modified Lambert conformal projection
modified Lambert conformal projection
[′mäd·ə‚fīd ′lam·bərt kən¦fȯr·məl prə′jek·shən] (mapping)
A modification of the Lambert conformal projection for use in polar regions, one of the standard parallels being at latitude 89°59′58″ and the other at latitude 71° or 74°, and the parallels being expanded slightly to form complete concentric circles. Also known as Ney's projection.
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