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NALT Full

Preferred term

relief (geological)

Type

Topic

Definition

The difference in elevation between the high and low points of a land surface.
Source: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

topography

Narrower concepts

microrelief

In other languages

relieve (geológico)

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/52791

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