Bathymetry Bathymetry

Bathymetry - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Aquiculture, Biometrics, Biometry, Cartography, Craniometry, Echolocation, Geodesy, Geodetics, Hydrography, Mensuration, Metrology, Oceanography, Psychometrics, Psychometry, Sonar

Bathymetry is the underwater equivalent to topography. A bathymetric map gives the depth contours of the soil, rock, sand, etc. at the bottom of a body of water such as an ocean or a lake. In addition to this, a bathymetric chart provides navigational information.

See also: topography

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