StartingPoints: Generate a matrix of longitudes and latitudes of continental...

In laurasoul/dispeRse: Models For Paleobiogeography

Description

Generates a matrix of longitudes and latitudes describing the centres of circular continents on a sphere

Usage

StartingPoints(
  N_continents = 7,
  radius = 2000,
  start_configuration = "supercontinent",
  squishiness = 0.25,
  EarthRad = 6367.4447,
  polar = FALSE
)

Arguments

N_continents	The (maximum) number of individual continents
radius	The radius of each circular continent.
start_configuration	One of "random separate", "random overlap", "supercontinent", or "max separate".
squishiness	A value from 0 (continents can never overlap) to 1 (continents can overlap completely)
EarthRad	Eartn radius in kilometres.
polar	TRUE/FALSE Is there a continent starting on the south pole?

Details

Nothing yet.

Value

A matrix of longitudes and latitudes describing the centres of circular continents.

Author(s)

Laura C. Soul [e-mail] and Graeme T. Lloyd [e-mail]

Examples

StartingPoints(N_continents = 7, radius = 2000,
   start_configuration = "supercontinent", squishiness = 0.1,
   EarthRad = 6367.4447, polar=FALSE)

laurasoul/dispeRse documentation built on May 25, 2021, 4:50 a.m.