Hypsometric Integral
Hypsometric is a scientific term relating to the measurement of heights. The term originates from the Greek word "hypsos" meaning height and the word ''metre'' is from the Greek (''métron''), "a measure". *Hypsometric curve is a histogram of elevations of a landscape *Hypsometric equation relates pressure to height in the atmosphere *Hypsometric tints are a technique of showing elevation on maps A Hypsometer A hypsometer is an instrument for measuring height or elevation. Two different principles may be used: trigonometry and atmospheric pressure. Etymology The English word ''hypsometer'' originates from the Ancient Greek words ὕψος (húpsos, ...

Greek Language
Greek ( el, label=Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy (Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works of lasting impo ...
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Metre
The metre (British spelling) or meter (American spelling; see spelling differences) (from the French unit , from the Greek noun , "measure"), symbol m, is the primary unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), though its prefixed forms are also used relatively frequently. The metre was originally defined in 1793 as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole along a great circle, so the Earth's circumference is approximately  km. In 1799, the metre was redefined in terms of a prototype metre bar (the actual bar used was changed in 1889). In 1960, the metre was redefined in terms of a certain number of wavelengths of a certain emission line of krypton-86. The current definition was adopted in 1983 and modified slightly in 2002 to clarify that the metre is a measure of proper length. From 1983 until 2019, the metre was formally defined as the length of the path travelled by light in a vacuum in of a second. After the 2019 redefi ...
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Measure
Measure may refer to: * Measurement, the assignment of a number to a characteristic of an object or event Law * Ballot measure, proposed legislation in the United States * Church of England Measure, legislation of the Church of England * Measure of the National Assembly for Wales, primary legislation in Wales * Assembly Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly (1973) Science and mathematics * Measure (data warehouse), a property on which calculations can be made * Measure (mathematics), a systematic way to assign a number to each suitable subset of that set * Measure (physics), a way to integrate over all possible histories of a system in quantum field theory * Measure (termination), in computer program termination analysis * Measuring coalgebra, a coalgebra constructed from two algebras * Measure (Apple), an iOS augmented reality app Other uses * ''Measure'' (album), by Matt Pond PA, 2000, and its title track * Measure (bartending) or jigger, a bartending tool ...
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Hypsometric Curve
Hypsometry () is the measurement of the elevation and depth of features of the Earth's surface relative to mean sea level. On Earth, the elevations can take on either positive or negative (below sea level) values. The distribution is theorised to be bimodal due to the difference in density between the lighter continental crust and denser oceanic crust. On other planets within this solar system, elevations are typically unimodal, owing to the lack of oceans on those bodies. Hypsometric curve A hypsometric curve is a histogram or cumulative distribution function of elevations in a geographical area. Differences in hypsometric curves between landscapes arise because the geomorphic processes that shape the landscape may be different. When drawn as a 2-dimensional histogram, a hypsometric curve displays the elevation (''y'') on the vertical, y-axis and area above the corresponding elevation (''x'') on the horizontal or x-axis. The curve can also be shown in non-dimensional or s ...
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Hypsometric Equation
The hypsometric equation, also known as the thickness equation, relates an atmospheric pressure ratio to the equivalent thickness of an atmospheric layer considering the layer mean of virtual temperature, gravity, and occasionally wind. It is derived from the hydrostatic equation and the ideal gas law. Formulation The hypsometric equation is expressed as: h = z_2 - z_1 = \frac \, \ln \left(\frac\right), where: *h = thickness of the layer /nowiki>, *z = geometric height /nowiki>, *R = specific gas constant for dry air, *\overline = mean virtual temperature in Kelvin /nowiki>, *g = gravitational acceleration /s2/nowiki>, *p = pressure Pascal_(unit)">Pa.html" ;"title="Pascal_(unit).html" ;"title="/nowiki>Pascal (unit)">Pa">Pascal_(unit).html" ;"title="/nowiki>Pascal (unit)">Pa/nowiki>. In meteorology, p_1 and p_2 are wikt:isobaric, isobaric surfaces. In radiosonde observation, the hypsometric equation can be used to compute the height of a pressure level given the height of a ...
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Hypsometric Tints
Hypsometric tints (also called layer tinting, elevation tinting, elevation coloring, or hysometric coloring) are colors placed between contour lines to indicate elevation. These tints are shown as bands of color in a graduated scheme or as a color scheme applied to contour lines themselves; either method is considered a type of Isarithmic map. Hypsometric tinting of maps and globes is often accompanied by a similar method of bathymetric tinting to convey differences in water depth.   __TOC__ History In his map of central Italy, c.1503, Leonardo da Vinci introduced the cartographic convention of using colored chalk to indicate changes in elevation. In the 18th century, spot heights were first interpolated to create contour lines. In the late 1820s, was credited for the first colored contour maps using lithography. With the invention of chromolithography, copies of colored maps became more accessible. The Scottish map firm John Bartholomew and Son is credited with popula ...
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