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Glossary term: 高度角

Description: 高度有兩種含義:一是指在某種坐標系中的特定角度,如“恆星的高度角”,二是指相對於給定參考水平的垂直距離,如“海拔高度5000米”。

在天文學(以及測量學)中,高度角是所謂地平坐標系中的一個角度。這個角度衡量的是天體距離地平線有多高——如果你用手指指向一個天體,然後將手指直下移動到地平線處,那麼你的手臂的方向就會發生變化,變化的角度就是高度角。高度角可以用度或弧度來測量。位於地平線的天體,其高度角為0°;而位於頭頂正上方(即所謂“天頂”)的天體,其高度角為90°。負的高度角表示當前位於地平線以下的天體——此處,高度角測量的是天體在地平線以下的距離。位於你腳底正下方(即所謂“天底”)的天體,其高度角為-90°。

在航空或大氣物理學等其他領域,海拔高度是指一個位置比某個給定的參考水平面高出多少。在地球上,海拔高度通常被定義為平均海平面以上的高度。根據這一含義,海拔高度是以長度單位(例如如米)來衡量的。

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