def lat_lon_grid_spacing(longitude, latitude, **kwargs):
    r"""Calculate the distance between grid points that are in a latitude/longitude format.

    Calculate the distance between grid points when the grid spacing is defined by
    delta lat/lon rather than delta x/y

    Parameters
    ----------
    longitude : array_like
        array of longitudes defining the grid
    latitude : array_like
        array of latitudes defining the grid
    kwargs
        Other keyword arguments to pass to :class:`~pyproj.Geod`

    Returns
    -------
     dx, dy: 2D arrays of distances between grid points in the x and y direction

    Notes
    -----
    Accepts, 1D or 2D arrays for latitude and longitude
    Assumes [Y, X] for 2D arrays

    .. deprecated:: 0.8.0
        Function has been replaced with the signed delta distance calculation
        `lat_lon_grid_deltas` and will be removed from MetPy in 0.11.0.

    """
    # Use the absolute value of the signed function replacing this
    dx, dy = lat_lon_grid_deltas(longitude, latitude, **kwargs)

    return np.abs(dx), np.abs(dy)