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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A surface in space on which the value of a given quantity is everywhere equal.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Isotimic surfaces are the common reference surfaces for [[synoptic charts]], principally [[constant- pressure surfaces]] and [[constant-height surfaces]].</div><br/> </div> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A surface in space on which the value of a given quantity is everywhere equal.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Isotimic surfaces are the common reference surfaces for [[synoptic charts]], principally [[constant-pressure surface|constant- pressure surfaces]] and [[constant-height surfaces]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:16, 25 April 2012
isotimic surface
A surface in space on which the value of a given quantity is everywhere equal.
Isotimic surfaces are the common reference surfaces for synoptic charts, principally constant- pressure surfaces and constant-height surfaces.