Is Isopleth and Contour?

As nouns the difference between isopleth and contour
is that isopleth is a line drawn on a map through all points having the same value of some measurable quantity while contour is an outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.

Is a contour map an isopleth map?

For example, topographic maps showing contours of equal elevation are probably the most common type of isopleth maps. ... Isopleths are drawn on weather maps to indicate lines of equal air pressure (isobars) and equal temperature (isotherms).

What are the 3 types of contour lines?

Contour lines are of three different kinds. They are the Index lines, Intermediate lines and the Supplementary lines.

James H. Sterling

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