    \(\lambda\) longitude \(degE\) longitude {:}
    \(\lambda^{B}(l)\) longitude boundaries (\(l \in \{1,2\}\)) \(degE\) longitude_bounds {:,2}

    The pattern : for the dimensions can represent {longitude}, or {time,longitude}.

    \[\lambda = \frac{\lambda^{B}(2) + \lambda^{B}(1)}{2}\]
  2. longitude from vertical profile latitudes

    symbol description unit variable name
    \(\lambda\) single longitude for the full profile \(degE\) longitude {:}
    \(\lambda(i)\) longitude for each profile point \(degE\) longitude {:,vertical}
    \(N\) number of profile points    

    The pattern : for the dimensions can represent {time}, or no dimensions at all.

    \begin{eqnarray} N & = & max(i, \lambda(i) \neq NaN) \\ \lambda & = & \lambda(N/2) \end{eqnarray}
  3. longitude from sensor longitude

    symbol description unit variable name
    \(\lambda\) longitude \(degE\) longitude {:}
    \(\lambda_{instr}\) longitude of the sensor \(degE\) sensor_longitude {:}

    The pattern : for the dimensions can represent {time}, or no dimensions at all.

    \[\lambda = \lambda_{instr}\]