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− | Contours are lines on maps which connect equal values. These may be elevations ([[Subsurface maps#Structure|structure maps]]), true thicknesses([[Subsurface maps#Isopach|isopachs]]), measured thicknesses([[Subsurface maps#Isochore|isochores]]), differences between two seismic events or reflections ([[Subsurface maps#Isochron|isochrons]]), or any variables that can be mapped. | + | Contours are lines on maps which connect equal values. These may be elevations ([[Subsurface maps#Structure|structure maps]]), true thicknesses ([[Subsurface maps#Isopach|isopachs]]), measured thicknesses ([[Subsurface maps#Isochore|isochores]]), differences between two seismic events or reflections ([[Subsurface maps#Isochron|isochrons]]), or any variables that can be mapped. |
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Revision as of 13:31, 10 March 2014
Contours are lines on maps which connect equal values. These may be elevations (structure maps), true thicknesses (isopachs), measured thicknesses (isochores), differences between two seismic events or reflections (isochrons), or any variables that can be mapped.
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