SPHERE_LLT_GRID
Latitude/Longitude Triangle Grids on a Sphere

SPHERE_LLT_GRID is a C++ library which constructs a grids of triangles using latitude and longitude lines over the surface of a sphere in 3D.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Languages:

SPHERE_LLT_GRID is available in a C version and a C++ version and a FORTRAN90 version and a MATLAB version and a Python version.

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Source Code:

• sphere_llt_grid.cpp, the source code.
• sphere_llt_grid.hpp, the include file

Examples and Tests:

• sphere_llt_grid_test.cpp, a sample calling program.
• sphere_llt_grid_test.txt, the output file.
• sphere_llt_grid.png, an image of an LLT grid on the surface of a sphere in 3D.

List of Routines:

• I4MAT_TRANSPOSE_PRINT prints an I4MAT, transposed.
• I4MAT_TRANSPOSE_PRINT_SOME prints some of the transpose of an I4MAT.
• R8VEC_PRINT prints an R8VEC.
• SPHERE_LLT_GRID_DISPLAY displays an LLT grid on a sphere.
• SPHERE_LLT_GRID_LINES: latitude/longitude triangle grid lines.
• SPHERE_LLT_GRID_LINE_COUNT counts latitude/longitude triangle grid lines.
• SPHERE_LLT_GRID_POINTS produces points for a latitude/longitude triangle grid.
• SPHERE_LLT_GRID_POINT_COUNT counts points for a latitude/longitude grid.
• TIMESTAMP prints the current YMDHMS date as a time stamp.

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