The map projection having transformation equations
(1)
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(2)
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for the normal aspect, where is the longitude, is the standard longitude (horizontal center of the projection), is the latitude, and is the so-called "standard latitude."
Special cases of cylindrical equal-area projections are summarized in the following table (Maling 1993).
map projection | |
Lambert cylindrical equal-area projection | |
Behrmann cylindrical equal-area projection | |
Tristan Edwards projection | |
Peters projection | |
Gall orthographic projection | |
Balthasart projection |
The inverse transformation equations for the normal aspect are
(3)
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(4)
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An oblique form of the cylindrical equal-area projection is given by the equations
(5)
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(6)
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and the inverse formulas are
(7)
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(8)
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A transverse form of the cylindrical equal-area projection is given by the equations
(9)
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(10)
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and the inverse formulas are
(11)
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(12)
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