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Table 6. The magnitude of error Δh corresponding to different values of S in the equatorial plane.

From: Explicitly computing geodetic coordinates from Cartesian coordinates

S (km)

1

10

20

40

42

42.6*

43

45

Δh (m)

103

102

101

102

104

10

104

102

S (km)

60

80

200

400

800

1600

3200

6300

Δh (m)

100

10−1

10−2

1010−4

1010−5

1010−6

1010−8

1010−9

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