Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Isopach

 
An isoline that connects points of equal thickness of a geological stratum formation or group of formations is an isopach. These isopach maps are mostly used in geology. The map above shows us the true thickness of sediments deposited in the state of California. We can see the lines clearly defined and also the colors used to show us the thickness layers in each area of the map.
 
 

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