Name

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      ANG_MEAN

Purpose

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      Return the mean (and sdev) of a set of angles.

Category

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Calling Sequence

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      ma = ang_mean(ang)

Inputs

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      ang = array of angles. in

Keyword Parameters

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Keywords

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        /DEGREES Angles are in degrees (else Radians).
        MAGNITUDES=mag Weighting for each angle (def=1).
        SDEV=sd Returned standard deviation of angle.

Outputs

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      ma = mean of angles. out

Common Blocks

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Notes

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      Notes: Uses component method, treating each angle
      as the angle of a vector. May give weight each value
      by giving vector magnitudes.

Modification History

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      R. Sterner, 2005 Feb 17
  Copyright (C) 2005, Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory
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