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n2ecc

Convert from the n to the eccentricity representation of the ellipsoid

Syntax

Description

Eccentricity and the parameter n are two methods of defining an ellipsoid. The definition of n is:

(semimajor axis - semiminor axis)/(semimajor axis + semiminor axis).

eccentricity = n2ecc(n) returns the equivalent eccentricities for the input n parameters. If the input, n, is a two-column vector, only the second column is used. This allows two-element vectors to be used as rows of the input, since the form [semimajor-axis, n] is a complete representation of an ellipsoid (but is not the standard form for geoid vectors in the Mapping Toolbox). In all other cases, all columns of the input are used.

Example

This eccentricity is the default value for the Earth.

See Also
almanac
 Planetary data
ecc2flat majaxis
 Similar conversion functions
ecc2n
 Convert from eccentricity to n


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