function line = sphere_llq_lines ( nlat, nlong, line_num ) %*****************************************************************************80 % %% SPHERE_LLQ_LINES: latitude/longitude quadrilateral grid lines. % % Discussion: % % The point numbering system is the same used in SPHERE_LL_POINTS, % and that routine may be used to compute the coordinates of the points. % % Licensing: % % This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL license. % % Modified: % % 09 October 2012 % % Author: % % John Burkardt % % Parameters: % % Input, integer NLAT, NLONG, the number of latitude and longitude % lines to draw. The latitudes do not include the North and South % poles, which will be included automatically, so NLAT = 5, for instance, % will result in points along 7 lines of latitude. % % Input, integer LINE_NUM, the number of grid lines. % % Output, integer LINE(2,LINE_NUM), contains pairs of point indices for % line segments that make up the grid. % l = 0; line = zeros ( 2, line_num ); % % "Vertical" lines. % for j = 0 : nlong - 1 old = 1; new = j + 2; l = l + 1; line(1:2,l) = [ old, new ]'; for i = 1 : nlat - 1 old = new; new = old + nlong; l = l + 1; line(1:2,l) = [ old, new ]'; end old = new; l = l + 1; line(1:2,l) = [ old, 1 + nlat * nlong + 1 ]'; end % % "Horizontal" lines. % for i = 1 : nlat new = 1 + ( i - 1 ) * nlong + 1; for j = 0 : nlong - 2 old = new; new = old + 1; l = l + 1; line(1:2,l) = [ old, new ]'; end old = new; new = 1 + ( i - 1 ) * nlong + 1; l = l + 1; line(1:2,l) = [ old, new ]'; end return end