-------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: MAPS-L: Term for depth and relief together Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:02:53 -0700 From: Rothal, Jeff USA <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> Angie: You may get some better answers, but NOAA seems to call it RELIEF (combined bathymetry and topography): http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/global/global.html Jeff Jeff Rothal Reference & Instruction Librarian Naval Postgraduate School Dudley Knox Library (Code 013) (831) 656-2344 DSN 756-2344 [log in to unmask] http://www.nps.edu/Library Ask a Librarian: http://library.nps.navy.mil/home/researchassistance.htm -----Original Message----- From: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Angie Cope, AGSL Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 9:29 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: MAPS-L: Term for depth and relief together 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 -- .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._ ANGIE COPE American Geographical Society Library UW Milwaukee 2311 E. Hartford Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201 http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/AGSL/index.html Hours: M-F 8:00am-4:30pm [log in to unmask] (414)229-6282 / (800)558-8993 (US TOLL FREE) / (414)229-3624 (FAX) .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._