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CONVERGENCIA MERIDIANOS SOBRE ESFEROIDE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
DEF

A change in the azimuth of a great circle from one meridian to another.

OBS

true convergence: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
DEF

Variation d'azimut d'une ligne géodésique sur le sphéroïde, d'un méridien à un autre.

OBS

convergence des méridiens sur le sphéroïde : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geografía matemática
DEF

Variación del azimut de una línea geográfica sobre el esferoide de un meridiano a otro.

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