polaris.mesh.IcosahedralMeshStep.get_cell_width

static IcosahedralMeshStep.get_cell_width(subdivisions)[source]

Get the approximate cell width for an icosahedral mesh given either a number of subdivisions of the icosahedron. As a rule of thumb:

subdivisions

cell width (km)

5

240

6

120

7

60

8

30

9

15

10

7.5

11

3.8

12

1.9

13

0.94

Parameters:

subdivisions (int) – The number of subdivisions of the icosahedron to make

Returns:

cell_width (float) – The approximate size in km of each cell