Monday, April 20, 2009

Isopleth


An isopleth map generalizes and simplifies data with a continuous distribution. This map of the U.S shows the hydrogen ion concentration from pH measurements in 1998. The color indicates the amount of the ion in that location.A particular number is given in some areas as well.

source: http://nadp.sws.uiuc.edu/isopleths/maps1998/phfield.gif

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