Open AccessOn the Subdivison of a Spherical Surface into Elements of Equal Area
Author(s) -
Fryer R. J.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
geophysical journal of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1365-246X
pISSN - 0016-8009
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1975.tb06456.x
Subject(s) - subdivision , surface (topology) , similarity (geometry) , parallels , geometry , identity (music) , mathematics , computer science , physics , geography , image (mathematics) , artificial intelligence , engineering , archaeology , mechanical engineering , acoustics
Summary. A method is presented which permits the subdivision of a spherical surface into elements of precisely equal area while ensuring a close similarity of shape. The boundaries of individual elements are meridians and parallels. It is demonstrated that certain values of the total number of elements permit close approaches to identity of shape and the parameters necessary for the utilization of these optimum values are tabulated.