ionosphere

Documentation

Index

• Constants
• type Vector3D
  • func GeodeticToECEF(lat, lon, alt float64) Vector3D
  • func GetIonoPiercePoint(receiver, satellite Vector3D) Vector3D
  • func SubtractVectors(v1, v2 Vector3D) Vector3D

Constants

const (
	EarthRadius      = 6371e3 // Average Earth radius in meters
	IonosphereAlt    = 450e3  // Ionospheric altitude above Earth's surface in meters
	IonosphereRadius = EarthRadius + IonosphereAlt
)

Constants for Earth and ionospheric shell

Types

type Vector3D

type Vector3D struct {
	X, Y, Z float64
}

func GeodeticToECEF

func GeodeticToECEF(lat, lon, alt float64) Vector3D

Converts geodetic coordinates (latitude, longitude, altitude) to ECEF coordinates

func GetIonoPiercePoint

func GetIonoPiercePoint(receiver, satellite Vector3D) Vector3D

Calculates the Ionospheric Pierce Point (IPP) given receiver and satellite positions in ECEF coordinates

func SubtractVectors

func SubtractVectors(v1, v2 Vector3D) Vector3D

Subtracts one vector from another