-------- Original Message -------- 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 ----- Original Message ----- 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 > -------- Original Message -------- > 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- > [log in to unmask]> > > > 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 > >.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._ > > > >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) > > > >.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > Dr. James R. "Jim" Carter, Emeritus Professor > Geography/Geology Department > Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790-4400 USA > -- http://www.ilstu.edu/~jrcarter -- > tel: (309) 438-2833 fax: (309) 438- > 5310 [log in to unmask] > > and, President Elect, Normal Rotary Club > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > > > -- > > .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._ > > 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) > > .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._ >