Theu/vcoordinates for the positive hemispherex≥ 0 can be derived from thephi and theta angles.
The relation between the two coordinates is
In these expressions, φ and θ are the phi and theta angles, respectively.
To convert azimuth and elevation touandvuse the transformation
which is valid only in the rangeabs(az)≤=90.
The values ofuandvsatisfy the inequalities
Conversely, the phi and theta angles can be written in terms ofuandvusing
The azimuth and elevation angles can also be written in terms ofuandv: