Contour Map: Gleden G. Umayam Petroleum Geology Bspe - 3B Assignment
Contour Map: Gleden G. Umayam Petroleum Geology Bspe - 3B Assignment
Umayam
Geology
BSPE 3B
Petroleum
Assignment
1. Contour Map
The distinctive characteristic of a topographic map is that the shape of
the Earth's surface is shown by contour lines. Contours are imaginary
lines that join points of equal elevation on the surface of the land above or
below a reference surface such as mean sea level. Contours make it
possible to measure the height of mountains, depths of the ocean bottom,
and steepness of slopes.
A topographic map shows more than contours. The map includes
symbols that represent such features as streets, buildings, streams, and
woods.
2. Isopach Map
An isopach map illustrates thickness variations within a tabular unit,
layer or stratum. Isopachs are contour lines of equal thickness over an
area. Isopach maps are utilized in hydrographic survey, stratigraphy,
sedimentology, structural geology, petroleum geology and volcanology.
An isopach map displays lines of equal thickness in a layer where the
thicknesses are measured perpendicular to the layer boundaries. Isopach
maps in geology are also referred to as True Stratigraphic Thickness (TST)
maps.
3. Lithofacies Map
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