grid.info help

[Reside, April]

Hi all,

 

Can anyone clarify the units that are used when specifying “cellsize” in the “grid.info” function?  E.g.: grid.info(lats,cellsize,r=6378137)

 

The information given in the help menu is:

cellsize: is a single value (assuming square cells) or a two value

          vector (rectangular cells) representing the height (latitude)

          and width (longitude) of the cells

 

does that mean that when you add in the value for cellsize it is assumed to be in degrees?  I am working with a grid with 0.01 degree cells, and trying to calculate the area.

 

Many thanks,

 

April

 

Dr April Reside

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

 

Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate Change
School of Marine and Tropical Biology
ATSIP, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia 4811| Ph: +61 7 4781 5351

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[Jeremy VanDerWal]

correct ... cellsize is in "degrees" latitude and longitude... simply put cellsize=0.01 for your example.

Jeremy

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