pyacs.lib.coordinates.xyz_spherical_distance

pyacs.lib.coordinates.xyz_spherical_distance.xyz_spherical_distance(x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2, Rt=6371000.0)

Spherical distance between two points in geocentric XYZ.

Parameters:

• x1 (float) – First point in geocentric cartesian coordinates, meters.

• y1 (float) – First point in geocentric cartesian coordinates, meters.

• z1 (float) – First point in geocentric cartesian coordinates, meters.

• x2 (float) – Second point in geocentric cartesian coordinates, meters.

• y2 (float) – Second point in geocentric cartesian coordinates, meters.

• z2 (float) – Second point in geocentric cartesian coordinates, meters.

• Rt (float, optional) – Mean Earth radius in meters. Default 6.371e6.

Returns:

Distance in meters.

Return type:

float