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isohypse

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isohypse [′ī·sə‚hips]
(mapping)
contour line


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Because the distribution of waters with very high concentrations of arsenic bears no apparent relation to the direction of groundwater flow, a map of underground hydrodynamic behavior, or isohypse chart (meters above sea level [MASL]), was drawn with equipotential lines showing the morphology of the phreatic surface (Figure 2).
Mapping of arsenic content and distribution in groundwater in the ... by Fiorentino, C.E. / Journal of Environmental Health
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The ruggedness of the relief, calculated by the total length of isohypses per square kilometre, shows that the esker systems on the background of the topography of the Pandivere Upland have a dissected relief.
Eskers in the periphery of their distribution in North Estonia/Oosid ... by Karukapp, Reet / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Geology
Obviously, Tammekann got these erroneous figures when he transferred the isohypses given in inches on the topographic maps of the General Staff of Russia to the metric system.
Geological history of Lake Vortsjarv/Vortsjarve geoloogilisest ... by Moora, Tanel; Raukas, Anto; Tavast, Elvi / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Geology
 
 
 
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