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Co-latitude

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-004493

The angular distance of a point on a sphere from the North Pole, measured along a meridian. It is the complement of latitude, meaning it is 90 degrees minus the latitude. Co-latitude is often used in spherical trigonometry and celestial mechanics, particularly when dealing with polar coordinates.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-004493
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
See alsoSpherical coordinates
Record as JSON
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  "term": "Co-latitude",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The angular distance of a point on a sphere from the North Pole, measured along a meridian. It is the complement of latitude, meaning it is 90 degrees minus the latitude. Co-latitude is often used in spherical trigonometry and celestial mechanics, particularly when dealing with polar coordinates.",
  "see_also": [
    "spherical coordinates"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/co-latitude/"
}

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