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Table 5. The magnitude of error Δh corresponding to different values of S along the polar axis.

From: Explicitly computing geodetic coordinates from Cartesian coordinates

S (km)

1

10

20

42.8*

100

300

1000

3000

6300

Δh (m)

103

101

100

10−1

10−2

10−4

10−6

10−8

10−∞

  1. Note: * denotes that the point lies on the evolute.