Conformal Latitude
An Auxiliary Latitude defined by
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The inverse is obtained by iterating the equation
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The conformal latitude was called the Isometric Latitude by Adams (1921), but this term is now used to refer to adifferent quantity.See also Auxiliary Latitude, Latitude
References
Adams, O. S. ``Latitude Developments Connected with Geodesy and Cartography with Tables, Including a Table for Lambert Equal-Area Meridianal Projections.'' Spec. Pub. No. 67. U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, pp. 18 and 84-85, 1921. Snyder, J. P. Map Projections--A Working Manual. U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1395. Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, pp. 15-16, 1987.
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