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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(<br/>''Also called'' relative contour, relative isohypse.) A line drawn through all geographic  points at which the [[thickness]] of a given [[atmospheric layer]] is the same; an [[isopleth]] of thickness.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The pattern of thickness lines constitutes a [[thickness chart]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 11:45, 28 March 2024

(Also called relative contour, relative isohypse.) A line drawn through all geographic points at which the thickness of a given atmospheric layer is the same; an isopleth of thickness.

The pattern of thickness lines constitutes a thickness chart.

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