.. _cea:

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Equal Area Cylindrical
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.. figure:: ./images/cea.png
   :width: 500 px
   :align: center
   :alt:   Equal Area Cylindrical

   proj-string: ``+proj=cea``

Parameters
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.. note:: All parameters are optional for the Equal Area Cylindrical projection.

.. include:: ../options/lat_ts.rst

.. include:: ../options/lon_0.rst

.. include:: ../options/ellps.rst

.. include:: ../options/R.rst

.. include:: ../options/k_0.rst

.. include:: ../options/x_0.rst

.. include:: ../options/y_0.rst

.. note::

    ``lat_ts`` and ``k_0`` are mutually exclusive. If ``lat_ts``
    is specified, it is equivalent to setting ``k_0`` to
    :math:`\frac{\cos \phi_{ts}}{\sqrt{1 - e^2 \sin^2 \phi_{ts}}}`