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ToAuthalicRadius
ToAuthalicRadius[
semimajor
,
eccentricity
]
gives the radius of the authalic sphere based on the spheroid with semimajor axis
semimajor
and eccentricity
eccentricity
.
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To use
ToAuthalicRadius
, you first need to load the
Geodesy Package
using
Needs
["Geodesy`"]
.
The simplest way to convert from a spheroid to a sphere is to use the authalic sphere.
The authalic sphere has the same surface area as the reference spheroid.
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GeodeticToAuthalic
CountryData
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