EMEP grid

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EMEP grid is a grid widely used in Europe for georeferenced data. Typically, the grid has 50 km * 50 km cells (sometimes 150 km * 150 km).

The EMEP grid 50 km * 50 km.

EMEP 50 coordinate system definition (for ArcGIS):

PROJCS["EMEP_50_Kilometer_Grid",
GEOGCS["GCS_Sphere_EMEP",

DATUM["D_Sphere_EMEP",SPHEROID["Sphere_EMEP",6370000.0,0.0]],

PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],

UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],

PROJECTION["Stereographic_North_Pole"],
PARAMETER["False_Easting",8.0],
PARAMETER["False_Northing",110.0],
PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-32.0],
PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",60.0],
UNIT["50_Kilometers",50000.0]]

See also

• How to convert from/to EMEP grid to/from longitude and latitude.
• EMEP grid homepage.
• EMEP grid maps at EEA.