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Subject: Re: MAPS-L: Term for depth and relief together
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 08:22:42 -0400
From: [log in to unmask]
To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
NOAA has produced some charts (maps) showing both elevation and depth.
My recollection (writing from home this morning) is that they were
labeled as "Bathy-Topo" charts. I use that term e.g. when describing
the data within our storm surge numerical model.
Best regards,
Stephen Baig
Storm Surge Team Leader
National Hurricane Center
Miami, FL
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From: "Angie Cope, AGSL" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, April 14, 2006 3:30 pm
Subject: MAPS-L: Term for depth and relief together
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> Subject: Re: MAPS-L: Term for depth and relief together
> Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:50:28 -0500
> From: James R. Carter <[log in to unmask]>
> To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <MAPS-
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> I agree that the term should be relief. I turned to Relief in my
> Dictionary of Geography, by F. J. Monkhouse, 1965, and he confirmed my
> thinking. But, he also has an entry for Relative Relief, being "the
> relation of the altitudes of the highest and lowest points of land
> in any
> area, sometimes called local relief or available relief.
>
> So, relief is the word you want but you may want to preface it to
> make it
> global relief or eastern Pacific--South American relief.
>
> Jim Carter
>
>
>
> At 4/14/2006, you wrote:
> >Can anyone help with this reference question?
> >
> >What is the geological or geographical term used to describe the
> >combination of height and depth?
> >
> >For example, the combination of the elevation of the Andes Mountains
> >along with the depth of the trench just west of the South American
> >continent create the greatest up-down distance on the planet.
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Angie
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