Definition of Hypsometry. Meaning of Hypsometry. Synonyms of Hypsometry

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Definition of Hypsometry

Hypsometry
Hypsometry Hyp*som"e*try, n. That branch of the science of geodesy which has to do with the measurement of heights, either absolutely with reference to the sea level, or relatively.

Meaning of Hypsometry from wikipedia

- Hypsometry (from Ancient Gr**** ὕψος (húpsos) 'height' and μέτρον (métron) 'measure') is the measurement of the elevation and depth of features of Earth's...
- climate patterns. Bathymetry is the study of underwater relief, while hypsometry studies terrain relative to sea level. The understanding of terrain is...
- Like the Earth, the crustal properties and structure of the surface of Mars are thought to have evolved through time; in other words, as on Earth, tectonic...
- river floors. In other words, bathymetry is the underwater equivalent to hypsometry or topography. The first recorded evidence of water depth measurements...
- elevation model (DEM) is a raster-based digital dataset of the topography (hypsometry and/or bathymetry) of all or part of the Earth (or a telluric planet)...
- Interactive map with links to articles Provinces and highways Satellite photo by NASA Landsat 7 Hypsometry Satellite photo, winter 2003 Snow cover in mid-winter...
- Look up hypsometer or hypsometry in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hypsometric is a scientific term relating to the measurement of heights. The term...
- Chart datum Geodesy § Heights Geographic coordinates Horizontal position Hypsometry Physical geodesy Vertical and horizontal Vertical separation (aviation)...
- "Extraordinary runoff from the Greenland ice sheet in 2012 amplified by hypsometry and depleted firn retention". The Cryosphere. 10 (3): 1147–1159. Bibcode:2016TCry...
- On Hindu Astronomy. 1893. Constable's Hand-Gazetteer of India. 1898. Hypsometry by Boiling-point. 1858 and 1863. Transliteration of Indian Place-names...