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English: Difference between mean and Gaussian radii of curvature
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% using https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/44848-geod-yet-another-geodetic-toolbox

lat = linspace(0, 90)';
ell = get_ellipsoid('wgs84');

Rc = get_radius_gaussian(lat, ell);
Rm = get_radius_mean(lat, ell);

%%
figure
plot(lat, (Rm-Rc))
xlim([0 90])
ylim([-40 00])
xlabel('Latitude (degrees)')
ylabel(sprintf('Mean minus Gaussian\nradii of curvature (meters)'))
grid on

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Difference between mean and Gaussian radii of curvature

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