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12-23 Equal Area Mapping (Oblique Lambert Projection), Compare
with Fig.
12.4
x
y
=
R
A
cos
B
0
,
(12.7)
sin
B
cos
B
0
Λ
1
=
cos
B
0
cos
B
, Λ
2
cos
B
cos
B
0
.
(12.8)
In the following chapter, let us continue studying the mapping of the sphere to the cylinder,
namely let us study pseudo-cylindrical equal area projections.
Fig. 12.4.
Mapping the sphere to a cylinder: oblique aspect, equal area mapping,
B
0
=60
◦
, oblique Lambert
cylindrical equal area projection
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