ucar.unidata.util
Class GaussianLatitudes

java.lang.Object
  ucar.unidata.util.GaussianLatitudes

public class GaussianLatitudes
extends java.lang.Object

Calculate Gaussian Latitudes by finding the roots of the ordinary Legendre polynomial of degree NLAT using Newton's iteration method.

Author:

caron port to Java, Amy Solomon, 28 Jan 1991, via http://dss.ucar.edu/libraries/gridinterps/gaus-lats.f

Field Summary

double[]	colat
double[]	cosc
double[]	gaussw
double[]	latd
double[]	sinc
double[]	wos2

Constructor Summary

GaussianLatitudes(int nlat)
Constructor

Method Summary

static void

main(java.lang.String[] args)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

cosc

public double[] cosc

colat

public double[] colat

gaussw

public double[] gaussw

latd

public double[] latd

sinc

public double[] sinc

wos2

public double[] wos2

Constructor Detail

GaussianLatitudes

public GaussianLatitudes(int nlat)

Constructor

Parameters:

nlat - the total number of latitudes from pole to pole (degree of the polynomial)

Method Detail

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)