Slant Path Distances Through Cells in Cylindrical Geometry and an Application to the Computation of Isophotes [electronic resource].
Published
Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 2007. Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
In computer programs involving two-dimensional cylindrical geometry, it is often necessary to calculate the slant path distance in a given direction from a point to the boundary of a mesh cell. A subroutine, HOWFAR, has been written that accomplishes this, and is very economical in computer time. An example of its use is given in constructing the isophotes for a low altitude nuclear fireball.