Noon Project MatLab Data

Noon Project MatLab Data File and Results

Updated 08/12/04

The data file read by the MatLab program is given below. The first column is latitude, the second longitude and the third is shadow length (in cm).


53.06	9.93	131.6
44.3	-94.27	97.5
42.98	-85.68	86
42.37	-71.11	92.5
42.33	-71.13	87.5
41.45	-71.3	85
41.4	-75.6	85.4
41.3	-95.56	86
40.95	-73.06	83
40.81	-81.22	74
40.76	-111.29	82
40.44	-74.1	76.25
40.07	-88.14	80
40.02	-76.17	84.5
39.99	-75.24	80.7
39.83	-88.95	66
39.6	-77.82	78.65
39.6	-77.82	81.6
39.6	-75.94	78.6
39.485	-77.21	78
39.37	-75.7	83.5
39.18	-76.83	78.6
39.07	-76.68	76.7
38.96	-95.23	78.7
38.34	-75.5	71.5
37.85	-83.51	77.8
37.3	-121.53	78.19
37.25	-78.23	73.65
37.07	-88.36	77
36.1	-95.9	69.5
35.68	149.35	71.9
34.83	-117.92	66.82
34.4	-119.42	67
33.92	-83.22	67.73
33.39	-84.23	66
33.32	-111.5	64
32.8	-92.8	63.7
32.14	-81.37	59
18.45	-66	33.38
-23.45	150.31	41.9
-29.47	30.16	55.67
-33.72	151.17	65.125

The following data set is the results obtained by running the noon program. The first column is latitude, the second is longitude, the third is avg circumference calculated by comparing that site to all others, the fourth is the standard deviation in results for that site and the fifth is percent error based on a circumference of 40008 km.

53.06  9.93  38289  3240   -4
44.30  -94.27  34470  7836  -14
42.98  -85.68  68325  59820   71
42.37  -71.11  29275  11239  -27
42.33  -71.13  42938  17849    7
41.45  -71.30  51469  57285   29
41.40  -75.60  48561  52706   21
41.30  -95.56  37332  20432   -7
40.95  -73.06  50244  56110   26
40.81  -81.22  76548  170880   91
40.76  -111.29  50429  51379   26
40.44  -74.10  66458  92770   66
40.07  -88.14  44392  31730   11
40.02  -76.17  49694  65258   24
39.99  -75.24  40413  23013    1
39.83  -88.95  72974  145123   82
39.60  -77.82  117483  276602  194
39.60  -77.82  47027  52730   18
39.60  -75.94  78922  149658   97
39.48  -77.21  95110  238692  138
39.37  -75.70  50703  65530   27
39.18  0.00  85199  164673  113
39.07  -76.68  65145  120422   63
38.96  -95.23  110184  246204  175
38.34  -75.50  56066  107827   40
37.85  -83.51  91973  144314  130
37.30  -121.53  135220  236836  238
37.25  -78.23  69437  165864   74
37.07  -88.36  93153  134538  133
36.10  -95.90  46998  26315   17
35.68  149.35  69330  108473   73
34.83  0.00  65449  96443   64
34.40  -119.42  63891  84759   60
33.92  -83.22  59825  51747   50
33.39  -84.23  50958  27768   27
33.32  -111.50  50881  49554   27
32.80  -92.80  53497  46052   34
32.14  -81.37  37443  13880   -6
18.45  -66.00  42253  3272    6
-23.45  150.31  41059  1084    3
-29.47  30.16  40825  1008    2
-33.72  151.17  40978  858    2