a (l1, b1) and (l2, b2) are the heliographic
longitude and latitude relative to Sun center of the two footpoints of the loop.
is the azimuth angle of the loop baseline to the east-west direction.
is the inclination angle of the loop plane to the vertical.
h0 is the height of the ellipse's (or circle's) center measured in the loop
plane. a and b are half lengths of the elliptical axes lying
parallel and perpendicular to the loop footpoint baseline, respectively;
r is the radius of the circular loop. L is the length of the loop.
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