topography
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"These animals can physically change their bodies at close to the micron scale, and now we can dynamically control the topography of a material - and the visual properties linked to it - at this same scale."
From Science Daily
Our beautiful encircling topography of mountains and hills is a bowl ready-made by ancient plate tectonics to be filled with smoke and smog.
From Los Angeles Times
Local topography—including a shipping channel that shrinks to less than 2 nautical miles wide at its narrowest—requires predictable routes in a small area, he said.
The topography, weather, cultures and other factors were drastically distinct from Old World norms, so managing cattle required something beyond the skill sets of Andalusian herders.
From Los Angeles Times
Requirements to clear vegetation around homes, including the state’s upcoming Zone Zero regulations, are not enough to meaningfully reduce wildfire risk in the Palisades, with its steep topography and dense vegetation, the resiliency report found.
From Los Angeles Times
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