Isopleths

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Isopleths
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What is an Isopleth?

• They are lines of equal value of a specific
  variable
• Isotherm
• Lines of equal temperature
• Isobar
• Lines of equal pressure

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ISOTHERMS
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ISOBARS
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What do Isopleths Do?

• They help identify gradients

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What is a Gradient?

• A change in variable divided by distance
• A large change in temperature over a small
  distance a large gradient packed isotherms
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Where's the tightest gradient?
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Where's the tightest gradient?