Absolute Plate Velocity

Calculates the absolute angular velocity of plate motion

Usage

abs_vel(w, alpha, r = earth_radius())

Arguments

w

Angular velocity or rate or angle of rotation

alpha

Angular distance to Euler pole or small circle around Euler pole

r

Radius. Default is WGS84 Earth's radius (6371.009 km)

Value

numeric (unit of velocity: km/Myr)

See also

earth_radius()

Examples

abs_vel(0.21, 0)
#> [1] 0
abs_vel(0.21, 45)
#> [1] 16.51163
abs_vel(0.21, 90)
#> [1] 23.35097