Returns geodetic latitude (phi) given parametric latitude and flattening.
Parametric latitude (beta) is also known as a reduced latitude. The default input and output is in degrees; use optional third parameter angleUnit for radians. beta can be a scalar, vector, matrix or any ND array. flattening must be a scalar value in the interval [0..1).
Examples: Scalar input:
phi = geodeticLatitudeFromParametric (45, 0.0033528) => phi = 45.096
Also can use radians:
phi = geodeticLatitudeFromParametric (pi/4, 0.0033528, "radians") => phi = 0.78708
Vector Input:
beta = 35:5:45; phi = geodeticLatitudeFromParametric (beta, 0.0033528) => phi = 35.09 40.095 45.096
See also: geocentricLatitude, geodeticLatitudeFromGeocentric, parametricLatitude.
Package: mapping