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BradHards
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The resolution is defined as 1/3 degree, that means three cells are one degree high or wide. Near the aequatorequator, theythe cells are squaredsquare, but next to the poles they get to long rectangles, ending in a triangle at the pole itself.

If you want a resolution in real meters on the ground, you have to reproject the data to a projected CRS. Then you will get the rectangular size ratio you expected.

The resolution is defined as 1/3 degree, that means three cells are one degree high or wide. Near the aequator, they are squared, but next to the poles they get to long rectangles, ending in a triangle at the pole itself.

If you want a resolution in real meters on the ground, you have to reproject the data to a projected CRS. Then you will get the rectangular size ratio you expected.

The resolution is defined as 1/3 degree, that means three cells are one degree high or wide. Near the equator, the cells are square, but next to the poles they get to long rectangles, ending in a triangle at the pole itself.

If you want a resolution in real meters on the ground, you have to reproject the data to a projected CRS. Then you will get the rectangular size ratio you expected.

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The resolution is defined as 1/3 degree, that means three cells are one degree high or wide. Near the aequator, they are squared, but next to the poles they get to long rectangles, ending in a triangle at the pole itself.

If you want a resolution in real meters on the ground, you have to reproject the data to a projected CRS. Then you will get the rectangular size ratio you expected.