et_dist_cross_track.RdThis function provides a convienant wrapper to
dist2gc. Per that documentation, this measures
the distance from the input point(s) defined by latitude and
longitude to the nearest location on the great circle
path defined by the path_* inputs.
et_dist_cross_track(latitude, longitude, path_latitude1, path_longitude1, path_latitude2, path_longitude2)
| latitude | numeric vector of latitudes [degrees] |
|---|---|
| longitude | numeric vector of longitudes [degrees] corresponding with latitude |
| path_latitude1 | numeric vector of latitudes [degrees] |
| path_longitude1 | numeric vector of longitudes [degrees] corresponding with path_latitude1 |
| path_latitude2 | numeric vector of latitudes [degrees] |
| path_longitude2 | numeric vector of longitudes [degrees] corresponding with path_latitude2 |
numeric, cross track distance nautical miles