EndPoint: Random walk on a sphere

In laurasoul/dispeRse: Models For Paleobiogeography

Description

This function allows you calculate the final coordinates and bearing after one step of a random walk on a sphere.

Usage

EndPoint(
  longitude = 0,
  latitude = 0,
  bearing = 0,
  distance = 1,
  EarthRad = 6367.4447
)

Arguments

longitude	starting longitude
latitude	starting latitude
bearing	heading in degrees from north
distance	length of step in km
EarthRad	Earth radius in kilometres.

Value

longitude final longitude

latitude final latitude

bearing final bearing in degrees from north

Author(s)

Laura C. Soul [e-mail]

Examples

EndPoint(longitude = 0, latitude = 0, bearing = 90, distance = 111, EarthRad = 6367.4447)

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