createHor: Create _skyscapeR.horizon_ object from Az/Alt data

In skyscapeR: Data Analysis and Visualization for Skyscape Archaeology

Description

This function creates a skyscapeR.horizon object from measurements of azimuth and altitude.

Usage

createHor(az, alt, alt.unc = 0.5, loc, name = "", smooth = F, .scale = 1000)

Arguments

az	Array of azimuth values
alt	Array of altitude values.
alt.unc	(Optional) Either a single value or an array of altitude uncertainty.
loc	Location, a vector containing the latitude, longitude and elevation of the location, in this order.
name	Name of site.
smooth	Boolean to control whether to smooth horizon profile using rolling mean. Defaults to FALSE
.scale	Rolling mean window for smoothing. See createHWT

See Also

plot.skyscapeR.horizon

createHWT, downloadHWT

Examples

# Create a skyscapeR.horizon from 5 measurements:
az <- c(0,90,180,270,360)
alt <- c(0,5,5,0,0)
hor <- createHor(az, alt, 0.1, c(40.1,-8), 'Test')
plot(hor)

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