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diff --git a/docs/source/operations/projections/airy.rst b/docs/source/operations/projections/airy.rst index d2730592..eefda4e9 100644 --- a/docs/source/operations/projections/airy.rst +++ b/docs/source/operations/projections/airy.rst @@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ ******************************************************************************** Airy ******************************************************************************** + +The Airy projection is an azimuthal minimum error projection for the region +within the small or great circle defined by an angular distance, +:math:`\phi_b`, from the tangency point of the plane :math:`( \lambda_0, \phi_0 )`. + +---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+ | **Classification** | | +---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+ @@ -14,7 +19,10 @@ Airy +---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+ | **Options** | +---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+ -| `+lat_b` | | +| `+lat_b` | Angular distance from tangency point of the plane | +| | :math:`( \lambda_0, \phi_0 )` where the error is kept at | +| | minimum. Defaults to :math:`90^{\circ}` which is | +| | suitable for hemispherical maps. | +---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+ | `+no_cut` | Do not cut at hemisphere limit | +---------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+ |