航海英语 航海英语 terrestrial coordinates system.pptVIP

* Meridian - Any great circle formed by passing a plane through the center of the earth at right angles to the equator * If a point lies between 000 and 180 degrees west of the Greenwich meridian, it is described as having western longitude. Longitude is abbreviated by the Greek letter lambda (l) or LO. * If a point lies between 000 and 180 degrees west of the Greenwich meridian, it is described as having western longitude. Longitude is abbreviated by the Greek letter lambda (l) or LO. CANADIAN COAST GUARD AUXILIARY - PACIFIC NAVIGATION TRAINING Section 2 Terrestrial Coordinate System Table of Contents Section 1 Types of Navigation Section 2 Terrestial Coordinates Section 3 Charts Section 4 Compass Section 5 Nautical Publications Section 6 Navigational Aids Table of Contents Section 7 Buoyage Section 8 Position Lines and Fixes Section 9 Tides Section 10 Currents Section 11 Weather Terrestrial Coordinate System For navigational purposes, it’s considered a “true” sphere with a circumference of 21,600 NM Earth: A “not-so-perfect” Sphere Terrestrial Coordinate System Great Circle: The intersection of a plane passing through two points on the surface of the earth and the center of the earth. Terrestrial Coordinate System Examples are: The Equator, Meridians of Longitude, the Prime Meridian being through Greenwich, near London, United Kingdom. Equator The great circle formed by passing a plane perpendicular to the earth’s axis halfway between its poles. Equator The equator divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres. One of the two great circles from which all locations on the earth’s surface are referenced. Terrestrial Coordinate System Small Circle: A circle formed from the intersection of a plane not passing through the center of the earth. Examples are Parallels of Latitude Measurement of Arc Positions in relationship to Earth’s Coordinates system are expressed in: PRONOUNCED SYMBOL Degrees (°) Minutes (′) Seconds (′′)