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ee.Number.atan

  • TheNumber.atan() method computes the arctangent in radians of a numeric input.

  • The method returns a Number type.

  • The input value must also be a Number type.

 Computes the arctangent in radians of the input.

UsageReturns
Number.atan()Number
ArgumentTypeDetails
this:inputNumberThe input value.

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

print('Arctangent of -1e13',ee.Number(-1e13).atan());// -1.570796326 (-π/2)print('Arctangent of -1',ee.Number(-1).atan());// -0.785398163print('Arctangent of 0',ee.Number(0).atan());// 0print('Arctangent of 1',ee.Number(1).atan());// 0.785398163print('Arctangent of 1e13',ee.Number(1e13).atan());// 1.570796326 (π/2)

Python setup

See the Python Environment page for information on the Python API and usinggeemap for interactive development.

importeeimportgeemap.coreasgeemap

Colab (Python)

# -1.570796326 (-π/2)display('Arctangent of -1e13:',ee.Number(-1e13).atan())display('Arctangent of -1:',ee.Number(-1).atan())# -0.785398163display('Arctangent of 0:',ee.Number(0).atan())# 0display('Arctangent of 1:',ee.Number(1).atan())# 0.785398163# 1.570796326 (π/2)display('Arctangent of 1e13:',ee.Number(1e13).atan())

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Last updated 2024-09-19 UTC.