Thursday, April 28, 2011

List of Isolines

Isolines

Isolines are often used on maps to represent points of equal value. This is a list of some common (as well as obscure) types of isolines. The prefix "iso-" means "equal."

* Isobar

A line representing points of equal atmospheric pressure

* Isobath

A line representing points of equal depth under water

* Isobathytherm

A line representing depths of water with equal temperature

* Isochasm

A line representing points of equal recurrence of auroras

* Isocheim

A line representing points of equal mean winter temperature

* Isochrone

A line representing points of equal time-distance from a point, such as the transportation time from a particular point

* Isodapane

A line representing points of equal transport costs for products from production to markets

* Isodose

A line representing points of equal intensity of radiation

* Isodrosotherm

A line representing points of equal dew point

* Isogeotherm

A line representing points of equal mean temperature

* Isogloss

A line separating linguistic features

* Isogonal

A line representing points of equal magnetic declination

* Isohaline

A line representing points of equal salinity in the ocean

* Isohel

A line representing points receiving equal amounts of sunshine

* Isohume

A line representing points of equal humidity

* Isohyet

A line representing points of equal precipitation

* Isoneph

A line representing points of equal amounts of cloud cover

* Isopectic

A line representing points where ice begins to form at the same time each fall or winter

* Isophene

A line representing points where biological events occur at the same time, such as crops flowering

* Isoplat

A line representing points of equal acidity, as in acid precipitation

* Isopleth

A line representing points of equal numerical value, such as population

* Isopor

A line representing points of equal annual change in magnetic declination

* Isostere

A line representing points of equal atmospheric density

* Isotac

A line representing points where ice begins to melt at the same time each spring

* Isotach

A line representing points of equal wind speed

* Isothere

A line representing points of equal mean summer temperature

* Isotherm

A line representing points of equal temperature

* Isotim

A line representing points of equal transport costs from the source of a raw material