The Mollweide projection is a pseudocylindrical equal-area projection. The central meridian is a straight line, 90th meridians are circular arcs, and all other meridians are equally spaced elliptical arcs. Parallels are unequally spaced straight lines, parallel to each other. Poles are shown as points. This projection is used only in spherical form.
The "Mollweide" Projection has the following Parameters:
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Parameter Name |
Parameter String |
Units |
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Longitude of the Central Meridian |
central_meridian |
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Radius of the Sphere |
spherical_radius |
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False Easting |
false_easting |
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False Northing |
false_northing |
NOTE: Only a spherical form of this projection is used. The radius of the sphere is used for forward and inverse projection from grid to geodetic coordinates within the system wherein this projection is incorporated. If the spherical_radius parameter is set to a value greater than zero, then it will be used as the radius of the sphere. If this parameter is set to a value less than or equal to zero, then the SemiMajor radius of the Ellipsoid will be used as the radius of the sphere.