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ISOPLETH
ISOPLETH
A line drawn on the map along which the value of a particular phenomenon or property is uniform. Some of the important isopleths of interest in Water Resources Engineering are given below :
S. No. |
Name |
Isopleth of (i.e. line joining places of equal…..) |
1. |
Isobar |
pressure |
2. |
Isobath |
depth in the sea |
3. |
Isobront |
thunderstorm at the same time |
4. |
Isochrone |
travel time from a common centre |
5. |
Isohaline |
salinity |
6. |
Isohels |
sunshine |
7. |
Isohyets |
rainfall |
8. |
Isonif |
snowfall amount |
9. |
Isoryme |
frost |
10. |
Isotherm |
temperature |
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