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cosap

Conversion of cosines to azimuth and plunge


Description

Conversion of cosines to azimuth and plunge.

Usage

cosap(x,y,z)

Arguments

x

x component of cosine.

y

y component of cosine.

z

z component of cosine.

Details

Orientation: x>0 is 'eastward', y>0 is 'southward', and z>0 is 'downward'.

Value

A list including:

A

The azimuth

P

The plunge

Author(s)

Eli Amson

R implementation and documentation: Eli Amson <eli.amson1988@gmail.com>

References

Amson E, Arnold P, Van Heteren AH, Cannoville A, Nyakatura JA. Trabecular architecture in the forelimb epiphyses of extant xenarthrans (Mammalia). Frontiers in Zoology.

See Also

Examples

cosap(-0.505, 0.510, -0.696)

Directional

A Collection of R Functions for Directional Data Analysis

v4.9
GPL-2
Authors
Michail Tsagris, Giorgos Athineou, Anamul Sajib, Eli Amson, Micah J. Waldstein
Initial release
2021-03-26

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