Manipulation of Geographic Information in Global Seismology
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Geographic data, such as seismic event locations, station locations, etc., are generally given in geographic latitude Φ’, longitude θ, and depth below sea level, ζ, using the WGS84 ellipsoid as a reference. In software systems that use this type of geographic data, it is necessary to manipulate the data mathematically in order to perform such tasks as finding the angular distance or azimuth from one point to another, to find an array of points along a great circle, to rotate a point about a pole of rotation, to move a point some angular distance in a specified direction, to find the intersections of two great circles or to find the intersections of a great circle and a small circle. In this paper, equations are presented that convert geographic locations first to geocentric coordinates and then to Earth-centered Cartesian coordinates where many mathematical manipulations can be performed conveniently and efficiently.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- NA0003525
- OSTI ID:
- 2585547
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--2025-07442; 1780659
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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