.. _aea:

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Albers Equal Area
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| **Classification**  | Conic.                                                   |
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| **Available forms** | Forward and inverse, spherical and elliptical projection.|
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| **Defined area**    | Global.                                                  |
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| **Options**                                                                    |
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| `+lat_1`            | First standard parallel. Defaults to 0.0.                |
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| `+lat_2`            | Second standard parallel. Can not be equal to `lat_1`.   |
|                     | Defaults to 0.0.                                         |
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.. image:: ./images/aea.png
   :scale: 50%
   :alt:   Albers Equal Area