Isarithmic: These maps, also known as contour maps, depict smooth continuous phenomena such as rainfall, barometric pressure, etc. They are also well-suited to displaying three-dimensional values such as elevation.
isarithm
An isoline drawn according to values that can occur at points; an isometric line. Referenced by: Contour line; Field (geography).
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Isarithm A line joining points of equal value. Often used to map climatic variables such as temperature, precipitation and pressure.
Webster, R. and Oliver, M.A. (1989). Optimal interpolation and isarithmic mapping of soil properties VI. Disjunctive Kriging and mapping the conditional probability. Journal of Soil Science 40: 497-512.
 See also: Geographic, Information, Map, Mapping, Cover
  
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