nm = deg2nm(deg)
converts distances from degrees to nautical miles, as measured along a great circle
on a sphere with a radius of 3440.065 nautical miles, the mean radius of the
Earth.
nm = deg2nm(deg,radius)
converts distances from degrees to nautical miles, as measured along a great circle
on a sphere having the specified radius.
nm = deg2nm(deg,sphere)
converts distances from degrees to nautical miles, as measured along a great circle
on a sphere approximating an object in the Solar System.
Distance in degrees, specified as a numeric array.
Data Types: single | double
Radius of sphere in units of nautical miles, specified as a numeric scalar.
Sphere approximating an object in the Solar System, specified as one of the following
values: 'sun', 'moon',
'mercury', 'venus',
'earth', 'mars', 'jupiter',
'saturn', 'uranus',
'neptune', or 'pluto'. The value of
sphere is case-insensitive.
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