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topography

[tuh-pog-ruh-fee] / təˈpɒg rə fi /


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The automated program uses weather observations, forecast data, fuel and vegetation conditions, topography, location data, and information on available resources.

From Slate Jun. 30, 2026

As I explained to the trainees, however, an exceptional amount of knowledge about botany, forestry, gastronomy, aquatic systems and topography was not just passed along by enslaved people, but created by them.

From Salon Jun. 19, 2026

The county’s estimate of the cost by parcel is actually higher: between $85,000 and $134,000, depending on a property’s location and topography.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

The study, "Channelized topography amplifies melt-sensitivity of cold Antarctic ice shelves," was published in the journal Nature Communications.

From Science Daily May 10, 2026

Every day a new place, a complex, winding traverse over the varied topography of this appealing planet.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

It takes a thoroughly empirical approach to California’s four seasons and their manifestation across its myriad topographies.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2024

University of Washington scientists who combined sea-level projections with topographies along Washington’s coast found some parts of Seattle and other areas will be permanently underwater if worst-case projections are realized.

From National Geographic Feb. 9, 2024

Challenging topographies, like thick forests or remote mountains, that don’t provide an easy high speed solution.

From Washington Post Jun. 17, 2022

But the impacts of climate change are uneven, Beissinger said, and the Pacific Northwest’s varying topographies and climates make it challenging to predict exactly how birds will adjust, Beissinger said.

From Seattle Times Jul. 28, 2021

A third advantage of the Fertile Crescent’s Mediterranean zone is that it provides a wide range of altitudes and topographies within a short distance.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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