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NAME

       gmtvector - Basic manipulation of Cartesian vectors

SYNOPSIS

       gmtvector  [  tables  ] [  -Am[conf]|vector ] [  -C[i|o] ] [  -E ] [  -N ] [  -Svector ] [
       -Ta|d|D|paz|r[arg|R|s|x] ] [  -V[level] ] [ -bbinary ] [ -dnodata ] [ -eregexp ] [ -fflags
       ] [ -ggaps ] [ -hheaders ] [ -iflags ] [ -oflags ] [ -:[i|o] ]

       Note: No space is allowed between the option flag and the associated arguments.

DESCRIPTION

       gmtvector  reads either (x, y), (x, y, z), (r, theta) or (lon, lat) [or (lat,lon); see -:]
       coordinates from the first 2-3 columns on standard input [or one or more tables].  If  -fg
       is  selected  and  only  two  items  are  read (i.e., lon, lat) then these coordinates are
       converted to Cartesian three-vectors on the unit sphere. Otherwise we  expect  (r,  theta)
       unless  -Ci  is  in  effect.  If no file is found we expect a single vector to be given as
       argument to -A; this argument will also be interpreted as an x/y[/z], lon/lat, or  r/theta
       vector.  The  input  vectors (or the one provided via -A) are denoted the prime vector(s).
       Several standard vector operations (angle between vectors, cross  products,  vector  sums,
       and  vector  rotations) can be selected; most require a single second vector, provided via
       -S. The output vectors will be converted back to (lon, lat) or (r, theta)  unless  -Co  is
       set which requests (x, y[, z]) Cartesian coordinates.

REQUIRED ARGUMENTS

       None.

OPTIONAL ARGUMENTS

       table  One  or  more  ASCII  [or  binary, see -bi] file containing lon,lat [lat,lon if -:]
              values in the first 2 columns (if -fg is given) or (r, theta), or perhaps  (x,  y[,
              z])  if  -Ci is given). If no file is specified, gmtvector, will read from standard
              input.

       -Am[conf]|vector
              Specify a single, primary vector instead of reading tables; see tables for possible
              vector  formats. Alternatively, append m to read tables and set the single, primary
              vector to be the mean resultant  vector  first.  We  also  compute  the  confidence
              ellipse for the mean vector (azimuth of major axis, major axis, and minor axis; for
              geographic data the axes will be reported in km). You  may  optionally  append  the
              confidence  level in percent [95]. These three parameters are reported in the final
              three output columns.

       -C[i|o]
              Select Cartesian coordinates on input and output. Append i for input only or o  for
              output  only;  otherwise  both  input  and  output  will be assumed to be Cartesian
              [Default is polar r/theta for 2-D data and geographic lon/lat for 3-D].

       -E     Convert input  geographic  coordinates  from  geodetic  to  geocentric  and  output
              geographic  coordinates  from  geocentric  to  geodetic.  Ignored  unless -fg is in
              effect, and is bypassed if -C is selected.

       -N     Normalize the resultant vectors prior to reporting the output  [No  normalization].
              This only has an effect if -Co is selected.

       -S[vector]
              Specify a single, secondary vector in the same format as the first vector. Required
              by operations in -T that need two vectors (average, bisector,  dot  product,  cross
              product, and sum).

       -Ta|d|D|paz|s|r[arg|R|x]
              Specify the vector transformation of interest. Append a for average, b for the pole
              of the two points bisector, d for dot product  (use  D  to  get  angle  in  degrees
              between  the  two vectors), paz for the pole to the great circle specified by input
              vector and the circle's az (no second vector used), s  for  vector  sum,  rpar  for
              vector  rotation  (here,  par  is  a  single  angle  for  2-D  Cartesian  data  and
              lon/lat/angle for a 3-D rotation pole and angle), R will instead rotate  the  fixed
              secondary  vector  by  the  rotations  implied  by  the  input  records,  and x for
              cross-product.  If -T is not given then no transformation takes place;  the  output
              is determined by other options such as -A, -C, -E, and -N.

       -V[level] (more ...)
              Select verbosity level [c].

       -bi[ncols][t] (more ...)
              Select native binary input. [Default is 2 or 3 input columns].

       -d[i|o]nodata (more ...)
              Replace input columns that equal nodata with NaN and do the reverse on output.

       -e[~]"pattern" | -e[~]/regexp/[i] (more ...)
              Only accept data records that match the given pattern.

       -f[i|o]colinfo (more ...)
              Specify data types of input and/or output columns.

       -g[a]x|y|d|X|Y|D|[col]z[+|-]gap[u] (more ...)
              Determine data gaps and line breaks.

       -h[i|o][n][+c][+d][+rremark][+rtitle] (more ...)
              Skip or produce header record(s).

       -icols[+l][+sscale][+ooffset][,...] (more ...)
              Select input columns and transformations (0 is first column).

       -ocols[,...] (more ...)
              Select output columns (0 is first column).

       -:[i|o] (more ...)
              Swap 1st and 2nd column on input and/or output.

       -^ or just -
              Print a short message about the syntax of the command, then exits (NOTE: on Windows
              just use -).

       -+ or just +
              Print  an  extensive  usage  (help)  message,  including  the  explanation  of  any
              module-specific option (but not the GMT common options), then exits.

       -? or no arguments
              Print  a  complete  usage (help) message, including the explanation of all options,
              then exits.

ASCII FORMAT PRECISION

       The ASCII output formats of numerical data are controlled by parameters in  your  gmt.conf
       file.  Longitude  and latitude are formatted according to FORMAT_GEO_OUT, absolute time is
       under the control of FORMAT_DATE_OUT and FORMAT_CLOCK_OUT, whereas general floating  point
       values are formatted according to FORMAT_FLOAT_OUT. Be aware that the format in effect can
       lead to loss of precision in ASCII output, which can lead to various problems  downstream.
       If  you find the output is not written with enough precision, consider switching to binary
       output (-bo if available) or specify more decimals using the FORMAT_FLOAT_OUT setting.

EXAMPLES

       Suppose you have a file with lon, lat called points.txt. You want to compute the spherical
       angle between each of these points and the location 133/34. Try

              gmt vector points.txt -S133/34 -TD -fg > angles.txt

       To  rotate  the  same  points 35 degrees around a pole at 133/34, and output Cartesian 3-D
       vectors, use

              gmt vector points.txt -Tr133/34/35 -Co -fg > reconstructed.txt

       To rotate the point 65/33 by all rotations given in file rots.txt, use

              gmt vector rots.txt -TR -S64/33 -fg > reconstructed.txt

       To compute the cross-product between the two Cartesian vectors 0.5/1/2  and  1/0/0.4,  and
       normalizing the result, try

              gmt vector -A0.5/1/2 -Tx -S1/0/0.4 -N -C > cross.txt

       To rotate the 2-D vector, given in polar form as r = 2 and theta = 35, by an angle of 120,
       try

              gmt vector -A2/35 -Tr120 > rotated.txt

       To find the mid-point along the great circle connecting the points  123/35  and  -155/-30,
       use

              gmt vector -A123/35 -S-155/-30 -Ta -fg > midpoint.txt

       To  find  the  mean location of the geographical points listed in points.txt, with its 99%
       confidence ellipse, use

              gmt vector points.txt -Am99 -fg > centroid.txt

       To find the pole corresponding to the great circle that goes through the point  -30/60  at
       an azimuth of 105 degrees, use

              gmt vector -A-30/60 -Tp105 -fg > pole.txt

ROTATIONS

       For  more  advanced  3-D  rotations as used in plate tectonic reconstructions, see the GMT
       "spotter" supplement.

SEE ALSO

       gmt, project, mapproject

COPYRIGHT

       2019, P. Wessel, W. H. F. Smith, R. Scharroo, J. Luis, and F. Wobbe