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Mapping the sphere to a tangential plane: meta-azimuthal projections in the transverse aspect. Equidistant, conformal (stereographic), and equal area (transverse Lambert) mappings.
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Grafarend, E.W., You, RJ., Syffus, R. (2014). “Sphere to Tangential Plane”: Transverse Aspect. In: Map Projections. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36494-5_6
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